Drug test, Sh5,000 fine for Maranda students before readmission
All Maranda School students will have to undergo a mandatory drug and substance test at a public Nacada health facility…
Tunisia to borrow $7 bn more in 2022
The Tunisian government on Tuesday (December 28) revealed plans to borrow $7 billion more from foreign lenders and domestic sources…
UDA Would Not Have Won Kiambaa By-Election if Deep State Existed, William Ruto
Where was the deep state in Kiambaa Ruto, who spoke on Citizen TV on Tuesday, December 29, dismissed the existence…
JOBURG RESIDENTS TO HONOUR ARCHBISHOP TUTU WITH PRAYER SERVICE
Joburgers and other people are set to gather outside the home of the former anti-apartheid struggle icon Archbishop Emeritus Desmond…
In Botswana, heavy metal bands’ fame and fortune grow online in pandemic
Tshomarelo “Vulture” Mosaka used to think connecting with his leather-clad fans could only happen when he growled lyrics at one…
Government recalls new isolation and quarantine rules for fresh input
SA has recalled rules that no longer required people without Covid-19 symptoms to isolate or test if they have been…
Zimbabwe passports valid until they expire
GOVERNMENT yesterday clarified the e-passport application process, saying current Zimbabwean passports will remain valid until they expire. The Home Affairs…
Embassy spying scandal soils US, Uganda relations
Last week’s revelation that Ugandan security tried to hack phones of US embassy diplomats has created tensions in the diplomatic…
Parliamentary panel wants Libya’s executive authority restructured
A Libyan parliamentary committee has recommended the restructuring of the country’s executive authority. The proposal by the Electoral Process Follow-up…
NMS fate up in the air as March deadline looms
The leap into 2022 heralds a new wave of uncertainty for the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS). With less than three…
Veteran Ethiopian diplomat dies in the US
Renowned Ethiopian diplomat and security analyst Kassa Kebede has died in the United States, according to a brief statement by…
SACP proud of leadership in establishing non-racialism in SA – Blaze Nzimande
SACP general-secretary Dr Blade Nzimande has used the final days of 2021 to convey well wishes to South Africans, particularly…
South Africa: Win for Fishing Communities as Court Pauses Oil Giant’s Seismic Scanning
An interdict against seismic scanning by oil giant Shell has been granted by the Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda, IOL…
Fears of political violence rise as Somalia’s president and prime minister jockey for power
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo has suspended the powers of the prime minister amid an ongoing tussle for power,…
Stjwetla informal settlement residents asked to remain alert
Four men sit on top of a shack and watch the Jukskei river, which runs dangerously close to homes after…
Kenya’s Copia plans e-commerce expansion in Rwanda, Tanzania
Kenyan B2C e-commerce company Copia plans to expand to Rwanda and Tanzania as part of its Africa-wide growth strategy, CEO…
SA has reached peak of severity with Omicron variant: Dasoo
Health workers wearing protective gear prepare an old tank containing oxygen, at the St. Joseph COVID-19 treatment centre in Kinshasa,…
As rebels declare a retreat, what lies ahead for Ethiopia?
With Tigrayan rebels announcing a retreat to their stronghold in northernmost Ethiopia last week, fresh hopes have emerged of a…
SABC’s Magopeni: guilty of one out of three charges
Phathiswa Magopeni, the SABC’s editor in chief was found guilty of one of the three charges levelled against her by…
In under-vaccinated Congo, fourth COVID-19 wave fills hospitals
At the St Joseph COVID Treatment Centre in Kinshasa, patients lie in ramshackle rooms breathing oxygen from old tanks. The…