South Africa sets up inter-agency team to help bring illegal miners to the surface/in /by
A team including mine safety experts, police, the army and various government departments was scheduled to meet Friday to put together a plan, with the mine safety experts expected to do an immediate assessment of the situation.
Tunisia: French student detained for weeks, flies back home/in /by
Nor French authorities nor Tunisian officials have commented on the reason for his arrest. NGOs have repeatedly denounced a curtailing of rights and freedoms under President Kais Saied
South Africa sets up inter-agency team help bring illegal miners to the surface/in /by
A team including mine safety experts, police, the army and various government departments was scheduled to meet Friday to put together a plan, with the mine safety experts expected to do an immediate assessment of the situation.
WHO warns measles infections on the rise, after more than 10 million cases reported in 2023/in /by
The World Health Organisation has reported that measles infections are becoing more frequent, after more than 10 million cases were recorded last year. That figure represents an increase of 20% from the previous year.
Fresh airstrikes hit Beirut, as Israel presses ahead with campaign against Hezbollah/in /by
Another round of airstrikes rocked Beirut on Friday, as Israel pushes ahead with its military campaign against Hezbollah. The fighting is taking a heavy toll on civilians; more than one million people in the country have been forced from their homes.
COP29 data reveals most polluting cities/in /by
COP29 became the focus of the international talks that aims to curb warming from coal, oil and natural gas
Maori MPs stage haka protest against treaty bill/in /by
Maori lawmakers performed a haka in New Zealand's parliament, protesting a bill aimed at changing a treaty that granted land rights and protections to Maori tribes.
Mozambique’s government imposes ban on demonstrations, after weeks of deadly post-election protests/in /by
After weeks of post-election protests that have claimed more than a dozen lives in Mozambique, the government has imposed a ban on demonstrations. The unrest broke out in early October, after opposition groups and observers claimed the election was rigged.
FIFA unveils golden trophy in collaboration with Tiffany & Co./in /by
FIFA unveiled a golden trophy on Thursday that was created in collaboration with Tiffany & Co. for the contentious and newly-expanded Club World Cup.
Nigeria’s inflation rate surges as food prices escalate/in /by
A report by the National Bureau of Statistics said food inflation reached 39.16% year-on-year in October from 37.77%. The jump was attributed to a steep rise in the prices of staples such as maize, rice and cooking oil