2023 has been the worst year for power cuts implemented by South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom. On November 30, Africa’s most advanced economy was 334 days into a year that had 322 days of rolling power outages, locally called load shedding. The struggling power utility is...
The South African government has requested an urgent meeting with officials in Botswana after the neighboring country extended a ban on fresh produce imports that was set to expire this month. Botswana extended the prohibition of fresh produce imports from South Africa until 2025 and...
Dozens in Lebanon, on Thursday, protested against an upcoming visit to the country’s highest Sunni religious authority by the US Ambassador in Beirut, Anadolu Agency reports. The Dar Al-Fatwa postponed Dorothy Shea’s visit to its headquarters in the country’s capital after the...
Members of the European Parliament have described Israel’s actions in Gaza as a “violation of international law,” “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing.” During a session held at the European Parliament’s General Assembly yesterday, parliamentarians accused the European Union of applying...
A top aide to Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, denied on Thursday that a humanitarian truce had been reached with Israel, adding that negotiations are continuing, Anadolu Agency reports. The statement came shortly after a White House announcement saying that Israel had agreed to...
