JOHANNESBURG - Former South African President Thabo Mbeki on Friday warned that the ruling African National Congress is in serious difficulty as the country faces worsening social and economic challenges, saying there is no clear solution in sight.
JOHANNESBURG - A new poll suggests billionaire businessman and Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe is the favourite to replace President Cyril Ramaphosa as leader of the ruling African National Congress in South Africa.
GABORONE - Police in Botswana have arrested a 29-year-old Zimbabwean national, Evans Sivechere, on allegations of orchestrating an international job-seeker scam that reportedly defrauded clients of more than P240,000 (US$17 500).
NAIROBI - Beryl Achieng Odinga (78), the youngest sister of the late Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, has passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital Nairobi.
PRETORIA - South Africa’s opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, has criticised African heads of state for what he described as “unacceptable silence” following recent confrontations between President Cyril Ramaphosa and the US administration.
