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By Enyichukwu Enemanna Officials of the South African government have called for a balanced approach to energy transition in Africa, arguing that economic development and environmental protection must work in tandem rather than at cross purposes....

By Ebi Kesiena A growing outbreak of scabies has been reported among inmates at the Afokang Medium Security Custodial Centre in Calabar, raising serious health concerns within the overcrowded facility. Speaking anonymously to the News Agency...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna In response to the recent allegation by the US Ambassador to Zambia, alluding to "systematic theft" of drugs donated to the southern African country, Zambia's Foreign Minister, Mulambo Haimbe, has cautioned diplomats against...

By Ebi Kesiena South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025, marking a one-percentage-point increase from the 31.9% recorded in the final quarter of 2024, according to new figures released by...

In a striking show of enduring loyalty, imprisoned former president Rodrigo Duterte has been reelected mayor of his family’s political stronghold by a landslide, even as he awaits trial at The Hague for crimes against humanity....

U.S. President Donald Trump has cast doubt on his attendance at November's G20 summit in South Africa, demanding the government address what he called "a terrible situation" facing white Afrikaners before he would consider travelling to...