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Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda dies

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Rupiah Banda, the former President of Zambia, has died at the age of 85. According to Reuters the former leader passed away after a battle

Pursue negotiations and recognise Russia’s legitimate claims – Monyela

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Clayson Monyela, Head of Public Diplomacy at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation – one of the most senior civil servants in the foreign

Woan facing its woes

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The cabinet has scrapped plans to launch a wholesale open-access network (Woan). This terminates a controversial scheme government introduced years ago, hoping that it would

Prost to the pooh!

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South African Breweries (SAB) has signed a power purchase agreement with industrial-scale biogas waste-to-energy company Bio2Watt. The renewable energy will be supplied from the Cape

ISIS selects new leader

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The Islamic State group (IS), formerly known as ISIS, has selected a new leader, a month after the previous leader was killed in a raid

No food shortage at hospital – Gauteng health officials

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The Gauteng Health Department (GHD) has denied that Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (Baragwanath) has run out of food – though admitted a ‘short supply’

Transnet pipeline theft incident contaminates river

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A ‘massive diesel spillage’, caused by thieves tampering with Transnet’s multi-product pipeline between Durban and Heidelberg, has led to the contamination of the Meul River

Punjab result could signal change in Indian politics

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India’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a political party which until now almost exclusively held seats around the capital city of Delhi, has swept the election

IRR launches petition to oppose workplace race quotas

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The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has officially launched a petition calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to veto the race-based Employment Equity Amendment Bill. The

New measures being mooted for next Covid phase

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South Africa is considering several non-pharmaceutical measures to prepare for the next phase of the Covid pandemic, says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Nkosazana