Gas findings a game changer for South African economy
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – THE recent discovery of gas off the southern coast of South Africa is seen as a great step for the country... Read More
Nigeria hangs on cliff edge after poll postponement
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaABUJA – NIGERIA is on a knife-edge after authorities postponed general elections this past weekend. The rescheduling of the presidential and parliamentary... Read More
More strikes, brutality lie ahead in Zimbabwe
from MERCY MUJURU in Rutenga, ZimbabweRUTENGA – ANOTHER brutal crackdown by law enforcers against protesters appears likely amid indications of another round of demonstrations against the economic crisis... Read More
Millions without food as hunger rises in Africa
from MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, KenyaNAIROBI – SOME 257 million Africans – a fifth of the total population’s 1.3 billion people are undernourished as hunger rises... Read More
Robotics revolution underway in South Africa
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – SKILLS development is crucial to making the most of the robotic process automation (RPA) revolution and using it to grow jobs, rather... Read More
CAR to try French terror mastermind in absentia
from OMAN MBIKO in Bangui, Central African RepublicBANGUI – AUTHORITIES in the Central African Republic (CAR) will try in absenstia the Frenchman, Christophe Renaiteau, arrested in... Read More
Russia-brokered truce takes effect in CAR
from OMAN MBIKO in Bangui, Central African RepublicBANGUI – A LONG-AWAITED peace agreement, brokered by Russia, between the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Angola’s ruling party imploding as Lourenco wields axe
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA – COINCIDING with a promise of an economic miracle in Angola turning into a nightmare, the prospects of the country’s... Read More
UN: Africa a global beacon of hope in peace building
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaADDIS ABABA – UNITED Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said Africa has set an example to the rest of the world in... Read More
Rats fever kills over 40 in Nigeria
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, NigeriaABUJA – AT least 42 people have died in the worst outbreak of Lassa fever to hit Nigeria. The death toll... Read More