News24 | Boeing passenger plane leaves runway in Senegal, injuring 11
An Air Senegal plane – not the aircraft in question – pictured in Dakar in April 2009.(Georges GOBET / AFP) An Air Senegal plane left the runway after failing to…
News24 | The US, EU, Japan look to DRC in microchip war with China
A worker produces chips for mobile phones, cars, and LED lighting at a workshop in Huai, a city in Jiangsu province, China, 29 April 2024. (Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) China…
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News24 | ‘I am happy because I will reunite with my family’: Rescued Mozambican child labourers head home
The boys, aged between 13 and 17, were rescued from the factory by the police and officials from the Department of Labour and Employment. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images) Eight Mozambican child…
News24 | Zimbabwe’s many care workers in the UK face up to good money, but no family members
20 000 Zimbabweans were granted visas to work in care jobs in the UK, often for elderly people. Under new rules, many can no longer relocate their families. The British…
News24 | Worst drought in four decades cuts Zimbabwean maize crop by 72%
Southern Africa is battling a drought brought on by El Niño and it’s hitting crop production. (Westend61/Getty Images). Maize output in Zimbabwe will drop by almost three-quarters this year as…
News24 | Chad vote counting begins after tense first Sahel presidential poll since coups
Scrutineers hold ballots during the counting of the vote for Chad’s presidential electio,n at a polling station in N’Djamena on 6 May 2024. (Issouf SANOGO / AFP) Chad’s capital was…
News24 | Botswana official slams ‘fugitive’ former president Ian Khama’s attempt to extend proxy chieftaincy
From president to “fugitive from justice” – Ian Khama has approached Botswana’s courts in a bid to remove his uncle as the acting regent of the Bagammangwato tribe and appoint…
Chad holds presidential election after years of military rule
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