EU supports Ebola response with €493m in vaccines, treatment and health aid
The European Commission said on Wednesday it will fund the response to the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa with a €493-million (about R9.2-billion) financial... Read more.
Trade unions urge workers to shun anti-migrant protests
South Africa’s biggest labour unions on Wednesday urged workers not to participate in anti-immigrant protests that have seized the country, and said they could... Read more.
Bafana Bafana seek to silence critics against Czech Republic
After South Africa’s jubilation at a first World Cup finals in 16 years turned sour with a 2-0 loss to co-hosts Mexico, winger Thapelo Maseko says they must invoke... Read more.
Cyril Ramaphosa warns against scapegoating migrants for economic woes
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday warned against blaming migrants for the country’s economic pain, saying they should not be scapegoated for South Africa’s... Read more.
Red Cross says Congo Ebola epidemic yet to peak, may last a year
A Red Cross official said on Tuesday that the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo had not yet peaked, and could last for a year. Over 800... Read more.
Oil falls as markets weigh return of supply, US-Iran peace deal
Oil prices extended losses on Tuesday, as markets weighed prospects for a resumption of supply through the key Strait of Hormuz against shaky physical market drivers... Read more.
African migrants with deep roots in South Africa flee xenophobic attacks
When 33-year-old Princess Adjei set up her hair salon in downtown Durban in November, she had lived in South Africa since moving from Ghana as a toddler; there was... Read more.
Attacks on migrants hurt South Africa’s image abroad, says minister Mmamoloko Kubayi
A surge in attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa is damaging the country’s global image and fuelling a backlash against businesses and artists, the... Read more.
Former Bafana Bafana coach set to head into World Cup record books
Carlos Queiroz is still one tournament short of matching the record for coaching at the World Cup, but the 73-year-old will still enter the record books this week.... Read more.
Oil hits three-month low as US, Iran reach peace deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices slipped to a three-month low on Monday after US President Donald Trump and Iran’s deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal... Read more.
