insert_link Africa Kenya protesters scuffle with police firing rubber bullets, tear gas By Hillary ORINDE Stone-throwing demonstrators scuffled Tuesday with Kenyan police who fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse thousands of mostly young people protesting proposed tax hikes in the capital Nairobi, AFP journalists saw. The mainly Gen-Z-led rallies, which began last week, have caught the government off guard, with President William Ruto saying over the weekend he was ready to talk to […] todayJune 25, 2024 5
insert_link Environment In Cambodia, an official’s cashew factory churns out timber from a protected forest By Gerald Flynn & Phoung Vantha Vegetation lurches over a concrete wall that runs alongside a quiet road in the northern Cambodian province of Preah Vihear. Behind the wall, and the rusty gate that serves as the only entrance point, sits one of Cambodia’s three medium-sized cashew nut processing factories. At 2 p.m. on a Thursday in late November last year, the road is silent under the […] todayFebruary 20, 2024 8
insert_link South Africa Resignation calls for Nzimande and Khosa intensify over kickback allegations Demands for the resignation of South Africa's Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande and National Students Financial Aid Scheme board chair Ernest Khosa have intensified amidst allegations of receiving millions of rand in kickbacks from service providers. Nzimande's spokesperson, Ishmael Mnisi told Newzroom Africa that it’s a witch hunt. Meanwhile, Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen says the party's shadow ministers and student organisation will mass mobilize campaigns for South African President […] todayJanuary 8, 2024 31
insert_link Namibia Minister of Sport denies City of Windhoek debt Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero has refuted allegations of the ministry owing the City of Windhoek for electricity at the Independence Stadium. todayNovember 23, 2023 15
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
