Rwanda and Kenya have made a commitment to play a positive role in the East Africa Community EAC’s campaign to restore stability to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This emerged during Kenyan President William Ruto’s state visit to Rwanda. A war has been raging on between government forces and the M23 rebels. Regional organisations…
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana says the exemption granted to Eskom allowing it not to disclose irregular and wasteful expenditures in its financial reports will not go ahead “for now”. Godongwana said the department would withdraw the gazette after consultation with the auditor general (AG) yesterday, 4 April, and the widespread public outcry. However, the minister…
The Office of the State Attorney says that it has been instructed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs that the government has decided to terminate the declaration of a state of disaster over the Eskom crisis in the country. In response to court action brought against the state for the declaration, the…
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has taken note of the emergence of a renewables subsector making profits. Speaking on the reported revenue outcomes for the tax authority, the SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter, said that while loadshedding presents real risks to the fiscal framework, the tax authority has noted the emergence of a renewables subsector.…
The legitimacy of Bola Tinabu’s election in the eyes of the Nigerian population will be critical if his administration is to address persistent violent extremism and instability in the country successfully, writes Kurisani Mdhluli. Last month, Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party was declared a winner of the Nigerian presidential elections.…
Summary In recent months, measles and cholera broke out in Goma while health situation has become critical in Bulengo and Lushagala. UN says with prices rising and access to healthcare deteriorating, food insecurity is worsening in North Kivu. As the fighting continues, more people may be forced from their homes and require aid to survive.…
By Rédaction Africanews KENYA Raila Odinga has called for parties outside parliament to be involved in talks on electoral reform and the high cost of living. The Kenyan opposition leader’s call is at odds with President William Ruto’s plan for negotiations to be held only within parliament. On Tuesday, Odinga warned of fresh protests if…
Random kidnappings of students have become common in parts of northern Nigeria in the last decade. Gunmen in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state kidnapped eight secondary school students coming from school along with an unknown number of others, authorities said on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of such abductions. Armed gangs operating mostly in remote…