Thu 30 October 2023: South Africa has made progress in addressing the 20 technical compliance difficulties in its anti-money laundering system. This is according to the National Treasury following the release of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) technical compliance re-rating follow up report. “On 27 October 2023, the FATF Plenary formally re-rated 18 of […]
Continue Reading
Wed 29 October 2023: Nearly 270 people have been killed and more than 900,000 displaced by floods caused by ongoing rains in the Horn of Africa, said the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development Wednesday. Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia are the worst hit by the current El Nino rains […]
Continue Reading
Wed 29 October 2023: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed strong support for Africa on Tuesday, saying the United Nations is ready to work with the African Union to bolster cooperation. “Africa has been the double victim of injustice. First of all, historic injustice linked to colonialism and to slavery. And second, the present injustice in […]
Continue Reading
Wed 29 October 2023: The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has released the payment dates for its various social grants over the festive period. The older person’s grants will be paid from Friday this week, while disability grant beneficiaries will be paid from Monday next week. “There is no need to rush […]
Continue Reading
Tue 28 October 2023: The Department of Health has welcomed the results of the sixth South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Behaviour (SABSSM VI) survey released by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) on Monday. The department believes the results will assist the country in strengthening the interventions in response to the epidemic. “These […]
Continue Reading
Tue 28 October 2023: With the COP28 climate summit set to start on Thursday, African scientists and young people are urging leaders to transition the African continent from relying on fossil fuels to 100% renewable energy. In an open letter to African heads of state and governments released in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Monday, […]
Continue Reading
Mon 27 October 2023: The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) announced on Monday the appointment of Nomsa Chabeli as its new CEO. According to the public broadcaster, Chabeli’s career path spans over two decades. She was a General Manager of Brand and Marketing at MTN and also worked at MultiChoice where she was the Marketing Director of […]
Continue Reading
Mon 27 October 2023: Blantyre, Malawi – In his seven years as a nurse in Malawi’s civil service, Mathews Saindi has never found financial stability. Things just keep getting worse, he says. Three years ago, his monthly salary of 330,000 kwacha ($198), although not a lot, could cover the basics for his family of four with […]
Continue Reading
Mon 27 October 2023: The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the first time as the country’s experiences its biggest-ever outbreak, a worrying development that African scientists warn could make it more difficult to stop the disease. In a statement issued late Thursday, […]
Continue Reading
Streets are empty in Freetown, Sierra Leone after the government announced a nationwide curfew following an attack on the Wilberforce military barracks. Sun 26 October 2023: Sierra Leone has declared a nationwide curfew after gunmen attacked a military barracks in the capital, Freetown, according to a government statement. Sierra Leone’s government on Sunday said […]
Continue Reading
