January 27, 2020

Libya back in crisis after infiltrators violate embargo

TRIPOLI, LIBYA is on the verge of fresh fighting as foreign countries violate an arms embargo they committed to only a week ago.Countries arming the warring parties made the commitment on January 19 following what was then hailed as a successful Inter…

Ramaphosa: Careless adults to blame for children’s deaths

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH Africa is failing its children, President Cyril Ramaphosa said this as he lamented the surge in the avoidable deaths of minors around the country in recent times.The president’s sentiments came days after the drowning of 13-year-ol…

Launching UNDP Accelerator Lab in South Africa

Accelerating innovation to attain SDGs by 2030 The 17 Sustainable Development Goals come with a deadline: 2030. And so far, very few countries have introduced the changes to keep the promises they have made. The deadline to achieve these goals is loomi…

The digital economy is becoming ordinary. Best we understand it

The digital economy will, soon, become the ordinary economy as the uptake – and application – of digital technologies in every sector in the world grows.The digital economy has been getting a lot of attention, with increasingly strong headlines offerin…

Events in Lesotho point to poor prospects for political stability

In 2017 the estranged wife of Lesotho’s prime minister Tom Thabane was shot dead in suspicious circumstances two days ahead of his inauguration. Now there’s a new twist in the saga: on 11 January authorities issued an arrest warrant for his current wif…

Criminals frustrate protection of albinos in Malawi

LILONGWE, NO sooner than the two-year-old boy was buried after suffering malaria, than his grave was tampered with by unknown suspects, likely to be criminals behind the rampant abuse, killings and desecration of graves of people with albinism in Mala…

16 cars won at MTN Cake Crush tourney

JOHANNESBURG, SIXTEEN MTN customers have driven away in VW Polo Vivos and nine others are still in with a chance of winning the luxury car.The winnings are courtesy of the MTN Cake Crush that concludes at the end of January.Olwethu Mthengwane, aged 24…

Green Point Market showcases potential of the informal economy

The City of Cape Town is dedicated to unlocking the potential of the informal economy through changing and developing local communities. Read more below:Delivering on the new administrations’ commitment to the informal trading industry, the Green Point…

South Africa eases diplomatic standoff with Morocco

CASABLANCA, SOUTH Africa will briefly put aside its diplomatic differences with Morocco aside when the country’s football head attends meetings to be held in the North African country on Saturday.Danny Jordan, South African Football Association (SAFA)…

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