Addis Ababa News
German House opens in Addis Ababa.
The three main German development organisations working in Ethiopia will now operate from under one roof following the inauguration of the so-called German House in the Kazainchis area of Addis Ababa....
Accra News
There is controversy surrounding the newly installed Ga Mantse (king of the indigenous Ga people of the Accra region). Dr Jo Blankson, aged 63, a member of the Teiko Tsuru We royal house, was installe...
Accra News
Opening of Ghanas National Theatre delayed.
The reopening of the National Theatre in Accra has been delayed until the end of this year because transformers at an electricity substation serving the facility have to be upgraded, Ghana News Agency...
Maputo News
The Maputo public transport company TPM is to get 13 new buses as part of a consignment of 35 vehicles ordered by the Mozambican government from China. The remaining 22 buses are to supplement fleets...
Accra News
Ghana celebrates first round victory.
Accra was set to party all night after Ghana's 2-0 surprise win over the Czech Republic in the second round of the World Cup match in Germany on Saturday. The opening goal by Ghana in the first two mi...
Cape Town News
On 16 June South Africa marks the so-called Soweto uprising in 1976, when students in the Soweto township near Johannesburg took to the streets against a law obliging them to study in Afrikaans. The p...
Accra News
Dont lose hope: this is the word on the streets in Accra following Italys victory over Ghana in their first match in the World Cup tournament in Germany on 12 June. Pre-match optimism quickly turned t...
Accra News
Accra braced for World Cup debut.
Emotions are running high in Accra ahead of tonights World Cup match between the Ghanaian Black Stars and the Italian Azzurri in Germany. The game, which marks Ghanas first ever appearance in the inte...
Cape Town News
State transport utility Transnet and associated unitholders are to sell at least 74 per cent of their stake in the prestigious Victoria & Alfred Waterfront as part of a strategy to dispose of non-core...
Maputo News
There is growing concern about the number of Zimbabwean children crossing the border illegally into Mozambique to escape deteriorating conditions at home. The alarm has been raised by the Mozambique o...
Nairobi News
New Kenya-Uganda railway management.
The South African-led concessionaire Rift Valley Railway Consortium is due to take over management of the Kenya and Uganda railways on 1 July. The consortium, led by Sheltam Trade Close with participa...
Nairobi News
Kenyans suffering from HIV/AIDS now have free access to life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) after the government had lifted the Ksh100 fee per dose at public hospitals and clinics. The move i...
Nairobi News
Seventeen branches of the Kenyan supermarket chain Uchumi have closed due to bankruptcy leaving 1,200 people jobless and hundreds of millions of shillings worth of debt. Making the announcement on 1 J...
Addis Ababa News
Overseas Ethiopians invest at home.
Ethiopians living overseas and foreigners of Ethiopian origin have invested a total of 7.5 billion birr in the country since 1998 according to Ethiopian Investment Agency figures. Just under one third...
Cape Town News
Beggars targeted by Cape Town.
The city authorities have introduced tough new measures against asking for money in public. People are now required to have written permission from the city council in order to collect money on the st...
Nairobi News
Registration is now open for the fourth edition of the pan-African local authorities conference, which will take place in Nairobi 18-22 September. This year Africities has the theme Building local coa...
Addis Ababa News
Property sell-off in Addis Ababa.
The ministry of works and urban development has instructed agencies responsible for administering state-owned property to sell their assets, which include villas, offices and apartments, the independe...
Accra News
Ambassador Hotel to get five-star revamp.
Accras historic Ambassador Hotel is to get a 100 million dollar revamp financed by the multi billionaire entrepreneur and international investor Saudi prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud....
Accra News
Ghana will soon have a proper book promotion strategy to integrate the overall national development agenda, the minister of education, science and sports, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, has said. The aim of the...
Cape Town News
There may be disruptions to transport and other services across South Africa on 2 June as workers down their tools in support of striking security workers in the country. In the Cape companies likely...
Nairobi News
Smoking restrictions suspended.
New smoking restrictions in Kenya have been suspended just three days after coming into force. The high court issued an injunction against the measures on 31 May following an appeal by tobacco compani...
Maputo News
Maputo is experiencing ongoing shortages of cooking gas following the temporary closure of the Engen refinery in South Africa for maintenance. Supplies began to run out in mid-May and many people have...
Addis Ababa News
Ethio-Italian football friendly.
On 1 June Addis Ababans will have the chance to watch Ethiopias national team playing some of the top names in Italian footballing history in a fund-raising match at the city stadium. The event begins...
Accra News
Aspiring young skiers will be put through their paces in June in the search for future members of the Ghana ski team. The selection process from 12 to 17 June involves a series of fitness and agility...
Nairobi News
Smoking restrictions announced.
The government has announced a major clamp-down on smoking in public places in an effort to curb the use and abuse of tobacco, the state-run paper The Nation reports. Cigarette manufacturers are also...
Cape Town News
Two Capetonians have been selected to train with Britains celebrity chef Jamie Oliver as part of his Fifteen Foundation programme for disadvantaged young people, the local paper The Star reports. Zima...
Cape Town News
Capetonians and tourists can now use a handy map detailing local fashion retailers, manufacturers and designers. Produced by the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU) for the re...
Addis Ababa News
Two new roads are to be built in the Mekanisa area southwest of the city centre, the independent business weekly newspaper Capital reports. The first road, stretching just over four kilometres, will c...
Nairobi News
In Kenya the richest ten per cent of the population controls 42 per cent of the countrys wealth while the poorest ten per cent has just one per cent, according to a recent study by the international n...
Maputo News
New farming equipment factory.
A new factory for producing farming equipment has been built in Beluluane in Maputo province as part of efforts to boost agricultural development in the country. The South African-owned plant, Bom-Art...
