President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to make the school environment a no-go area for criminals. He was addressing the South African Democratic Teachers Union ( Sadtu) National General Council (NGC) in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg. Recently, learners and teachers have been attacked by criminals with others robbed, stabbed and even raped. The…
Sudanese pro-democracy groups are about to ask the country’s United Nations mission to help them integrate a paramilitary force and former rebel factions into a unified army, or disarm and demobilise them, a draft letter seen by Reuters shows. The letter, drafted by the Confederation of Sudanese Civil Society Organisations, is backed by the main political groups…
By JULIUS BARIGABA The Allied Democratic Forces, Uganda’s feared terrorist group allied to the Islamic State, has been accused of killing and maiming civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So when Uganda and the DRC launched a joint military operation last November, targeting ADF, it looked like the terror gang’s days were numbered. Today,…
By DAILY MONITORMore by this Author Another health worker in Uganda has succumbed to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as the country struggles to contain the spread of the virus, the Health Ministry has reported. Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng on Wednesday announced the death of Ms Margaret Nabisubi, an anaesthetic officer. “The 58-year-old succumbed…
Uganda’s Lieutenant-General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, in a series of tweets, threatened to invade Kenya. His father, President Yoweri Museveni has since removed him as commander of land forces. Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Ministry allayed fears and assured it valued close ties with Kenya. Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has removed his son, Lieutenant-General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as the commander of the…
Oct 5 (Reuters) – South African retailer Massmart Holdings MSMJ.J said on Wednesday that it had begun staff consultations about closing its Game stores in East and West Africa, after efforts to find domestic buyers for the stores failed. Massmart Chief Executive Officer Mitch Slape said last year that it was in discussions to sell all its Game stores in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania…
The ECOWAS mediator for Burkina Faso has ended his visit to the country following last Friday’s coup, the second in eight months. Mahamadou Issoufou met with the country’s new strongman Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Speaking to the press after the meeting, the ECOWAS mediator reaffirmed his commitment to the Burkinabe people. “We will report on our mission to the current president of ECOWAS and…
Delegates from over 50 countries participated in a Pre-COP27 meeting held in DRC’s capital, Kinshasa. The purpose of the event was to prepare for the COP27 summit taking place in Egypt in November. Climate activists praised progress made and want to make sure that previous promises are kept. “We can say thank you for the efforts, especially on the issue of loss…
A German tourist was shot dead in Mpumalanga on Monday. He was one of four tourists who were travelling to a lodge when they were accosted by a group of armed men. After the shooting, the car reversed and crashed into a school wall. A group of German tourists’ trip to Mpumalanga turned tragic when one…
KINSHASA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – High-level speakers at climate talks in Kinshasa called out rich nations on Monday for failing to honour a $100 billion per year funding pledge to developing countries, warning that fair finance was needed to avert the worst of the climate crisis. Dozens of ministers and senior delegates are in Democratic Republic of…