In the Republic of congo, medical centers all around the state are rushing to vaccinate all people against measles. Since January of last year measles has been a big problem in the Democratic Republic of Congo, already claiming over 4,000 lives. This nearly doubles the number dead from the ebola outbreak a few years ago. This is the most active… Read more »
(Kampala) – Ugandan authorities should thoroughly investigate the fatal attack on October 4, 2019 on an activist for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, Human Rights Watch said today. The death of the activist, Brian Wasswa, comes as the Ugandan government calls for reintroducing an anti-homosexuality bill that would provide the death penalty for consensual same-sex… Read more »
Kinshasa/Dakar/Geneva/New York — UNICEF is vaccinating thousands more children against measles and rushing life-saving medicines to health centers across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as deaths from the world’s largest measles outbreak top 4,000. Since January, 203,179 cases of measles have been reported in all 26 provinces of the country, and 4,096 have died. Children under the age… Read more »
The federal government and the labour unions should find a common ground The battle line seems drawn, once again, between labour unions in the country and the federal government over the implementation of the minimum wage for workers. But as we went to press last night, a meeting between the government and the labour unions was on to resolve the… Read more »
After camping for a week outside the offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cape Town, refugees say they will stay put until their demands are met. The refugees and asylum seekers want to be relocated to countries such as Canada, the United States of America, New Zealand and Australia because they face xenophobic violence in… Read more »
Recently in the city of kwale, Kenya a strike force of police led an attack on a location held by a terrorist organization know as Al-Shabaab. In the raid a most wanted criminal was killed and a few other members were injured. The following sunday the organization dispatched a bunch of members from Somalia into Kenya to destroy certain target… Read more »
With only weeks remaining of the SANDF’s deployment to the Cape Flats, it’s hard to assess the impact of the troops’ presence. But on Wednesday, one point raised by cops, a colonel and community members was consistent: the military deployment should be extended. “The soldiers are here, and we’re happy,” Nyanga Community Policing Forum (CPF) chairperson Martin Makasi told a… Read more »
President Cyril Ramaphosa will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday for a state visit, the first for South Africa’s 6th administration. “One of the main features of the visit will be a joint business forum, with a focus on trade and investment,” Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Khusela Diko said on Tuesday. “The state visit will not only provide an opportunity for… Read more »
Police at the Coast are on high alert over a possible Al-Shabaab attack a few weeks after a most wanted terrorist was killed and another suspected member injured in raids in Kwale and Mombasa counties. On Sunday, police said the terrorist group is believed to have sent seven operatives to Kwale and Kilifi counties to attack key installations. An internal… Read more »
Police in Kaduna have rescued over 300 people from a house where they had been chained and maltreated for at least three months. Police said the house, disguised an Islamic school and a rehabilitation camp, was operated by seven men, led by a 39-year-old identified as Ismaila Abubakar. The Kaduna State police spokesperson, Yakubu Sabo, told PREMIUM TIMES on Friday… Read more »