Duduzane Zuma, the son of former South African president Jacob Zuma, was released on bail after appearing in court in leg-irons on Monday on charges of corruption, the biggest scalp so far in an attempt to get to the bottom of the graft allegations that swirled around his father. Duduzane Zuma, who returned to South […]
Namibia’s central bank, Bank of Namibia (BON), said Friday Banco Nacional De Angola (BNA) has settled its outstanding obligation to Namibia, with the last payment of 51.1 million U.S. dollars. BON Deputy Governor, Ebson Uanguta at the media briefing Friday in Windhoek said the settling of the outstanding obligation is a demonstration of the excellent […]
During his first week at school, five-year-old Michael Komape drowned in a pit latrine in northern South Africa. That day in January 2014 will be one his father James Komape will never forget. As he takes me back to the school in Chebeng village, where the tragedy struck, his pain is palpable. “When I arrived […]
A horticulture expert with the Europe Africa Caribbean Pacific Liaison Committee (COLEACP) says Zimbabwe has significant horticulture export potential and can surpass Kenyan production with careful planning and coordination. The horticulture sector is gearing up to improve exports with assistance of COLEACP which entered into a partnership with a local trade promotion body Zimtrade in […]
“Africa is for black people. Period. We need our land back and we’re going to take it by force,” said a woman amongst an angry crowd trying to occupy a field on the north-eastern edge of Johannesburg in South Africa. She is wearing a red beret indicating her support for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), […]