Sun 21 November 2021: After a long fight for their recovery, Ethiopians celebrated the return of priceless antiquities taken by British forces more than 150 years ago. A ceremonial crown, an imperial shield, a set of silver-embossed horn drinking cups, a handwritten prayer book, crosses, and a necklace are among the items discovered from Britain, […]
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Sat 20 November 2021: Fintech startups drew more than 60 percent of all venture funding that flowed into Africa last quarter. Ricky Rapa Thomson was a security guard and then a motorbike taxi driver before he became an entrepreneur. SafeBoda, the startup he co-founded, promises safe and reliable transport on Uganda’s deadly streets. It also […]
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Fri 19 November 2021: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,573,480 as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 221,408. Some […]
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Fri 19 November 2021: A total of 6 163 people were killed in South Africa between July and September 2021, Police Minister Bheki Cele says. The revelation is contained in the 2021/22 quarter two crime statistics released on Friday. With 1 056 more people killed, this represents a 20.7 % increase compared to the corresponding period. […]
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Fri 19 November 2021: Police Minister Bheki Cele says the rape of 10 000 people in three months in South Africa is a “deeply disturbing disgrace”. This comes as the 2021/22 quarter two crime statistics released on Friday revealed that 9 556 people were raped between July and September 2021. The Minister said this was an […]
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Fri 19 November 2021: The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has welcomed the announcement that the Teenage Pregnancy Policy will be implemented from January 2022. The policy, which was recently approved by Cabinet, will allow female learners who are pregnant to continue with their education, as do male learners who impregnate them. “Early, unplanned learner […]
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Fri 19 November 2021: Deputy President David Mabuza says talks are underway to determine if Eskom will be moved to fall under the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy for better alignment and oversight. The Deputy President was responding to questions from provincial delegates in the National Council of Provinces on Thursday. “To address the […]
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Thu 18 November 2021: Issa Sanogo, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ (OCHA) Humanitarian Coordinator for Madagascar, said on Thursday that the international community must step up its support for people in Madagascar’s Grand Sud region who are suffering from severe hunger and other effects of climate change. “The world cannot look […]
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Thu 18 November 2021: Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says Eskom management must take strong disciplinary action against employees at the power utility who “undermine” its work. He was speaking during a question and answer session in the National Assembly on Wednesday afternoon. “The Eskom management must not hesitate to fire people. Employees within Eskom…[must] […]
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Thu 18 November 2021: President Cyril Ramaphosa has handed four names to the Judicial Service Commission and political party leaders in Parliament for consideration for the position of Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court. This after former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng retired as the head of the apex court in October after at least a […]
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