Africa
Fire breaks out in South African parliament in Cape Town
A blaze erupted at the South African parliament early on Sunday, with flames bursting from the roof of a building and a ...Activists hail legacy of South Africa’s Tutu as they pay last respects
Young activists hailed Archbishop Desmond Tutu as a role model for fighting global injustice as they waited in line on Friday to ...Sydney kicks off the New Year party in vintage style as South Africa offers Omicron ...
Australians bade farewell to 2021 with a traditional fireworks display over Sydney harbour as good news from South Africa – the first ...COVID-19 pandemic could end in 2022 if global vaccination increases, WHO says
The acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic could end next year but the coronavirus will not disappear, the World Health Organization’s Mike ...US lifts travel restrictions imposed on southern Africa
US President Joe Biden has formally announced he will lift a ban this week on travel from South Africa and other countries ...Somali president suspends PM’s powers, accusing him of looting land
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said on Monday he had suspended the powers of the prime minister amid a corruption probe in ...South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Tutu dies aged 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule died on Sunday at the ...South African study suggests Omicron milder than Delta
A South African study offered Christmas glad tidings about the severity of Omicron and the trend of COVID-19 infections on Wednesday as ...Tigray forces withdraw from neighbouring Ethiopian regions
Tigrayan forces fighting the central government have withdrawn from neighbouring regions in Ethiopia’s north, a Tigrayan spokesman said on Monday, a step ...Ghana to fine airlines $3,500 for each unvaccinated passenger
The operator of Ghana’s main international airport will fine airlines $3,500 for every passenger they fly in who is not vaccinated against ...














