DURBAN– The ever-popular silvery bounties of the sea, the sardines, are expected to hit the beaches around in about two weeks time, according to the Head of Operations of the local Sharks Board, Mark Anderson Reed.The eastern South African province of…
Rwanda has defended its decision to spend $40 million on advertising with British soccer team Arsenal after coming under criticism. The East African nation relies on foreign aid for a significant portion of its budget.Rwanda’s tourism authority argues …
The World Health Organization has expanded its Ebola vaccination campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo to include high risk people in three areas. Latest WHO figures show 37 confirmed cases and 13 probable ones.Since the start of the Ebola vacci…
The World Food Program is calling for stronger international support for hundreds of thousands of Somalis impacted by some of the heaviest rains to hit their country in three decades. The rainfall that began last month has caused widespread flooding an…
Zimbabwe’s President says the Trump administration is easing enforcement of sanctions on the southern African country. The president spoke Thursday in Gweru town, about 350 kilometers south of Harare, a day after setting July 30 as the date for the nex…
CAPE TOWN– South African Deputy President David Mabuza says the government’s collaborative approach in its fight against HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) is yielding results. Respoding to oral questions in the National Assembly here Tuesday, he said the…
Kenyan journalists and bloggers have scored a legal victory in their fight against a new cyber law that they say erodes freedom of speech and endangers millions of Kenyans who express themselves online.Justice Chacha Mwita, a high court judge, on Tuesd…
A High-level panel on migration says sub-regional migration on the continent is brisk and having a beneficial impact on African economies. During a two-day meeting in Geneva, the panel has been exploring ways to maximize these benefits by making migrat…
A British-based maritime services company has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve allegations it overbilled the U.S. Navy for goods and services provided to American warships at ports around the world, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.Privatel…