Mon 15 July 2024: Millions of Rwandans are voting Monday to elect the next president and members of parliament, potentially granting incumbent Paul Kagame a fourth term. Over 500 candidates are competing for 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Polls opened at 7 a.m. local time for more than 9 million eligible voters. MILLIONS […]
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Sun 14 July 2024: A trove of unseen archive of the Algerian independence war shot on 35mm film is uncovered in Belgrade. It was filmed by Stevan Labudovic, the cameraman of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito. Labudovic spent three years filming Algeria’s independence war with unprecedented access. His images and journals inspire this little-known story […]
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Sun 14 July 2024: Fifty percent of South Africans do not have the means to provide for their retirement. This is according to the FNB Retirement Insights Survey 2024, SABC News reported. More concerning is that the number of South Africans without retirement plans is increasing, particularly among the middle and lower-income earners. The high […]
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Sun 14 July 2024: Sudan continues to face the worst hunger and displacement crisis in the world as a result of the 15 months of armed conflicts between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). While the number of people killed in the clashes is estimated to be around 16,000, the death […]
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Sat 13 July 2024: Kenya’s police watchdog, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), is investigating possible police involvement following the discovery of nine mutilated bodies in an abandoned quarry in Mukuru, a slum area south of Nairobi. The bodies, found less than 100 meters from the Kware police station, were wrapped in bags and secured […]
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Sat 13 July 2024: The death toll from the collapse of a school building in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, has increased to 22, according to officials and rescue workers. The two-story building, housing classrooms and staff offices, collapsed on Friday during exams, initially killing at least 12 students and teachers. Rescue workers from the State […]
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Sat 13 July 2024: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced Botswana’s 2024 growth forecast to 1%, down from the previous estimate of 3.6% in April, primarily due to decreased diamond production, Reuters reported. The IMF also anticipates the budget deficit to widen to 6% from 3.45% because of reduced mineral revenues. In response, the […]
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Sat 13 July 2024: Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has assured the public of government’s commitment to prevent cybercrime. This follows the recent media statement issued by Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson, in which he said about R300 million was allegedly siphoned off from DPWI through cybercrime in the past 10 years. […]
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Fri 12 July 2024: Kenya’s police chief, Inspector General Japhet Koome, has resigned following criticism of the police’s handling of recent antigovernment protests in which dozens of demonstrators were killed. President William Ruto accepted Koome’s resignation, the presidency announced on Friday. Deputy Inspector-General Douglas Kanja has been appointed as the acting police chief with immediate […]
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Fri 12 July 2024: Despite heightened public awareness and intensive contact tracing efforts to control the spread of the Monkeypox disease, or Mpox, as it is known for short, South Africa has reported two additional laboratory-confirmed cases this week. This brings the total number of infections to 22 since the first case was reported in […]
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