9+ hour, 5+ min ago   (260+ words) In a statement on Saturday, the government says misinformation, disinformation and malinformation linked to migration are becoming a growing threat to social cohesion, public trust and informed public debate in SA. The government said SA manages migration through established laws,…...

12+ hour, 17+ min ago   (441+ words) Delivering the keynote address on behalf of SA’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile at the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation Winter Seminar in Sandton, Johannesburg, Lamola said migration-related challenges require honest and constructive debate. Lamola said current discussions around migration, border management, social…...

12+ hour, 12+ min ago   (341+ words) Nearly 300 000 people die from drowning each year worldwide, with more than 90% of deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Drowning remains among the 10 leading causes of death for children aged five to 14. Many deaths occur in rivers, lakes, wells, domestic…...

13+ hour, 35+ min ago   (317+ words) Leclerc and team-mate Lewis Hamilton set the pace during Friday practice at the Hungaroring, giving Ferrari an encouraging start to the weekend despite difficult track conditions and complaints from drivers about balance and grip. Leclerc topped first practice ahead of…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago   (178+ words) Channel Africa Discrimination, harassment fuel gender divide in Mozambique: Study Despite constitutional promises of equality, women in Mozambique are still facing uphill battles in classrooms, workplaces, and public life, according to a report by Afrobarometer. The research highlights discriminatory hiring…...

18+ hour, 15+ min ago   (290+ words) Gabon’s main opposition leader, Alain Claude Bilie By Nze, has been in jail for more than three months after the government resurrected an 18-year-old private financial dispute as a pretext ‌to sideline him, his lawyers said in a statement. Nze…...

18+ hour, 15+ min ago   (149+ words) Channel Africa Botswana creates 300 new nursing posts to boost rural healthcare The Botswana government has created 300 new nursing positions across the country as part of an ongoing drive to strengthen public healthcare delivery and plug severe staffing gaps. Once hired,…...

18+ hour, 15+ min ago   (209+ words) Guinea-Bissau’s military government has allowed opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira to leave prison and travel to Portugal for medical treatment, his ‌family told Reuters. Pereira, the leader of the revolutionary PAIGC party and former Prime Minister, was moved back to…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (397+ words) The agency warned this week that a “dual terror” is gripping the capital of North Kordofan, where civilians are increasingly caught between escalating attacks and a worsening humanitarian crisis. “In El Obeid, Sudan, drone attacks during the day and sexual…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (116+ words) Channel Africa SADC, partners launch major disaster simulation exercise in Mozambique The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is teaming up with the Mozambican government and international relief agencies to launch a major Regional Cyclone and Flood Response Simulation Exercise in…...