On top of a R2 petrol price cut taking effect this week, a lower oil price and a stronger rand are lining motorists up for another sizeable cut in February. While it is still too early in the month to call prices for February 2023, early data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) is pointing…
The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity (PMBEJD) group says that the South African government should introduce a special ‘back to school’ grant in the country to assist parents with preparations for getting their kids ready for the new school year. “We advocate that the government provides some type of additional grant allocation every January to…
By Mary HarperBBC News, Daallo Mountain The three kings of the biblical nativity carried three precious gifts to mark the birth of Jesus – but a modern-day gold rush in Somaliland is putting the ancient perfume trade in frankincense and myrrh at risk. “The gold, frankincense and myrrh brought by the three wise men to…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP EGYPT The Egyptian pound tumbled on Wednesday in its largest single-day slide since the cash-strapped government agreed to a $3 billion International Monetary Fund deal in mid-December, authorities said. The pound fell from around 24.7 for $1 to just over 26.3 against the dollar, some three weeks after Egypt and…
The Western Cape is taking ever-increasing steps to move away from relying solely on Eskom’s unreliable electricity supply in the province. On Wednesday (4 January), the premier of the Western Cape provincial government, Alan Winde, visited a Macassar-based business, Taylor Technology, that is making moves to mitigate the impact of load shedding in South Africa.…
Reuters | @SABCNews The French foreign ministry on Tuesday said it had received a letter from the Burkinabe authorities in December requesting the departure of Frances’s ambassador from Burkina Faso, a move the ministry called “not standard practice.” The Burkinabe government has declined to comment officially on reports it sent this request to Paris last month.In emailed…
By AFP Two children have died and six people been wounded in eastern DR Congo after a grenade they discovered during a bird-hunt exploded, local officials said on Tuesday. A group of youngsters had been hunting for birds Monday in a field near Ndunda, on the Ruzizi plain in South Kivu province, when they stumbled…
By AFP At least nine people were killed and several others wounded in simultaneous car bomb attacks in a town in central Somalia on Wednesday, security officials and witnesses said. “The terrorists attacked Mahas town this morning using vehicles loaded with explosives,” local security official Abdullahi Adan told AFP by phone. “They have targeted a…
Compiled by Phillip de Wet, Business Insider SA The 2023 version of big-hit UK TV show Winter Love Island is set in an isolated Franschhoek villa – after apparently moving out of Constantia because it was considered too close to the Cape Flats. At Franschhoek, producers are worried about kidnap gangs snatching contestants or staff and holding…
By George Wright & Thomas Naadi BBC News in London & Accra When it comes to abuse and corruption on Chinese fishing vessels in Ghana, Bright Tsai Kweku has seen it all. He has seen Chinese crew treating local fishermen like “slaves”, he says. “They beat them, they spit on them, they kick them,” Mr…