President Cyril Ramaphosa urged South Africans to come together to find solutions to the country’s many problems, launching Friday a months-long “national dialogue” dismissed by critics as a costly talk shop.The nationwide public consultation comes with Africa’s most industrialised nation still grappling with massive poverty and inequality 30 years after the end of apartheid.”We all …
The annual Rugby Championship, featuring World Cup title-holders South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina, kicks off on Saturday amid uncertainty over its future.New Zealand will do an eight-match tour of South Africa next year, including three Tests, during the August to October window when the Championship is staged. That tour is aimed at boosting …
Rugby Championship kicks off amid uncertain futureFri, 15 Aug 2025 10:56:56 GMT Read More »
Diners flock to the terrace of Mother Antho Aembe’s restaurant in downtown Kinshasa to enjoy “liboke”, blissfully unaware of the linguistic brouhaha surrounding the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national dish.Made by grilling fish from the mighty River Congo wrapped in a banana-leaf parcel with spices, tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic and chillies, liboke enjoys cult status …
At a rally of pounding drums and ululating women, star Malawian rapper Fredokiss urged young people to vote in next month’s elections despite their disenchantment with the government and the choice of main presidential candidates, all aged over 70.More than half of the population of the impoverished central African country is under 35 and the …
Africa’s biggest oil refinery will on Friday start direct and free shipping of fuel to retailers in Nigeria, a move expected to disrupt the oil sector in the continent’s largest crude producer.Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery says that the plan will boost efficiency by cutting down on intermediaries while providing more competitive options for consumers and retailers …
Five things to know about Nigeria’s oil sectorFri, 15 Aug 2025 04:21:57 GMT Read More »
Two-time champions Morocco and DR Congo clawed their way back into quarter-final contention with wins over Zambia and Angola in the African Nations championships (CHAN) on Thursday.Morocco crushed Zambia 3-1, while DR Congo needed two second-half goals to defeat Angola.The Zambian back line sustained high pressure as Morocco dominated the early proceedings at the Nyayo National …
Italian authorities searched Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two crowded boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, killing at least 27 people.As many as a dozen or more people are still unaccounted for following Wednesday’s disaster, according to testimony from among the 60 survivors, mostly from Somalia.Three minors, including a newborn baby, and …
Searchers seek missing after deadly Italy migrant shipwreckThu, 14 Aug 2025 17:56:12 GMT Read More »
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office criticised South Africa’s top general on Thursday for reported comments about solidarity with Iran as unhelpful during the process of resetting ties with the United States.The foreign ministry has also condemned South African National Defence Force chief General Rudzani Maphwanya for his statements during a recently-ended trip to Iran, and a …
South Africa’s top general under fire for remarks in IranThu, 14 Aug 2025 17:08:20 GMT Read More »
Cholera has claimed at least 40 lives in Sudan’s Darfur region over the last week as the country weathers its worst outbreak of in years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday.At a cholera isolation tent at a Sudanese displacement camp, an AFP journalist saw women and a young girl receiving intravenous fluids, while exhausted …
At least 40 dead in Sudan’s worst cholera outbreak in yearsThu, 14 Aug 2025 15:22:45 GMT Read More »
A stone’s throw from Kenya’s largest informal settlement, a young woman glides down a spotlit catwalk, her delicate white dress at odds with the fake blood splattered across it and the tape covering her lips reading: “Stop, silence, gender-based violence”.The annual “Mr and Ms Kibera” pageant in Nairobi, gleefully attended by hundreds, is about more …
