Author: Reuters

Workers operate sewing machines while others sit idle in a South African clothing factory.
Big Reads, Business, News

South African clothing factories struggle after migrant workers flee

By Nellie Peyton and Thando Hlophe NEWCASTLE, South Africa, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Weeks after xenophobic protests drove thousands of migrant workers from South Africa,... Read more.
Nigeria's president Bola Tinubu at a panel discussion in Kigali, Rwanda
Africa

Nigerian forces rescue 308 kidnap victims, presidency says

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Nigerian security forces have rescued 308 people abducted in separate attacks in northern Niger and Kwara states, in what... Read more.
Flame rising from a gas flare at Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertilizer plant site in Lagos, Nigeria
Big Reads, Business, News

Dangote has ‘strong intent’ for South Africa listing after Nigeria IPO – JSE

By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has engaged with Nigeria's Dangote Group and said the company could list its petroleum... Read more.
Albert Mthembu next to a demolished house in Magog, South Africa.
News

Lithium mining for green power triggers eco-outcry from SA farmers

MAGOG, South Africa, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Mining lithium for batteries is a growing part of South Africa's plan to use the global shift towards green energy to revive... Read more.
Cars leaving the FIFA office in Rabat, Morocco, where Gianni Infantino held a crisis meeting.
Sports

Infantino holds crisis meeting in Morocco as FIFA stake sale fallout continues

By Rohith Nair Aug 5 (Reuters) - Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting with top FIFA officials in Morocco on Wednesday as he looks to shore up his position... Read more.
News

Cape Town airport runway reopens after Kenya plane tyre failure

CAPE TOWN, Aug 4 (Reuters) - An airplane's tyre burst on landing at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, causing flight disruptions as the main... Read more.
Migrants receive food and beverages from the Red Cross in Ceuta, Spain.
Africa, News

Morocco says Spain should have foreseen migration impact of court ruling

By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Spanish authorities should have anticipated the consequences of a court ruling that weakened a key deterrent against... Read more.
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa reviews an honour guard while meeting Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
News

DA tells court Expropriation Act gives goverment too much power

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's Democratic Alliance, the second-largest party in the governing coalition, went to court on Monday to challenge a land... Read more.
Fuel price increases
News

Sharp diesel, paraffin price hikes overshadow petrol, LP gas relief

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than $4 a barrel on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump held off a fresh attack on Iran as... Read more.