Lebanon has fired two rockets at Israel.Israel, in turn, has responded with artillery fire.The skirmishes are part of regional tension ...

Rwanda has sent 300 troops to reinforce United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, where they will help protect ...

A doctors' union in Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday called off a three-week-old strike over pay that had brought ...

Democratic Alliance leader, John Steenhuisen, has written to the South African Human Rights Commission in an effort to stop the ...

The Equality Court has awarded a transgender woman R600 000 in damages.Karabo Ndlovu was made to undress in a public ...

At just 18 years of age and with an Olympic silver medal in the bank, Christine Mboma has a bright ...

Naspers Foundry said investing in the company meets its strategy of growing tech businesses that address societal needs.Naked was established ...

The Sudanese Cabinet has backed a draft bill to join the ICC.Cabinet's approval however, still needs to be ratified.Prime Minister ...

Another taxi operator was shot dead in Cape Town.The 56-year-old Codeta operator was shot in the face and chest at ...

U.S. Agency for International Development head Samantha Power is set to meet Wednesday with officials in Ethiopia as the United ...

By Baidurjo BhoseNew Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The much-awaited high-octane clash between India and Pakistan in the upcoming T20 ...

At the end of July - around the same time Transnet was hit by a cyberattack - local steel supplier ...

Montreal [Canada], August 4 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) publication ...

British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland said on Tuesday he would be speaking to the referees about ensuring a ...

South Africa recorded 8 988 new confirmed Covid-19 infections on Tuesday.555 new deaths have been recorded, bringing the official death ...

WHITE HOUSE - Calling it a major milestone, U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the country has shipped ...

NAIROBI - Two international aid groups said Tuesday that the Ethiopian government had suspended part or all of their operations, ...

ABUJA, NIGERIA - Doctors in Nigeria's state-run hospitals have walked off the job over what they call poor salaries, insurance, ...

African cities are among the fastest growing in the world, leading to rising demand for urban housing. Housing policies promoted ...

Uganda is currently in a partial country-wide lockdown. The "second wave" of coronavirus infections has been especially unforgiving. There is ...

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced the scaling up of the country's COVID-19 vaccination rollout. At the beginning of ...

Georgetown [Guyana], August 3 (ANI): Dwayne Bravo, the two-time T20I World Champion, on Tuesday announced that today's match against Pakistan ...

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], August 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,787,146 as of Tuesday afternoon, ...

FIFA's ethics committee on Tuesday handed a year ban from football-related activities to former African Football Confederation (CAF) president Issa ...

There are specific basic areas of improvement the Springboks could incorporate that, although not drastic, could swing the deciding third ...

Weeks after being taken hostage, 16 people were stabbed to death.The victims included two women.They were held by the Allied ...

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will brief members of the media on developments with regards to the ...

US investigators joined an investigation into Mirror Trading International, seen as 2020's biggest cryptocurrency scam, to help liquidators of the ...

Norway's Karsten Warholm won Olympic gold in the men's 400-meter hurdles, narrowly defeating American Rai Benjamin on Tuesday in Tokyo. ...

© Provided by Xinhua In 2020, alongside the spread of COVID-19 in the world, 333 confirmed assaults were reported to ...

New Delhi, [India], August 3 (ANI): United Arab of Emirates (UAE) lifted the ban for transit travellers for six countries ...

New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The selection committee of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has picked a 28-member ...

Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food. ...

Nigeria's communications commission said on Tuesday MTN Nigeria's application to renew its operating licence for another ten years was still ...

The Cape Cobras have formally been renamed Western Province following South African cricket's domestic restructure.The local cricket scene will revert ...

The British & Irish Lions announced six changes on Tuesday to their starting team for the decisive third Test against ...

Eskom said it's seeking to appoint advisors on how to restructure itself into three separate units, a reorganisation that was ...

Police Minister Bheki Cele said recent unrest in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal claimed 36 lives.Of the 36 people who were killed, 30 ...

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet voiced her concerns about the political turmoil in Tunisia in a phone call with the ...

© Provided by Xinhua Many countries entered this crisis with high debt levels and limited resources to ramp up health ...