International News
Swahili becomes the first African language to be honoured by Unesco
By: News24Wire 26th November 2021 Kiswahili or Swahili, a language spoken in at least 11 African countries by an estimated 98-million people became the first African language to get... →
South Africa questions UK flight ban amid global alarm over Covid variant 
By: Reuters 26th November 2021 South Africa said on Friday a British ban on flights from six southern African countries over a new Covid-19 variant seemed rushed, as EU... →
EU moves to halt air travel from southern Africa over Covid variant
By: Reuters 26th November 2021 The European Union (EU) aims to halt air travel from the southern African region amid rising concern about a new Covid-19 variant detected in South... →
United States lifts 2015 sanctions on four Burundians
By: Reuters 19th November 2021 The United States is lifting restrictions on four Burundians whom it had sanctioned in 2015 over violence in the country, the White House said on... →
US top diplomat Blinken to visit Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal next week
By: Reuters 12th November 2021 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal from November 15 to 20, the State Department said on Thursday. In... →
Climate on track to devastate world’s poorest economies – Study
By: News24Wire 8th November 2021 The 65 most vulnerable nations will see their gross domestic product drop 20 percent on average by 2050 and 64 percent by 2100 if the world heats... →
South Africa signs R131bn concessional climate pledge for low-carbon transition 
By: Simone Liedtke 2nd November 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa on November 2 announced that South Africa had signed a political declaration with the governments of France, Germany, the... →
WHO says new team could be ‘last chance’ to find Covid-19 origins
By: News24Wire 14th October 2021 The World Health Organization has said its newly established task force could be the “last chance” to find the truth over the origins of the... →
