South Africa: President Ramaphosa denies his ministers ‘live like rock stars’

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed claims that his new cabinet is bloated and says he is committed to restructuring the government. Opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen…

Nigeria: Authorities probe Lufthansa for alleged mistreatment

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has begun investigations into the alleged maltreatment of more than 200 Nigeria-bound passengers by German airline, Lufthansa Airlines. Local media said the carrier last Friday…

Mozambique: Cyclone Freddy expected to make landfall for the second time

Cyclone Freddy is expected to make landfall again in Mozambique later this week after it struck Madagascar for a second time on Monday. It killed four people on the Indian…

Tanzania: Forex reserves running low

Tanzania and her East African neighbours are facing a foreign currency reserve crisis. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Tanzania had received requests to offer guarantees for their fuel imports. She…

Kenya: US dollar shortage out of our control – minister

Kenya’s Trade Minister Moses Kuria has said the dollar shortage in the country is beyond the government’s control. Mr Kuria told MPs that the shortage was a global issue but…

Indonesia: Officials jailed over Kanjuruhan stadium deaths

Two football club officials have been jailed over the Indonesia stadium crush last October which killed 135 people. The Kanjuruhan stadium crush in Malang, East Java occurred after police fired…

USA: Tiger Woods sued by ex-girlfriend for USD30million

Multiple lawsuits filed by an ex-girlfriend of golf superstar Tiger Woods asks a judge in Florida to cancel a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) she signed with him and award her a…

Thailand: Man jailed for insulting king over duck calendar

A Thai man has been jailed for two years for selling calendars which featured satirical comments and rubber ducks in royal regalia, which prosecutors said defamed the monarchy. Narathorn Chotmankongsin,…

Ukraine: Kyiv denies involvement in Nord Stream pipeline blasts

Ukraine has denied any involvement in September’s attack on the Nord Stream pipelines, which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany. The denial follows a report from the…

USA: Two of four survive Mexican kidnapping

Two of the four Americans kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico last week are dead and two are alive and now back in the US, Mexican and US officials say. Four…