South Africa: President Ramaphosa named 2018 Newsmaker of the Year
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s National Press Club has named President Cyril Ramaphosa as the 2018 Newsmaker of…
South Africa: Shamila Batohi, new NPA boss takes aim at corruption
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-SANEWS) — National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi has taken a firm stance against corruption…
South Africa’s Largest Union NUMSA Mobilizes Against Electricity Price Hike
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), the largest single trade union in the…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa denies rift with deputy: Newspaper reports
HARARE, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said there is no rift with his deputy and dismissed…
Uganda seizes ivory, pangolin scales worth an estimated US$8 million
KAMPALA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda seized a contraband shipment of ivory and pangolin scales it said was the largest…
Trans-Gambia bridge a boon for trade
FARAFFENI/BARRA (Gambia), Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gleaming new bridge across the Gambia River in West Africa is transforming transport…
Nigerian opposition candidate to consider amnesty for corruption suspects
ABUJA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar said he would consider an amnesty for corruption suspects…
US Imposes Visa Restrictions On Ghana Over Deportee Row
The US accuses 7,000 Ghanaians of abusing the terms of their visas ACCRA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US has…
Death toll hits 58 after Djbouti migrant boat tragedy
DJIBOUTI, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people who died when two migrant boats foundered after setting sail from…
Djibouti death toll from migrant boat continues to rise: UN
DJIBOUTI, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll after two migrant boats sank in heavy seas off the coast of…