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SABS denies allegations of corruption, mismanagement 
By: Darren Parker 13th December 2024 The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has denied a series of allegations of longstanding and ongoing corruption and mismanagement. In an... →
Congo to get Japan's mpox vaccine for children from next week, Africa CDC says
By: Reuters 13th December 2024 Democratic Republic of Congo should start to receive three million doses of mpox vaccine from Japan next week that can be used on children, the... →
Cattle rustling: a lifeline for Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th December 2024 Insurgents fund their activities through stealing cows – making it more difficult to address organised crime and terrorism. In Africa,... →
Russian power creeps across West Africa with Equatorial Guinea mission
By: Reuters 12th December 2024 Russia has deployed up to 200 military instructors to Equatorial Guinea in recent weeks to protect the presidency, sources told Reuters, showing... →
Ghana’s president John Mahama makes a comeback – what lies ahead
10th December 2024 John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s incoming president, has won a chance to rewrite his legacy. He was voted out of office in 2016 by what was then the... →
Busa expresses frustration over UIF’s ongoing failures
By: Sabrina Jardim 6th December 2024 The operational inefficiencies and governance failures of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) are letting down hundreds of thousands of workers,... →
McKinsey to pay SA R1.1bn for its role in State capture
By: Thabi Shomolekae 6th December 2024 The National Prosecuting Authority announced that it has successfully concluded dispute resolution with McKinsey South Africa, in which McKinsey... →
Green loan underpinning latest Harmony Gold renewable-energy project in North West
By: Martin Creamer 4th December 2024 A R1.5-billion green loan facility secured in 2022 is the significant funding underpin of three solar PV renewable-energy plants being constructed... →
