adminRacism, unfairness, ill treatment on Generations set: Axed actors
JOHANNESBURG – Sixteen fired Generations actors this week told their side of the pay dispute saga which has seen them forcibly retire their acting duties for a week. The group of…
In defence of the United States of Africa
Khumbulani Malinga In 1924 Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr a Jamaican Political Leader and Orator wrote a poem titled; Hail United States of Africa: Hail! United States of Africa-free! Hail! Motherland…
South Africa’s land reform time bomb still ticking
Kristy Siegfried The pace of land reform in South Africa has long been criticised as too slow, but experts and black South Africans still awaiting restitution, fear that the recent…
Obama says eradicating Islamic State will not be easy
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama cautioned on Tuesday that wiping out a radical group like the Islamic State will not be easy and quick. Obama made the comment as he…
Ebola causing huge damage to West Africa economies: ADB
FREETOWN – Ebola is causing enormous damage to West African economies, draining budgetary resources and slashing economic growth by up to 4 percent as foreign businessmen leave and projects are…
Hamas ‘brought Israel to its knees’: Iran
Tehran – Iran said yesterday that Palestinian militants had emerged the victors and brought their Israeli foe “to its knees” during the bloody 50-day Gaza conflict. “The heroic Palestinian people…
IMF boss under investigation in corruption probe
PARIS – International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde was yesterday placed under formal investigation for “negligence” in her handling of a scandal involving tycoon Bernard Tapie in 2008. Lagarde, questioned…
Cameroon says kills 27 Boko Haram militants in border clashes
YAOUNDE – Cameroon’s army has killed 27 members of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram near a northern town, state radio said yesterday, in a sign of growing cross-border activity by…
UN moves to slap sanctions on Libya militias
The UN Security Council has moved to impose sanctions on militias and their political supporters who are fuelling Libya’s escalating war. In a resolution adopted unanimously yesterday, the 15-member council also…
Life returns to Gaza as truce holds
An open-ended ceasefire in the Gaza war was holding as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong criticism in Israel over a costly conflict with Palestinian fighters in which no clear…