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Air quality in South Africa has come under the spotlight once again and the city of Johannesburg has called for an investigation into a heavy sulphur-like smell that filled the air this week. Last year the stench was believed to be the result of elevated levels of sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide from a fuels plant in Mpumalanga. Experts say… Read More

Air quality in South Africa has come under the spotlight once again and the city of Johannesburg has called for an investigation into a heavy sulphur-like smell that filled the air this week. Last year the stench was believed to be the result of elevated levels of sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide from a fuels plant in Mpumalanga. Experts say… Read More

When John Kani launched his acting career in the 1960s, the only stage he could find was an empty snake pit at a shuttered South African museum. His latest production, “Kunene and the King”, opened with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played on London’s West End. It’s now resuming a South African tour that was interrupted by the pandemic’s theatre… Read More

When John Kani launched his acting career in the 1960s, the only stage he could find was an empty snake pit at a shuttered South African museum. His latest production, “Kunene and the King”, opened with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played on London’s West End. It’s now resuming a South African tour that was interrupted by the pandemic’s theatre… Read More

Tribal clashes over the past week in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur have killed around 100 people, the U.N. refugee agency and a tribal elder said Monday, the latest surge in violence in the restive region. Toby Harward, a coordinator with the UNHCR, said the fighting grew out of a land dispute between Arab and African tribes in the town of Kulbus… Read More

Tribal clashes over the past week in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur have killed around 100 people, the U.N. refugee agency and a tribal elder said Monday, the latest surge in violence in the restive region. Toby Harward, a coordinator with the UNHCR, said the fighting grew out of a land dispute between Arab and African tribes in the town of Kulbus… Read More

The King and Queen of Belgium, Philippe and Mathilde, visited the eastern city of Bukavu on Sunday as part of an official trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and met with gynecologist Denis Mukwege, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work helping victims of sexual violence in the east of the country. The Belgian monarchs, accompanied… Read More

Last updated: 59 minutes ago Men riding horses take part in Cavalhada, a traditional festival held in Mateus Leme city, southeastern of Minas Gerais state. The Cavalhada is the reenactment of the struggle between Moors and Christians. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More

Last updated: 9 hours ago On a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, King Philippe of Belgium and his wife will spend the day in Bukavu (North Kivu, in the east) on Sunday 12 June, the last stop on their trip before returning to Brussels on Monday. The authorities have demanded that all houses on the King’s route be… Read More

Pope Francis on Sunday said he regretted having had to postpone a trip to Congo and South Sudan because of a painful knee. Speaking to the faithful in St Peter’s Square, the pontiff said he felt “great sorrow” after canceling his trip initially planned for July 2-7 on doctors’ advice. “I want to speak to the people and the authorities… Read More