Tags GENERAL South African unions threaten dispute if government breaks wage deal South African trade unions said on Tuesday that they would lodge a formal dispute if the government doesn’t honor a
Tags GENERAL Putin, Merkel call for adherence to ceasefire in Libya Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday held a phone call in which they stressed the
Tags GENERAL Last DR Congo Ebola patient discharged The Democratic Republic of Congo has discharged the last Ebola patient as the country has now gone 13 days without
Tags NEWS Libya’s eastern government opens Damascus embassy Libya’s eastern-based government linked to military commander Khalifa Haftar opened an embassy in Syria on Tuesday. It called upon the
Tags GENERAL Africa to have coronavirus testing capacity within weeks: WHO All 47 members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) African Region are expected to have diagnostic capacity to test for
Tags GENERAL UN weather agency predicts warmer months ahead globally The UN weather agency predicts above-average temperatures in the coming months globally even without the presence of an El Niño
Tags GENERAL South African economy enters recession as Q4 2019 GDP contracts South Africa’s gross domestic product contracted 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019, following a revised 0.8% contraction in the
Tags GENERAL CAF plunged into further crisis as general secretary resigns The Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) general secretary Mouad Hajji resigned on Monday, plunging the continent’s soccer governing body into
Tags GENERAL Coronavirus tests could be ready ‘within weeks’ across Africa Across Africa, steps are being taken to prepare for — and to reduce the effects of — the spread of
Tags GENERAL Senegal, Morocco record first coronavirus cases Senegal’s health minister on Monday announced the first case of coronavirus in the country, the second case in sub-Saharan