adminEx-president Compaore gets life over Sankara murder
Former president Blaise Compaoré was sentenced to life in prison over Sankara murder on Wenesday. The verdict comes 6 months after the trial of 14 accused (including Compaoré) in the assassination of Burkina Faso’s revered panafrican leader started.
Transnet seeks bids for parts of freight network
SA’s state rail company Transnet recently invited bids from the private sector to operate sections of its freight network as it seeks to improve deteriorating infrastructure that is damaging the country’s mining sector.
‘Women don’t feel safe in SA mines’
Natascha Viljoen, chief executive officer of Anglo American platinum business, said women don’t feel safe working underground in South African mines.
Russia takes measures over hostile actions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that scraps simplified visa rules for officials and journalists from so-called unfriendly countries.
School closures during pandemic hit Africa hard
Pandemic-induced disruptions to schooling in Africa have hit particularly hard in the southern and eastern parts of the continent, a United Nations report says.
Superb Foden pulling strings for City
In a crucial week for Manchester City they need their star players to stand up.
Nigeria blocks millions of unregistered subscribers
Nigerian authorities have ordered all cellphone companies to block all phones that are not linked to ID numbers from making outgoing voice calls.
Tiger roars a Masters warning
Former world number one golfer Tiger Woods roared a Masters warning: “I’m only here to win.”
UK detects new Covid variant
A new omicron subvariant has been detected in the UK as the country faces a renewed surge in Covid-19 hospitalisations.
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Vumbachikwe Gold Mine hit by mass exodus of workers
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Reporter A TOTAL of 23 senior and junior managers plus 140 general workers have quit Vumbachikwe Gold Mine in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, within the past two months.…