Monkeypox outbreak declared a global health emergency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency, the highest alert that the WHO can issue. This follows a
Lesotho to hold elections in October
The Kingdom of Lesotho will hold its next parliamentary elections on 7 October, the Maseru government has announced. This comes after King Letsie III dissolved
Iraq accuses Turkey of shelling tourist resort
The Iraqi government has demanded a formal apology from Turkey, claiming the country had shelled a tourist resort in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq
US records first polio case in a decade – report
New York health officials have said that a young adult in the city has become the first US resident in nearly a decade to contract
SA faces ‘Arab Spring’ moment, Mbeki warns
Former president Thabo Mbeki has warned in a scathing attack that Cyril Ramaphosa’s failure to keep his promises to tackle unemployment, inequality and poverty heightened
Cut fuel tax to curb inflation, IRR urges government
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has warned that increasing interest rates ‘will not be enough to slow price hikes if business remains shackled by
Ramaphosa heads opposition to DA court action on cadre deployment
President Cyril Ramaphosa is opposing the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) court action to abolish cadre deployment in his capacity as President. Ramaphosa, Minister of Public Service
Ministers must pay for generators – DA
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille ‘must ensure that her colleagues in the ANC who have received generators from her department pay back
Russia resumes pumping gas to Europe
Russia resumed pumping gas to Europe, following a 10-day maintenance break – and amid concerns that Moscow would curb or halt supplies altogether as a
Chappelle show cancelled over jokes
A Minnesota venue has cancelled a show by comedian Dave Chappelle due to controversy over some of his jokes. The BBC reports that Chappelle has