The officials are facing charges of fraud and breaching public finance regulations linked to a 2015 procurement scandal.Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 01:27PM
S African prosecutors arrest ex-Transnet officials in Zuma case
Millions in need of aid as ‘unprecedented’ floods hit Pakistan
More than 1,000 people have died in the floods as authorities struggle to provide relief to flood victims.Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 12:17PM
In Cameroon, refugees get a new lease of life with digital IDs
Cameroon, home to half a million refugees, is one of a few African nations that has issued a number of refugee IDs.Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 12:03PM
Did sanctions really hurt the Russian economy?
Six months after the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine, the Russian economy finds itself at a crossroads.Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 11:48AM
The blue wall of white supremacy needs to go
Joe Biden's decision to increase police funding betrays a breathtaking dissonance with the reality of racist policing. Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 11:41AM
Al-Sadr ‘withdraws’ from Iraqi politics after months of tensions
Muqtada al-Sadr's announcement comes as his supporters continue a sit-in demanding parliament be dissolved. Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 11:24AM
EU calls for release of Palestinian hunger striker Awawdeh
Khalil Awawdeh, 40, is nearing six months of a hunger strike against his detention by Israel without trial or charge. Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 10:44AM
Israeli diamond tycoon appeals corruption sentence in Switzerland
Beny Steinmetz appeals a five-year prison term and $51.5m fine over bribing public officials in Guinea.Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 10:29AM
What is behind Montenegro‘s political instability?
A no-confidence vote has prompted the collapse of Montenegro's government after just three and a half months in office.Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 08:55AM
Sudan journalists vote for first independent union in decades
Unions played a large role in toppling former leader Omar al-Bashir, but have been sidelined since the military coup.Story Published at: August 29, 2022 at 08:54AM