Dyuti Biswas

Lesotho Raises Concern Over Repatriation Of 400 Citizens From South Africa

South Africa ordered 400 Lesotho nationals, working in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, to leave the country last week.

Nov 29, 2022

Ramaphosa is bidding for a second term as head of the ruling ANC

Cyril Ramaphosa Denies Threat Of Impeachment

President Ramaphosa is under the scanner for allegedly covering up a multi-million-dollar cash theft at his Phala Phala farmhouse.

Nov 25, 2022

South Africa Sees Spurt In Crime Rate, Police Statistics Paint Bleak Picture

An official report from the Ministry of Police showed a surge in the rate of murders and other serious crimes this year compared to 2021.

Nov 24, 2022

The shutdown of numerous nuclear reactors for checks and repairs is behind the concerns of a lack of electricity this winter in France

Eskom Seeks Funds To Combat Increasing Power Outage Problem

South Africa's power-generating firm Eskom is running out of money to fund diesel units, said a statement.

Nov 23, 2022

Killer Of Anti-Apartheid Leader Chris Hani Gets Parole

The decision has sparked an outcry in the country and condemnation from Hani's family members.

Nov 22, 2022

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insists he's got the UK economy back on track after a wobble under his predecessor Liz Truss

UK PM Rishi Sunak Announces Launch Of UK-South Africa Infrastructure Partnership

South Africa is an important nation for the United Kingdom since the former is at present the only African nation in the G20 body, and it acts as the gateway to a huge number of business investments in the African continent for British companies.

Nov 22, 2022

South Africa's coal industry is concentrated in Mpumalanga province, which accounts for about 80 percent of all coal production

South Africa Grappling With Crime Syndicates In Public Sector, Says Transnet

Crime syndicates have crippled the public sector in South Africa.

Nov 14, 2022

G20 finance ministers, central bankers and senior officials meet in Bali

South Africa To Call For Inclusion Of African Union In G20

South Africa is currently the only African member of the G20.

Nov 14, 2022

Miners head to work at the Khutala Colliery mine in Kendal, an hour's drive from Johannesburg, in an area known as South Africa's coal belt

Public Sector Workers Strike in South Africa Over Wage Hike

The Public Servants Association warned that the strike would "have a serious impact" on the transport, home affairs, and border control departments of the country.

Nov 11, 2022

Immigration and police officers stand next to a car believed to have been used in a petrol bomb attack on the Border Force processing centre in Dover

Former President FW de Klerk's Nobel Peace Prize Stolen, Reveals Foundation

Former President FW de Klerk, the last apartheid-era president of South Africa, received the award jointly with Nelson Mandela.

Nov 10, 2022

Nigeria's security forces are facing multiple challenges, from jihadists and separatists to heavily-armed criminal gangs

Unidentified Gunmen Kill 11, Kidnap 80 In Separate Attacks In Nigeria

This was the latest in a series of attacks by armed gangs which prey on public places such as schools, parks, and villages and kidnap people for ransom.

Nov 08, 2022