Wed 26 June 2024: The conflict in Sudan has forced over 600,000 refugees, mostly women and children, to flee to Chad, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the UNHCR described the humanitarian crisis in eastern Chad as reaching a “critical point”, calling for urgent international support for […]
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Tue 25 June 2024: The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, has announced that port health officials have developed an outbreak preparedness plan to deal with Monkey Pox or Mpox. In response to the 13 cases that have been confirmed by the National Department of Health, the BMA is implementing screening […]
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Mon 24 June 2024: Research conducted in Kenya has revealed that elephants use individual names. In a remarkable experiment of artificial intelligence meets elephants, researchers have successfully demonstrated how the giant mammals call to each other using individual names. According to a new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, African savannah elephants in Kenya were […]
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Mon 24 June 2024: Protests against Kenya’s proposed high taxes, which continued across the country for the sixth consecutive day, forced President William Ruto on Sunday to express his readiness to engage in dialogue with demonstrators led by a youth group. Ruto hailed the youth for speaking out on political issues that affect them while […]
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Image is for illustration purpose. Sun 23 June 2024: Morocco has begun integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in its court system, marking a significant technological advancement for the North African country. “AI has introduced significant changes worldwide,” stated Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi during a Justice Committee meeting in the House of Representatives. The minister announced […]
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Sat 22 June 2024: Niger’s military government has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano at one of the world’s biggest uranium mines, as it continues to cut ties with former colonial power France. State-owned Orano said on Thursday that it had been ordered out of the Imouraren mine in northern Niger […]
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Sat 22 June 2024: South Africa has identified six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox, taking the total number of cases from seven to 13 since the first case was reported last month. The Department of Health reported new infections in Gauteng and the Western Cape. The death toll is still at two. The first case […]
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Sat 22 June 2024: Eskom has obtained a court judgement against the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and City Power for the payment of their R1.073 billion debt. According to Eskom, the city and its local power utility have been defaulting on their account since October last year. “When the matter was heard on 4 June […]
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Sat 22 June 2024: The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) and emergency services have appealed to the public to be cautious around the country’s coastlines as a spring tide is expected this weekend. “Spring tides pose a potential hazard to bathers around the coastline – especially during the outgoing tide. With schools’ vacation now in […]
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Fri 21 June 2024: At least 200 people were injured and more than 100 arrested across Kenya in nationwide protests against government tax hike plans, rights groups have said. Five groups, including Amnesty International, said late on Thursday in a joint statement that at least 105 protesters had been arrested in a violent crackdown by riot police […]
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