This Falcon 9 was in orbit since January last year, when it blasted off from Florida. The same booster section from the January 2025 mission is due to set off on its 18th flight on 10 August. SpaceX says the mission hopes to launch 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The rocket that blasted from…
In 2022, the commission concluded that Zuma had hired and fired ministers central to the running of the country’s economy at the behest of the Gupta family. The South African authorities ended up cancelling their arrest warrant for Ajay Gupta. The two younger Gupta brothers, Atul and Rajesh, went to the United Arab Emirates (UAE),…
Africa stands at one of the most consequential moments in its modern economic history. From the offshore oil discoveries of Namibia to the natural gas reserves of Mozambique, from Angola’s mature petroleum industry to Senegal and Mauritania’s emergence as new energy producers, the continent is witnessing the birth of a new energy era. Uganda is…
As they moved to arrest Simon, he “collapsed”. Paramedics were called to the scene and he was “declared deceased at the scene”. Speaking to the BBC on Monday, Nigeria’s foreign ministry spokesperson Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa described the incident as “a very unfortunate situation”. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is now looking into what happened….
By Thursday, Burnham’s attention had turned to businesses, announcing a 20% cut to rates for pubs and small live music venues. Aidan Lavin co-owns the Raven and Bine pub in Southampton and said: “It’s a promising start from the new prime minister, however, I fear it’s nothing even close to enough. “The increasing pressure from…
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — After nearly two months of sustained anti-migrant unrest across parts of South Africa, Christian leaders are intensifying efforts to calm tensions, support displaced communities and discourage vigilante violence that has pushed more than 160,000 foreign nationals to leave the country. The violence, which began weeks ago and has persisted in waves…
On Friday, Western Cape high court judge Andre le Grange halted the parliamentary committee from proceeding with its hearings “pending the determination by this court of the applicant’s review” – a reference to Ramaphosa’s case against the panel. The ruling effectively buys more time for Ramaphosa – time in which the president hopes he will…
For decades, the U.S. Department of State gave money to groups protecting free speech, human rights and persecuted minorities in poor and authoritarian countries. To decide what to fund, staffers with deep expertise typically pored over reams of information on abuses under the most repressive regimes and held an open competition to fund groups to…
The South African government says more than 53,000 foreign nationals have been deported or repatriated since launching a “migration management” campaign five weeks ago. Most were from Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, officials say, and the number is likely to rise as repatriations and deportations continue. South Africa is carrying out one of its biggest crackdowns…
Police in South Africa say they have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering his wife and two daughters near Bedford. Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were found dead at the family home in Great Denham on Monday. Zimbabwean national Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma had left the country via Heathrow Airport on…
