Tue 13 September 2022: The number of young children in Somalia facing severe acute malnutrition has increased to over half a million – a level which is higher than a 2011 famine when tens of thousands of children died, UN agencies said today, Reuters reported. “We’ve got more than half a million children facing preventable death. It’s […]
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Tue 13 September 2022: Nine Western countries on Monday urged the Sudanese political parties to begin a political process with the goal of “restoring a civilian-led democratic transition, with the participation of everyone, including the army.” The calls were reported to have come in a joint statement by the French, German, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, British […]
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Tue 13 September 2022: The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, is working hard to ensure that South Africa avoids becoming grey listed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The FATF is an international initiative designed by G7 countries in order to combat money laundering. A grey listing by the FATF would hamper South […]
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Tue 13 September 2022: South Africa has recorded its second fatal case of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) following vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 jab, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) announced on Monday. “Causality assessment of the reported case was conducted by the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee (NISEC) using the […]
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Mon 12 September 2022: An adviser to the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has denied issuing a circular announcing the use of the Russian ruble instead of the US dollar, local media reported. This came after the head of the Egyptian Parliament’s Tourism Committee, Nora Ali, was quoted by Egyptian media as praising the Central […]
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Mon 12 September 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week be travel to Washington following an invitation by United States President Joe Biden. President Ramaphosa accepted the invitation delivered by US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, during his recent visit to South Africa. President Ramaphosa will hold talks at the White House with President Biden […]
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Mon 12 September 2022: The increase in the number of visitors to the country’s national parks is an indication that the tourism sector is recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy. “I am happy to report that in the 2021/22 financial year, the number […]
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Sat 10 September 2022: As condolences continue to pour in across the world following the death of British Queen Elizabeth II, a South African opposition party refused to mourn her death due to Britain’s colonial past. “We do not mourn the death of Elizabeth, because to us her death is a reminder of a very tragic period […]
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Sat 10 September 2022: Nigerian crude oil production fell below 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in August as the country battled rife pipeline theft, according to data from its regulator, Reuters reported. According to data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, the nation’s overall oil and condensates output fell to an annual low […]
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Sat 10 September 2022: Twenty African leaders have called on wealthy nations to follow through on their aid commitments so that the continent can combat the effects of climate change, for which it bears little responsibility, Reuters reported. African ministers issued the call in a communique on Friday, at the end of a three-day forum […]
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