VODAFONE has successfully landed the 2Africa cable in Bude, a town in Northern Cornwall, UK. The 2Africa cable is the world’s largest fibre-optic cable system and will connect Africa, Europe, and significant parts of the Middle East and South Asia…
AN aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, according to a statement from the president’s office. The Malawi Defence Force aircraft ‘went off the radar’ after departing from the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning. The…
MALAWI’S Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others on board a military aircraft that went missing on Monday were killed in a plane crash, President Lazarus Chakwera confirmed on Tuesday. Flight details and disappearance The aircraft carrying Chilima, 51, departed from…
FOLLOWING South Africa’s historic 2024 general election, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has started a process to establish a government of national unity. This, after it lost its parliamentary majority. As a political scientist, I believe that five political parties, including those with…
A court in Brussels has sentenced 65-year-old Belgian-Rwandan Emmanuel Nkunduwimye to 25 years in prison for his involvement in murder and rape during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The verdict was delivered on Monday after Nkunduwimye was found guilty of war…
THE automotive market in South Africa is at a crossroads marked by high prices affecting both consumers and car manufacturers. Factors such as the depreciation of the rand, increased production costs, and rising fuel prices have significantly contributed to this…
German police carried out further raids on Tuesday morning targeting the far-right Reich Citizens movement, with suspects allegedly linked to a previously uncovered plot to overthrow the German government. Several large criminal trials against 26 alleged extremists who plotted to…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was welcomed in Berlin by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday, ahead of an international conference on recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine. Steinmeier received Zelensky at his official residence, the Bellevue Palace in the capital. He…
THE United Nations Security Council has voted to support a US-proposed Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan. The proposal sets out conditions for a “full and complete ceasefire,” the release of hostages held by Hamas, the return of dead hostages’ remains and the…
Stellantis (www.Stellantis.com) Chief Executive Officer Carlos Tavares, Chief Financial Officer Natalie Knight and other members of the top executive team will share Stellantis’ view on the dynamic, challenging market and how the Company is well-positioned to compete for industry leadership…
