Russian and South African ministers talk nuclear cooperation in Pretoria
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana Mashebane says South Africa and Russia have enjoyed a successful nuclear cooperation program for the past two decades. She was speaking after talks in Pretoria with Moscow’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister Sergey Donskoy. Foreign affairs chief Maite Nkoana Mashebane says South Africa is looking at nuclear […]
Mozambique truck explosion might gave been caused by lightning
Mozambique investigators will look into the possibility that a lightning strike caused yesterday’s explosion of a fuel truck killing 73 people. Three ministers are en route to the scene of the accident 2 000 kms from the capital Maputo. The ill-fated fuel truck overturned on Wednesday, say Mozambique officials. They’re trying to ascertain whether the […]
73 Mozambicans die taking fuel overturned truck
At least 73 people have been killed and more than 100 injured when a truck exploded in Mozambique. The victims are believed to have been trying to get fuel off the truck when it blew up. ends intro The truck was carrying fuel to Malawi from the port of Beira when it overturned. The injured […]
Clock running out for COP22 summit in Marrakesh
The clock’s running out for participants at the COP 22 climate change summit wrapping up in Marrakesh today. Facing increasing odds, they’ve got to find ways of implementing the Paris Climate Change Agreement struck in in the French capital a year ago. China’s adamant that Africa, most vulnerable to the havoc caused by global warming, […]