Indian company given permission to mine coal near most popular South African birding site
A strategic water source near one of South Africa’s most popular birding sites is under threat from a Indian coal mining company. It’s been given the go-ahead by Environment Minister Edna Molewa only three years after she declared a protected environment. The World Wildlife Fund says its taking legal action to save the Mabola Protected […]
Give the African internet providers a break
by Jean-Jacques Cornish Is access to the internet a right or a privilege? The same question might be asked of international travel. Governments are able to control both of these. Embarrassed at denying access to them by political foes, they justify their repressive action by saying the ability to get onto the internet or to […]
Buhari extends medical leave in Britain
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has asked parliament to extend his medical leave in Britain. There is growing concern that his health is worse than officials are saying. Muhammadu Buhari has been out of Nigeria for a fortnight. Officials repeatedly denied reports that he was hospitalized in Britain. The Nigerian President was due back home on […]
10 000 African migrants have already crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year
European naval authorities say 10 000 people have crossed the Mediterranean from Africa this year seeking shelter and a better life in Europe. This is 50% more than the number who took on the often deadly crossing in unseaworthy boats in the same period last year. As European leaders met in Malta last Friday to […]