Monthly Archives: June 2019
Britain to be 1st emission-free
Britain has announced it will enshrine a new commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 into law, marking a first among...
US coys sued over Grenfell fire
Defects in products made by U.S. companies ignited and fuelled the catastrophic 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed 72 people, according to...
Botswana leaves for African Beach games
Team Botswana left on June 10 for Sal, Cape Verde, where they will compete at the inaugural African Beach Games from June 14-23.
Botswana will...
SA ships citrus to China
The Baltic Summer reefer vessel carrying citrus from South Africa to the People's Republic of China had arrived at Shanghai Port on 10 June...
Niger, Tunisia seat on UN Council
Niger and Tunisia were among countries elected as non-permanent members to the Security Council for a period of two years.
Seven candidates ran for five...
School heads confab over age of consent
The proposed age of consent is top of the agenda as secondary schools heads meet in Mombasa for the 44th conference.
On Monday the Kenya...
Yellow fever over-rules free border passage
It may soon be harder to cross the border into any East African country without a yellow fever certificate if a new policy to...
Zambia wins COSAFA cup
Tapson Kaseba scored the only goal of the game as Zambia were crowned 2019 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup champions after...
Ahmad arrested in France
President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, has been arrested in Paris, the capital of France.
Ahmad was arrested on last Thursday...
Abuja stadium renamed Moshood Abiola
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday renamed the National Stadium Abuja to Moshood Abiola stadium as mark of honour to the late winner of the...
