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Parliament’s Transport Committee denounces destruction of Putco buses in Mpumalanga
By: Rebecca Campbell 28th January 2025 The chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport, Donald Selamolela, has denounced the arson attacks on dozens of buses on Monday... →
Dry Zimbabwe hit by blackouts, but renewables still underfunded
By: Reuters 28th January 2025 Loveness Madangawa prepares lunch over an open fire in Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe - she has an electric stove, but power cuts caused partly by... →
Congo rebels face some resistance in Goma, more peacekeepers killed
By: Reuters 28th January 2025 Gunfire rippled across east Congo's largest city Goma where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels still faced pockets of resistance from army and... →
SA: Gwede Mantashe: Address by Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, on the release of the 2024 mine health and safety statistics (23/01/2025)
24th January 2025 We have just concluded a meeting with our social partners that are represented here, during which we assessed the progress made on occupational... →
Africa’s nuclear energy future
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th January 2025 A rapid increase in demand may leave Africa no choice but to make a substantial investment in nuclear energy. In a world that must urgently move... →
Sasol fire heightens South Africa’s dependence on fuel imports
By: Bloomberg 14th January 2025 A fire that shut Sasol’s Natref oil refinery leaves South Africa with only one crude-processing plant running, highlighting a growing reliance on... →
Kenya abductions: the powerful legal shields citizens and courts can use – expert
13th January 2025 Kenya’s national human rights commission recorded 82 abductions or enforced disappearances between June and December 2024. Many of the people... →
Why were Africa’s violence levels up in 2024?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th January 2025 Increasing levels of extreme poverty in Africa were turbocharged by Covid-19, fuelling the fire of relative deprivation. 2024 was a bleak year for... →
