Fri 03 September 2021: The Nigerian armed forces claimed on Thursday that about 6,000 fighters from the Boko Haram insurgent organization in northeast Nigeria have surrendered in recent weeks, praising the military’s counter-insurgency efforts. “More than 5,890 terrorists comprising foot soldiers, including commanders, have surrendered with their families to our troops in the North East […]
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Fri 03 September 2021: Babita Deokaran, 53, was killed in a shower of gunshots in Winchester Hills, south of Johannesburg, last Monday, a key witness in an investigation run from Gauteng premier David Makhura’s office into personal protective equipment (PPE) tender corruption. Police minister Bheki Cele confirmed the arrests of two more people in connection […]
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Thu 02 September 2021: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) board chairperson, Professor Helen Reese, has assured South Africans that the authority is working to make sure that COVID-19 vaccines are effective against new variants. Reese was speaking during a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Health on Thursday. Reese said the behaviour […]
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Thu 02 September 2021: Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has confirmed that only one registered South African remains in Afghanistan, Kabul. This is after 35 South African nationals were assisted to leave Kabul on various evacuation flights. “The one remaining South African is working in Kabul and will remain there for the foreseeable […]
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Wed 01 September 2021: Defense ministers and army chiefs of staff from Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, the five G5 Sahel countries, opened an extraordinary meeting Tuesday to redefine their method of fighting terrorism. “Like those of the world” the Sahel armies “must review their methods and approaches” to face “a world in […]
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Wed 01 September 2021: Eskom has reiterated its commitment to improving the arrear municipal debt that has ballooned to R35.3 billion for the financial year ending March 2021. To address this, among other challenges, Eskom said it was working closely with the Political Task Team led by the Deputy President, David Mabuza. Outlining its financial […]
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Wed 01 September 2021: In Ivory Coast, there is no evidence of the Ebola virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated Tuesday that a woman in Ivory Coast who was suspected of having the Ebola virus was determined to be virus-free after a second laboratory test, concluding that the virus is not present in the […]
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Tue 31 August 2021: Government is making every effort to reach population immunity and is investigating immunising children with the remaining vaccine stock once most adults are covered. “Just in the same way as when we were convinced that we have enough capacity and stock to cover the above 35. Therefore, when that stage arrives, […]
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Tue 31 August 2021: With the continent lagging far behind in vaccination efforts, COVID-19 claimed at least 663 more lives across Africa over the past day, according to the latest figures by the Africa CDC on Monday. The fatalities pushed the continent’s death toll to 194,823, while the number of infections swelled by 20,796 to […]
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Tue 31 August 2021: Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, has announced that the department and its stakeholders will intensify the implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in schools, which aims to empower young people with age appropriate information. Addressing the media on Sunday, Motshekga said the department was concerned about the alarming rate of teenage […]
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