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Five MPs to be sworn in as PAP members

Five MPs which include the Economic Freedom Fighters’s leader Julius Malema, NCOP Chairperson Thandi Modise, Thoko Didiza, Mandla Mandela and Santosh Vinita are to be sworn in as members of Pan African Parliament on Monday. PAP president, Roger Nkodo Dang, will conduct the ceremony as the continental body’s sixth Ordinary Session resumes in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, on Monday morning. The members are replacing, Dr Hunadi Mateme, Thandi Memela, Charles […]

7 May 2018

International News

Africa agrees deal for Continental Free Trade Area

The leaders of 44 African countries have signed a deal to create one of the world's largest free trade blocs. The agreement was signed at a summit in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. It is hoped the deal will come into force within six months, and increase prosperity for 1.2 billion Africans. But 10 countries, including Nigeria, have refused to sign the deal, and it will need to be ratified by […]

22 March 2018

Local

Africa to work towards self dependence: AU

The African Union Summit in Ethiopia has ended with the Heads of State vowing to work towards the continent’s self dependence and better operation of the Union. The AU summit has deliberated on peace and security issues with the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Libya topping the agenda. President Zuma says South Africa will continue to play a key role to assist these countries to have lasting peace. […]

30 January 2018

Opinions

‘S***hole’ nationalism

OPINION by One thing that is upsetting about the comments that US President Donald Trump made calling African and African-descent nations "s***holes" is that his African and African-descent supporters from the 2016 election period haven't come out to support him on that. After all, loyalty counts for something, doesn't it? Some of these people are my friends, mind you. Any takers? Come on, now. Y'all were loud in 2016, time […]

20 January 2018

International News

Surgery death rates in Africa are twice global average – study

Death rates for patients undergoing surgery in Africa are double the global average even though they tend to be younger, scientists said on Wednesday, adding that many deaths were likely preventable. Contributory factors include few specialists, poor hospital infrastructure and a lack of post-operative monitoring, they said in a study published in the Lancet medical journal. “Patients receiving surgery in Africa are younger than the global average, with a lower-risk […]

4 January 2018

International News

Ethiopia, Egypt, DRC worst hit in Africa by Trump visa lottery push back

Egypt, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia are the three top African countries who will be affected by a move by the United States to cancel a visa lottery regime. Figures from the Department of State indicates that the three countries had over 2,000 beneficiaries enter the U.S. through the annual lottery program for the year 2016. The document titled, “Immigrant Number Use for Visa Issuances and Adjustments […]

9 November 2017

International News

EU president says Europe is at risk if it fails to step up aid to Africa

The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called on the European Union member states to contribute to Africa or face risks of migrant influx. Juncker said on Wednesday during the EU’s State of the Union Address that Europe could face a repeat of the 2015 high influx of migrants when the UN’s World Food Programme ran out of funds. “Our €2.7 billion EU-Africa Trust Fund is creating employment opportunities across […]

14 September 2017

International News

Boy travels from Morocco to Spain under bus

A boy travelled at least 230 km from Morocco to Spain hanging underneath a bus, officials said on Monday, in another example of desperate measures taken by migrants to get to Europe. Emergency services in the southern Spanish city of Seville tweeted a video of the boy being led away from a bus they said came from Tangier, wearing a dirtied white t-shirt. They said he had been taken to […]

27 June 2017

International News

EU agrees to tackle illegal migration from Africa

European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to step up their efforts to curb illegal migration from African countries with the aim of replicating their success in halting inflows from Turkey over the past year. While migrants reaching Greece from Turkey have dropped to a trickle after a deal with Ankara in March, arrivals in Italy from Africa are increasing so far this year. Italy received 154,000 migrants last year and […]

21 October 2016

Africa

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