Union ‘cannot be convinced’ children will safely return to school after mid-term
A teachers’ union said it “cannot be convinced” children will safely return to school after the mid-term break in light of the rising ...
Fintan O’Toole: State bumbling along with ad hoc decision-making as Covid crisis worsens
Last Saturday there were intensive discussions at the highest level about whether the country’s anti-coronavirus measures should be raised to Level 5. So ...
Africa: Covid-19 Shows Why Agricultural Research Needs Greater Gender Equality
In the months since coronavirus first emerged, scientists around the world swiftly pivoted to the pandemic response with many focused on developing a ...
Africa: Fake Trafficking News Targets Migrants
Exaggerated reports on social media of human trafficking syndicates snatching people in broad daylight legitimate xenophobia while deflecting from the real problems in ...
Liberia: ‘We Expect Much More of You’ – Weah Swears in New Ministers
Monrovia — President George M. Weah has commissioned four new ministers into his Cabinet, but not without openly challenging them to deliver "more ...
South Africa: Western Cape Judge President Accuses Chief Justice of Perjury, Conspiracy
Embattled Judge John Hlophe has labelled his deputy, Judge Patricia Goliath, a 'nonentity' and accused the Chief Justice of South Africa, Mogoeng Mogoeng, ...
South Africa: Two Borders With South Africa Proposed to Ease Pressure On Beitbridge
The Department of Immigration has advised the Government to consider formalising two proposed borders with South Africa to relieve pressure on Beitbridge and ...
Nigeria: How Years of Unending Police Brutality Pushed Young People Into Fierce Demand for Justice
After years of rampant brutality by the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigerian police, what began years ago as an ...
Botswana: Locust Outbreak National Disaster
Kasane — Assistant Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Security, Ms Beauty Manake, has urged government departments and stakeholders to work together to ...
Africa: Over 9,700 New Covid-19 Infections Across Continent in 24 Hours
As of October 20, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,655,980. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 39,931, ...
