South Africans vote on Wednesday in what may be the most consequential election in decades, as dissatisfaction with the ruling ANC threatens to end its 30-year political dominance.Polls open at 7:00 am (0500 GMT) and close at 9:00 pm, with 27 million registered voters called to elect a new parliament, which then chooses a president. For …
South Africa votes in ‘watershed’ electionWed, 29 May 2024 02:24:20 GMT Read More »
Kenya on Tuesday launched public hearings into allegations of human rights violations and abuses of power by British troops based in the former colony.The British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) is an economic lifeline for many in the central town of Nanyuki, where it maintains a permanent base, but soldiers stationed there have also been …
South Africans braced Tuesday for a tight general election that may loosen the ruling ANC’s 30-year hold on power — with many voters fed up with unemployment, crime and corruption.For a second day, 1.6 million “special voters” including the elderly, essential workers, police and prisoners, were allowed to cast their ballots early. The rest of South …
South Africa gears up for ‘most unpredictable’ voteTue, 28 May 2024 15:11:59 GMT Read More »
In South Africa’s last Afrikaner-only town of Orania, local leaders warn that Wednesday’s general election could hasten what they see as the country’s inevitable drift apart.The white separatist town, founded by members of the protestant Afrikaans-speaking minority as an enclave within post-apartheid South Africa, has kept itself to itself during the campaign.The 2,800-strong community is …
Wary Afrikaner-only town eyes South African voteTue, 28 May 2024 14:42:26 GMT Read More »
Northern Nigeria’s largest city Kano has been gripped by tension as two rival royal figures wrestle over an influential throne key to control of one of the country’s most important political fiefdoms.Dubbed a Nigerian “Game of Thrones” by local media, the royal tussle underscores how traditional institutions are increasingly becoming tools of political power in …
The world experience an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would probably not have occurred without climate change, a report said on Tuesday.Heat is the leading cause of climate-related death and the report further points to the role of global warming in increasing the frequency and intensity …
At over 90 years old, former Senegalese rifleman Oumar Dieme considers it something of a miracle that he will be carrying the Olympic torch as part of the opening of this summer’s Paris Games. In the shade of mango and silk-cotton trees, he recounts his time in the “Senegalese tirailleurs” — a corps of African infantrymen …
In a village nestled in the mountains of South Africa’s hotly-contested Kwazulu-Natal province, former President Jacob Zuma’s new party has campaigned relentlessly to win voters away from his old one, the ruling ANC.On Monday, rival tents pitched by the two parties outside a local school serving as a polling station blasted party songs welcoming early …
Zuma’s party guns for ANC stronghold in S.Africa voteTue, 28 May 2024 07:50:56 GMT Read More »
Kenya on Tuesday is due to launch public hearings into allegations of human rights violations and abuses of power by British troops based in the former colony.The British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) is an economic lifeline for many in the central town of Nanyuki, where it maintains a permanent base, but soldiers stationed there …
On a sunny morning at the main cricket oval in Kampala, members of the Ugandan national men’s team are being put through their paces by their new head coach.The Cricket Cranes — clad in their vivid red kit — are training hard for their first ever Twenty20 World Cup, a “dream come true” in a …
