South Africans needing smart ID cards have extra breathing room this January. The Department of Home Affairs has extended office issuing hours, and the move runs through Jan 16. The update covers Smart ID and passport work at participating offices, with longer afternoon service meant to ease queues after the holiday rush. It is a […]
What is happening today in South Yemen has to be called by its right name. This is not a security operation, not stabilization, and definitely not a counterterrorism operation. It is a planned military and political intrusion executed by the forces of the north, facilitated by Saudi support. It is clearly and responsibly written that […]
This article contains all the national public holidays announced by the government but these dates may change and official changes will be announced priorly in the official website. The Public Holidays Act establishes the twelve public holidays in South Africa. According to the Act, if a public holiday comes on a Sunday, the Monday that […]
Both Keachia Bowers and Damon Smith used to live in Florida. In 2023, they left everything behind and settled in Ghana. There, among a growing number of returnees like themselves, they feel they belong. Along with 522 other members of the global black diaspora, Bowers and Smith received Ghanaian nationality at a ceremony in November. […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mauritania and the Kingdom of Morocco have agreed to form a trilateral partnership. The United Arab Emirates is collaborating with these two North African nations to introduce a new economic line. The United Arab Emirates and two North African nations have agreed to collaborate in order to introduce a new […]
After a rocky end to 2024, the South African rand began the new year on a high note Thursday. The rand was up 0.6% from its last finish trading at 18.7625 against the dollar at 0803 GMT. Trade in the rand, like that of most emerging market currencies, was unstable in November and December following […]
Nigeria, which wants to boost its output to 3 million barrels per day by 2026 has intensified its efforts to combat oil theft in the Niger Delta. Large scale oil theft has hampered government finances in recent years in Africa’s largest oil producer which depends on the commodity for over 90% of foreign exchange profits […]
Kenyan protesters demanded a stop on kidnappings of government critics on Monday as they walked to the streets of Nairobi. In an attempt to disperse the crowd, police sprayed protesters with tear gas; opposition politician Senator Okiya Omtatah and a number of other people were taken into custody. Relatives of the missing people were among […]
Electors in more than 17 African countries accounted for a significant proportion of the estimated 3.7 billion people who voted worldwide in 2024. Now that the election year is drawing to a close, many Africans see 2026 as a ‘year of momentum’. To begin with, Africans across the continent will mark a series of milestones […]
A remote corner of South Africa has become the hub of a disturbing surge in the illegal trade of unique plants. Organised crime groups are taking advantage of overseas demand for these rare species and transforming the region into a hotbed of illegal activity. Most of the targeted plants are succulents, prized for their ability […]
While the Constitutional Council recognised the existence of irregularities in the election, it considered that they did not significantly alter the results. The Constitutional Council of Mozambique has declared Daniel Francisco Chapo the winner of October’s disputed presidential election, with 65.17% of the vote. The opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, who won 24.29% of the vote, […]
The United Arab Emirates has launched its orphanage project in Ethiopia’s Oromia region on the orders of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Dr. Abiy Ahmed who is the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia officially opened the orphanage in front of several UAE and Ethiopian officials as well as Dr. […]
The Ghanaian entertainment industry is in deep mourning following the sudden death of Bright Owusu, better known as C Confion. The talented comic and sketch actor passed away in the early hours of 20 December 2024, after battling a brief but serious illness. C Confion, a much-loved member of Dr Likee’s comedy team, was being […]
Since the beginning of December more than five hundred people have lost their lives on the nation’s highways. Barbara Creecy, the minister of transportation disclosed that number in the preliminary road safety report for the middle of the holiday season. On December 19th Creecy gave the numbers at a press conference on the N1 route […]
The man who confessed to killing a woman in a video that went viral on social networks was found hanging from a tree on Wednesday morning in the Malangeni district of Umzinto, a short distance from where he had killed the woman. KZN Saps spokesman Colonel Robert Netshiunda said police had responded to reports of […]
One of the worst calamities in recent times is Chad’s devastating flooding that has devastated about two million people since July 2024. Lives have been broken and homes have been washed away. Numerous families grabbed whatever possessions they could carry as they fled to higher ground as the floodwaters rose in the area. This calamity […]
Negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement that would establish a free trade zone between the UAE and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) have been finalized. According to announcements made by Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi who is the Minister of State for Foreign Trade and Andrey Slepnev who is the Minister of Trade of the […]
An undetermined number of persons were arrested by Kenyan police on Tuesday after they fired tear gas canisters at hundreds of protesters opposing femicide or gender based violence in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. “Stop killing women!” was screamed by several hundred protesters the majority of whom were women as they blew whistles in Nairobi. Police officers […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is making waves as a global pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI), positioning itself at the forefront of the technology revolution. With AI at the heart of its strategy for economic diversification and sustainable growth, the UAE is ambitiously integrating this transformative technology across all industries, fuelling innovation and reshaping the […]
Burkina Faso’s military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has dismissed his prime minister, Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, and dissolved the entire government. The dismissal of the head of government and his cabinet was announced in a decree signed by the head of the junta on Friday. The decree does not specify the reasons for the […]