The police in Uganda say they have detained a prominent human rights activist as long-serving president Yoweri Museveni’s government widens its crackdown on dissent and political opposition before the 15 January general election. The detention of Sarah Bireete, head of…

South African National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza says climate change and its impact on women, especially in rural areas, will be given priority at the 58th SADC Plenary Forum in Durban on Sunday. The meeting is being held under the…

A Limpopo HIV-AIDS activist says it’s important to break the stigma and promote equal access to treatment for people with HIV. Thovhowani Makondo, widely known as ‘Queen Beyonce’, from Ha-Khakhu village outside Louis Trichardt, has been living with HIV since…

The World Health Organisation has said its workforce will shrink by nearly a quarter – or over 2 000 jobs – by the middle of next year as it seeks to implement reforms after its top donor, the United States,…

The human rights organisation Amnesty International South Africa has raised the alarm over the country’s lack of access to essential services in informal settlements. It has launched its latest report, titled ‘Flooded and Forgotten: Informal Settlements and the Right to…

Pressure is mounting on South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa to trim his cabinet and do away with deputy ministers. This follows revelations that two deputy police ministers had gone for over a year without any specific responsibilities delegated to them.…

Liberia has replaced its mining minister and top mining regulator, the office of president Joseph Boakai has announced. This comes as the West African nation and iron ore producer pursues talks with Washington on investments in its critical minerals sector.…