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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has described last week's dumping of waste at Stima Plaza as 'uncouth' and 'completely off.'
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Benjamin Netanyahu is answering to charges of fraud, breach of trust, and accepting bribes in three separate cases.
[Egypt Online] Egypt reiterated on Sunday March 2nd, 2025 its rejection of attempts to form a parallel Sudanese government, saying such a matter will further complicate the situation in Sudan, impede efforts to unify visions among the Sudanese political parties and exacerbate humanitarian conditions.
[IPS] Stockholm, Sweden -- With global temperatures continuing to break records and every global indicator of the health of the natural world showing decline, the need to quickly move away from fossil fuels and environmentally destructive practices has never been more apparent. But as has often been pointed out, how this 'green transition' is achieved matters.
[IPS] Dar es Salaam -- Speaker of the Tanzanian Parliament and President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Tulia Akson, has called for bold and immediate investments in young people to unlock the demographic dividend and accelerate sustainable development across Africa and Asia.
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Joshlin Smith has been missing for over a year after she disappeared outside her home in Saldanha Bay
The newly appointed Archbishop of Johannesburg, Cardinal Stephen Brislin, led a prayer service on Sunday attended by numerous South African Catholic worshippers, focusing on Pope Francis's health and recovery as he fights double pneumonia.
“I notice that there is a prejudice against women whatever they do. They are never considered at the same level as men”
[Bhekisisa] Healthcare doesn't come cheap, and rolling out National Health Insurance -- the government's plan to give everyone the same medical service regardless of whether they can pay for it -- will cost a lot of money. The NHI Act says that funding healthcare for all should come from tax. But with economic growth in a vice, many people being without jobs and people living longer but more getting sick, will there be enough money to cover everyone? We do some sums to look at different options.
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that unraveling the ceasefire could push Gaza’s population of over two million back into crisis. Meanwhile, U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called Israel’s decision “alarming,” while MSF condemned it as “unacceptable, outrageous.”
These amendments, effective July 1, 2025, aim to enhance fairness, efficiency, and technology use in football.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kigali, Rwanda -- Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is in Rwanda for a high-profile meeting with President Paul Kagame, ChimpReports has reported.
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has not responded to accusations that he threatened to expel the Ecowas team.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The effects of harsh weather conditions are not only causing discomfort for Ugandans but are also impacting the economy, with rising food prices contributing to inflationary pressures. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) shows that annual inflation for the year ending February 2025 stood at 3.7 percent, slightly up from 3.6 percent in January 2025.
[FrontPageAfrica] Paynesville -- Tensions are escalating across several United Methodist Church congregations due to an internal dispute over church properties, a conflict that many attribute to the denomination's decision to recognize same-sex marriage.
[DA] It is a shame that the ANC is willing to risk South Africa's economic stability in a desperate attempt to force a tone-deaf 0.75% VAT increase down the throats of South Africans.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) have ceded a 20-acre parcel of land in Nairobi's Roysambu to a flamboyant city preacher on the intervention of President William Ruto.
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Kisumu residents have called on Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga to broaden his consultations as he prepares to join the broad-based government.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto on Sunday revealed his intervention to end tensions between Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and the Kenya Power following a dramatic standoff.
[allAfrica] Nigerian-born artist and social media personality Prince Ebenezer Obioma, popularly known as 3GAR BABY, has made headlines once again - this time for a luxury car crash in South Africa.
