Rapelang Radebe | @SABCNews Lesotho is debating a motion to reclaim the Free State Province, and other parts of South Africa, as part of the Lesotho Kingdom. The motion was put forward by opposition MP, Tsepo Lipholo, from the Basotho Convenient Movement. The motion is based on a 1962 United Nations resolution, which recognised the right to…
Risha Maduray | @SABCNews The African National Congress (ANC) in Ekurhuleni has emphasised its commitment to tackling fraud and corruption. It follows Wednesday’s raid, in which the Hawks conducted search and seizure operations at a house in Bedfordview, as well as offices in Germiston and Edenvale in Ekurhuleni. The raid was in connection to allegations of irregular…
Tannur Anders and Promit MukherjeeReuters South Africa long considered a low-risk market Pandemic, riots, floods have battered country in recent years Prospect of a power grid failure is adding to risk Reinsurers, insurance companies raising rates, curtailing cover JOHANNESBURG, March 30 (Reuters) – Three major jolts in as many years coupled with the once unthinkable…
Ademola AjagbeContributor Water underpins all life forms, and the water situation in Africa is diverse. Within a country or region, the situation can shift from water scarcity to abundance. This necessitates tailored measures to protect sources of water from— water catchments, lakes, rivers, streams, or wetlands— without disrupting the natural systems and livelihoods that depend…
Summary Sonko and his supporters accuse Senegalese government of using the judiciary to prevent him from running for presidency. Senegal’s opposition announced marches across the country on Wednesday, Thursday and Monday. Several human rights organisations have called on Sall not to bid for a third term. By AFP Senegalese police on Wednesday fired tear gas…
Summary The UN Security Council statement “strongly” condemned the M23’s advances. The Tutsi-led rebel group has seized swathes of territory and advanced close to the regional hub of Goma. Kinshasa, independent UN experts and several Western governments say the M23 rebels are backed by Rwanda. By AFP United Nations The UN Security Council on Wednesday “strongly”…
Summary Lest the MPs have forgotten, in his time, Odinga has been to hell and back. Malema is a brave man, a man who will change the country’s destiny if they let him live long enough. He wants the government to take over the mines and give shares to the miners themselves. Like Odinga, he…
By Adam Durbin BBC News Paul Rusesabagina, an outspoken critic of the Rwandan government, has arrived in the US after being freed from prison in Kigali, the White house says. He rose to prominence after being portrayed as a hero of the 1994 Rwandan genocide in the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda. In 2021, he was…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies TUNISIA More than 100 migrants and asylum seekers gathered outside a United Nations building in Tunis on Wednesday demanding they be repatriated or transferred to another country because of the harassment they say they have suffered in Tunisia. Most of those gathered were from Sudan and claimed to have been…
Opposition leader Sonko’s trial on Thursday could mark the start of political unrest or strengthen the incumbent president’s grip, analysts say. By Andrei Popoviciu Dakar, Senegal – Prominent opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is scheduled to face charges of libel in a Dakar court on Thursday. If found guilty, the political leader could be barred from running in…