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Three months after South Africa sealed most exits at a disused mine near Johannesburg in a crackdown on illegal miners, it has now agreed to rescue hundreds trapped underground — many now believed too weak to come out on their own. CBC | World News
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Cholera cases explode after extreme rains fuelled by climate change in west and central Africa
In west and central Africa, heavy rains and flooding show climate change is another thumb on a scale already weighed down by war and disease. CBC | World News
Read More »Huge £765m archaeological museum in Africa near pyramids to be the world’s largest
The Grand Egyptian Museum will be home to more than 100,000 ancient artefacts. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »‘Hidden gem’ is the ‘ideal’ spot for winter sun – beating India and South Africa
The opportunity to travel and get some vitamin D is enough for any Brits to book a flight elsewhere and research has found the best places to go. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Danish heir to throne follows in Prince Harry’s footsteps with extended Africa trip
Crown Prince Christian of Denmark is due to embark on an extended stay in East Africa this week – following in the footsteps of Britain’s very own Prince Harry Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »India wins the T20 World Cup in a thrilling final against South Africa
India pulled off a sensational seven-run win against South Africa in a gripping final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday in Bridgetown, Barbados. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The town dubbed ‘Venice of Africa’ because it’s slowly disappearing into the sea
Saint Louis in Senegal is suffering from rising sea levels. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Hope Education Project launches drive to combat young people trafficking in West Africa
The promise of a decent job and the chance to help their family – no wonder young people in struggling corners of the world don’t stand a chance and fall for traffickers’ brutal deceptions that leave them enslaved and desperate. But can education and empowerment stop the scandalous waste and injustice before it is too late? That’s focus of the ...
Read More »South Africa veers into uncharted territory with coalition government talks
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called Sunday for parties to overcome their differences and find “common ground” to form the first national coalition government in the country’s young democracy. CBC | World News
Read More »ANC party loses its 30-year parliamentary majority in South Africa
The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. CBC | World News
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