Two sacked from Australian High Commission in Pretoria for selling visas to Nigerians

Two locally engaged staff at the Australian High Commission in Pretoria have been sacked for allegedly selling visas to Nigerian nationals. The Australian Home Affairs Department in Canberra says the action follows internal disciplinary investigations. The Australian High Commission in Pretoria is referring all inquiries to the country’s home affairs department in Canberrra. They’ve confirmed […]
UN appeals for $80 million to mop up damage from cyclone in Horn of Africa

The United Nations has appealed for $80-million to help pay for the damage caused by a tropical cyclone in the Horn of Africa. At least 18 people have been killed by the storm and 40 fishermen in the Gulf of Aden remain unaccounted for. Even as residents of Somaliland and Puntland count the cost of […]