Africa

Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta arrived Tuesday in eastern DR Congo’s main city of Goma as fresh clashes between Congolese forces and M23 rebels occurred just to the north. Troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were battling M23 fighters in Kibumba, 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Goma, …

COP27 is the 27th Conference of the Parties (countries) that signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The convention was established at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and has been ratified by 198 countries. They agreed to stabilise the production of greenhouse gases in order to …

The death toll from Sunday’s plane crash in Lake Victoria in Tanzania has jumped to 19, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said, after the Precision Air flight plunged into water while approaching the northwestern city of Bukoba. “All Tanzanians are with you in mourning the 19 people who lost lives during …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticised the US, saying it jumped the gun by issuing a terror alert for Sandton, Johannesburg, before speaking to local authorities. The US embassy on Wednesday posted the alert on its website and identified the potential target as Sandton, a suburb in the country’s financial hub …

Botswana has been touted as a future regional superpower, and a potential African financial hub due to its good global ratings and enabling macro environment. This was said by the founder and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Masawara, Shingai Mutasa. Mutasa was speaking at the just ended two-day National …

Once again, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) reaffirms its solidarity with the Government and People of the Republic of Zimbabwe, and reiterates the calls for the unconditional and immediate lifting of sanctions that were imposed on Zimbabwean individuals and institutions.SADC is deeply concerned at the claim that the sanctions …

The Devon Police Station in Ekurhuleni was robbed of firearms by three brazen men pretending to report a crime on Wednesday, 5 October. The Gauteng police have now launched a manhunt to find the suspects who managed to get away with 10 guns. The men came into the police station …

South Africa’s home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has scornfully dismissed speculation that his decision to extend permits for Zimbabwean immigrants was aimed at helping the ruling Zanu PF party win next year’s crunch general elections. Motsoaledi had, throughout the year, vowed to not renew the expiring Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP), …

Zimbabwean prisons are holding more than 500 Malawian nationals who were arrested en route to SA without adequate travelling documents. The 548 undocumented Malawians were apprehended by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on charges of illegal entry and failure to produce a valid passport. Local media reported the Malawian nationals were …

Three Zimbabweans were burnt to death in Chavani village outside Elim on Saturday. They had been accused of stealing cables and solar panels. About 200 immigrants then fled their homes. Some were forced out of their houses by vigilante groups. They have fled to other villages or are hiding in …