Downing Street said Queen Elizabeth II had approved the appointment of Zahawi. LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson late Tuesday named his Iraqi-born education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, as finance minister after the shock resignation of Rishi Sunak. Downing Street said Queen Elizabeth II had approved the appointment of Zahawi, who came to Britain as […]
A Russian missile strike killed at least three people in a residential building in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, authorities said, as the search continued for dozens still missing from an attack on a shopping mall two days ago. Eight missiles struck the southern city of Mykolaiv including an apartment building, Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said, just […]
Against the backdrop of the Bavarian Alps, G7 leaders have come together at a critical time in world affairs. Record inflation, a cost of living crisis, and a brutal war in Ukraine are dominating the agenda. President Cyril Ramaphosa leads South Africa’s delegation to the talks – a guest of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He joins […]
Asylum seekers rescued from Libyan prisons and sent to Rwanda for processing, play at the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) Gashora transit centre, in Bugesera, eastern Rwanda June 10, 2022. As the world marks World Refugee Day on Monday, the Southern African Institute for Responsive and Accountable Governance (SAIRAG) says all nations are obligated to receive […]
Boris Johnson said he hopes to emerge from a ‘wretched year’ in hard-hit Britain. AFP/Alastair Grant LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday set out a four-step plan to ease coronavirus restrictions, expressing a hope that life could get back to normal by the end of June. In a statement to parliament, he outlined […]
JOHANNESBURG – An international team of experts wrapping up a month spent in China investigating the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins will brief the media in Wuhan on Tuesday, the WHO announced. “The international team working to understand the origins of the COVID-19 virus is completing its four weeks’ stay in Wuhan, China and together with their Chinese colleagues will […]
The Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA) has announced the beginning of a new literary project. PAWA Programmes Officer, Reine Fioklou says that the new project dubbed, ”PAWA’s Book Of The Week” aims to promote African Literature by highlighting some outstanding old and new books written by African writers on a weekly basis. PAWA has been doing many […]
Today, 2 February 2021, is World Wetlands Day and South Africa joins the nations of the world in celebration of the day with this year’s theme of, “Wetlands and Water”. This year’s focus highlights the role of wetlands as sources of freshwater and presents a call for action towards the protection and restoration of wetlands. […]
MUMBAI – Five people died as a fire tore through a building in the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturing hub in India, but the company insisted the production of drugs to counter the coronavirus pandemic would continue. Rescue workers discovered five bodies in the under-construction building after the blaze at the Serum Institute of India was brought under control, media reports […]
A commuter wearing a face mask awaits transport to get out of the central business district of Harare. AFP/Jekesai Njikizana HARARE – Zimbabwe’s government on Saturday imposed a national lockdown with immediate effect, following a surge in COVID-19 cases, creating a major problem for most citizens who rely on the informal employment sector. Only essential services, […]