Business

South African rand declines as dollar inches up

Andrew Mbeki September 2, 2025

South Africa The South African rand softened in early trade on Tuesday ahead of the return of U.S. traders from the Labor Day holiday. At 0611 GMT, the rand traded at 17.6450 against the dollar , about 1% weaker than Monday’s close. Global traders were still assessing Friday’s U.S.

Sports

Kenya faces threat of athletics ban

Andrew Mbeki September 1, 2025

Kenya Kenya faces the prospect of being banned from international athletics because of doping problems that have now reached “crisis” levels, according to authorities in the country. The threat of an imminent ban by track and field governing body World Athletics, which would have repercussions for a number of medal contenders at next year’s world […]

News

Talks begin on disarmament of rebel groups in eastern Congo

Andrew Mbeki September 1, 2025

Congo The third round of Congo peace talks facilitated by the East Africa regional bloc opened in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Monday with a plan to discuss reforms that will facilitate disarmament of rebel groups. Kenyan President William Ruto and Burundi’s Évariste Ndayishimiye attended the Monday opening session in person, while the presidents of Congo, […]

News

South African politician found guilty of hate speech

Andrew Mbeki September 1, 2025

South Africa A South African politician accused by the Trump administration of being at the forefront of an anti-white movement was found guilty of hate speech Wednesday for race-fueled comments he made in 2022. Julius Malema, who is the leader of a small opposition party, was found guilty by an equality court over comments he […]

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South Africa decries inequality report for G20 summit

Andrew Mbeki September 1, 2025

South Africa South Africa said Thursday it has commissioned a report on global wealth inequality in time to present at the Group of 20 summit it hosts in November. South Africa, which holds the rotating G20 presidency, said it has appointed American Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz to lead a group of six experts who […]

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14 dead in head-on collision in Namibia

Andrew Mbeki August 31, 2025

Namibia In a devastating incident on Saturday morning, fourteen lives were lost in a horrific head-on collision on Highway B1 near Mariental, located about 270 kilometers from Windhoek. According to police, the crash involved a police van and a vehicle from the Namibian Prison Service. Hardap’s Deputy Police Commissioner, John Mwatongela, reported that the police

Politics

South Africa launches G20 taskforce to peruse inequality in global wealth

Andrew Mbeki August 29, 2025

South Africa South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday launched a G20 experts taskforce to examine global wealth inequality and its impact on growth, poverty and multilateralism — the first initiative of its kind for the G20. The six-member taskforce, chaired by Nobel Economics Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz, is expected to present its findings to […]

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American deportees arrive in Rwanda

Andrew Mbeki August 28, 2025

Rwanda Rwanda says a first group of seven deportees from the United States arrived in the country in mid-August under an agreement with Washington. A government spokesperson added that each case was vetted under the bilateral agreement, which allows Kigali to review and approve migrants before granting entry. No information was provided about the identities […]

Politics

Uganda’s ruling party endorses sitting President for 2026 election

Andrew Mbeki August 28, 2025

Uganda Uganda’s ruling National Resistance Movement has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni as its candidate for next year’s general election – and his seventh term as leader of the East African nation.   Eighty-year-old Museveni accepted the nomination on Wednesday in a speech to the party’s delegate conference in Kampala, and thanked the party for putting its […]

Politics

Tanzania’s President Hassan approved to run in 2025 presidential election

Andrew Mbeki August 28, 2025

Tanzania Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been approved to stand in October’s presidential election. It’s Hassan’s first time running for the presidency. She assumed the office following the death of her predecessor John Magufuli in 2021.  After her nomination was cleared, Hassan shared a post on X urging her Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM)