By Lazarus Sauti Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is suffering from many environmental issues (harmful aspects of human activity on the biophysical environment) and these problems hinder the region from making progress .. Read More →

By Tendai Makaripe 2022 FIFA World cup hosts Qatar are in the spotlight once again with disturbing reports that migrant workers involved in the building of stadiums are being treated .. Read More →

By Tendai Makaripe Goal shy South African giants Orlando Pirates take on continental powerhouse Esperance in a potentially explosive Champions league semi final clash in Soweto on Saturday. [caption id="attachment_1166" .. Read More →

Ugandan Education Ministry in a sector review workshop held recently has reported a decline in literacy rate despite millions of dollars injected in free education. "59% of Primary Six pupils .. Read More →

MADE IN NIGERIA PHONES TO BE LAUNCHED Friday 3 October, 2013(News of the South)-Nigeria has plans to launch two mobile phones next month. Indigenisation has taken a toll in African .. Read More →

Lampedusa (Italy) (AFP) - Three hundred people were feared dead Thursday after a boat with up to 500 African asylum seekers caught fire and sank off Italian shores in the .. Read More →

London (AFP) - The Commonwealth expressed dismay Thursday after Gambia's shock announcement that it had pulled out of what it called a "neo-colonial institution." The west African republic's government said .. Read More →

Michael Jackson's family has lost a fight for huge damages after a court dismissed claims that concert promoter AEG Live was negligent over his death. The lawsuit was brought by .. Read More →

The Zimbabwean government on Wednesday unveiled a $161 million input support programme to enable farmers to grow maize and small grains, including rearing livestock for the 2013/2014 farming season. Finance .. Read More →