Winding gear at a giant South African platinum mine failed sending an elevator into a precipitous fall that killed 11 workers and injured 75, the operators said Tuesday.Impala Platinum said 14 of the injured workers remained in “critical condition” after the disaster on Monday as the elevator brought the miners up after the end of …
S.Africa platinum mine lift plunge kills 11Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:12:18 GMT Read More »
Libyan authorities Tuesday prepared to deport 248 undocumented migrants, an official said, to their home countries Niger and Chad in a joint effort by rival administrations in the war-torn country.An official with Tripoli’s government agency against clandestine migration said 120 Nigeriens had left Libya for Niamey in coordination with the UN’s International Organization for Migration …
Libya sends nearly 250 migrants back to Niger, ChadTue, 28 Nov 2023 16:07:34 GMT Read More »
Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million children into hunger last year, Save the Children said on Tuesday.The figure represented a sharp 135 percent increase over 2021, the UK-based charity said in an analysis ahead of the COP28 climate summit opening in Dubai on Thursday.It said children made …
Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million children into hunger last year, Save the Children said on Tuesday.The figure represented a sharp 135 percent increase over 2021, the UK-based charity said in an analysis ahead of the COP28 climate summit opening in Dubai on Thursday.It said children made …
A Kenyan court on Tuesday quashed a controversial housing levy introduced by President William Ruto, dealing a blow to his plans to try to shore up depleted government coffers, but stayed the ruling until next year. The 1.5-percent levy on the salaries of all taxpaying Kenyans, to be matched by employers, was signed into law in …
Kenyan court rules contentious housing tax illegalTue, 28 Nov 2023 15:08:48 GMT Read More »
Clashes that shook Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Sunday left 13 dead in the ranks of the army loyal to the government, and were orchestrated by active and retired soldiers, the army spokesperson said Monday. “We have launched a manhunt for all those who were involved in the violent attack, amongst them current and retired serving …
More than 60,000 containers are stuck at sea waiting to be offloaded at South Africa’s biggest port amid gridlock blamed on bad weather and equipment failures that is damaging the poor economy, according to business and political groups.Dozens of vessels are waiting outside the southeastern port of Durban, which handles about 60 percent of the …
‘Disastrous’ gridlock hits S. Africa’s busiest portMon, 27 Nov 2023 16:35:19 GMT Read More »
Clashes that shook Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Sunday left 13 dead in the ranks of the army loyal to the government, and were orchestrated by active and retired soldiers, the army spokesperson said Monday. “We have launched a manhunt for all those who were involved in the violent attack, amongst them current and retired serving …
Kenya’s finance ministry said on Monday it will offer stakes in 11 state-owned companies to raise funds for depleted government coffers as tax revenues continue to fall below target. The East African economic powerhouse is struggling to contain skyrocketing inflation and a plunging currency that has sent debt repayment costs soaring. The 11 companies, including Kenya’s oil …
Kenya offers 11 state companies for saleMon, 27 Nov 2023 13:59:29 GMT Read More »
Daily life began to resume amid a heavy security presence in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Monday, as the government partially lifted a curfew imposed after armed clashes erupted in the city.Early on Sunday, armed  assailants stormed a military armoury and several prisons, sparking battles with security forces that lasted for hours in the capital.Sierra …
