Fitch leaves ratings unchanged

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Fitch, the international credit ratings agency, has left South Africa’s credit rating at BB-. It also said that this rating was stable, meaning it is

Exploding donkey cart kills one, injures others

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A Kenyan police officer has been killed, and four people have been seriously injured by a donkey cart with an improvised explosive on the Kenyan/Somali

Cholera outbreak in Zambia has killed 400 and infected over 10 000

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Schools in Zambia have remained closed in Zambia after the end-of-year holidays as part of government efforts to control a cholera outbreak in the country.

India-Maldives tensions rise

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Diplomatic tensions are on the rise between India and the Maldives, involving social media confrontations, the sovereignty of the island nation, and the influence of

Emigration – grass not necessarily greener

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Despite the surge in emigration due to the nation’s plethora of challenges, data and insights from experts paint a different picture, according to BusinessTech. The

Concern over measles outbreak in UK

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A measles outbreak in the UK has been declared a ‘national incident’ by that country’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA). A senior UKHSA official, Dame Jenny

Drunk passenger gnashes stewardess 

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A flight from Japan to the United States had to return to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after a flight attendant was assaulted by a passenger.  The

First Turkish astronaut launched to the ISS

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This week history was made when a Turk became that country’s first astronaut. On Thursday Alper Gezeravcı, along with three colleagues, set off for the

Macron shifts to right in bid to shore up support

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Following a televised press conference this week, observers of French politics say the country’s President, Emmanuel Macron, is shifting to the right. Observers say that

Rate of deforestation in Amazon declines

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The rate of deforestation in the Amazon in 2023 dropped by half compared to the previous year. This was according to the Brazilian government, which