South Africa’s Ramaphosa picks Kieswetter to run SARS amid huge revenue shortfalls
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday appointed Edward Kieswetter to lead the troubled South African Revenue Service (SARS). The
First cases of Idai-related cholera confirmed in Mozambique
Dozens of fragile patients poured into a clinic in the wrecked Mozambican port city of Beira on Wednesday, as the
WFP calls for more support for Cyclone Idai victims in Mozambique
The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley called on the international community to increase its support to victims of Tropical Cyclone Idai.
Moroccan government to fire striking teachers
Morocco’s education minister, Said Amzazi, on Wednesday confirmed that striking teachers would be fired along with trainees who joined them. The
Zambia’s main trade union body warns of labor unrest due to delayed salaries
Zambia’s biggest trade union on Wednesday warned of increased labor unrest in the country if the trend of delayed salary
Uganda’s Museveni to become first foreign head of state to travel using Kenya’s SGR
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will be the first foreign Head of State to travel using the Kenyan standard gauge railway
Kenyan central bank retains benchmark rate at 9pc
The Central Bank of Kenya on Wednesday retained its benchmark rate at nine percent, citing a stable macro-economic environment. Central
Faces of Africa – The Defender of the Sacred Sites
In our quest for greater profits, we decimate the environment without a care of what the future will look like.
UN keen for success of Libyan national conference
The United Nations (UN) is keen for the success of the upcoming UN-sponsored Libyan national conference, a UN official stressed
Death toll from central Mali attack rises to over 150, government official says
The death toll from the attack by unknown gunmen on villagers in central Mali has risen to over 150, according