The government has directed all public universities to revise fees for academic programmes downward, effective September 1.

"I arrived at the health center very early this morning for a prenatal appointment, but I've already been waiting for several hours," Amina told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive ...

The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to Sahrawi refugees in Algeria through sustained funding for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), enabling the delivery of vital food ...

The government will place former police and military officers under strict surveillance following the emergency of groups led by former security officer to counter 'illegal' police operations.

Indigenous communities in northern Kenya are being pushed off their land to make way for wildlife reserves, human rights groups say. They accuse conservation groups of using tourism and carbon offset ...

Press Release - Eswatini needs to digitalize, strengthen public finances and address structural economic constraints to sustain growth, according to the latest edition of the Eswatini Economic Update ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso face the task of untangling themselves from West Africa's main regional bloc, Ecowas, after officially cutting ties this week. The six-month window to reverse their ...

Press Release - The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the Western Cape strongly condemns the 4% bus fare increase imposed by Golden Arrow Bus Services (Gabs), effective as of 11 ...

Attacks on civilians and essential infrastructure in Sudan's Kordofan states -- including hospitals, markets, and residential areas -- have caused a high number of casualties, mass displacement and ...

Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has insisted that the Civil Protection Department responded "well and swiftly" to the Seke Road accident that claimed 17 lives, despite criticism over the slow ...

Analysis - Millions of unemployed South Africans, many of whom survive on a Social Relief of Distress Grant government grant of R370 (about US$21) per month, are not able to pay for electricity and ...

Women-led organisations have expressed strong support for the recent 15-year prison sentence handed to a Damafalls man found guilty of raping a sex worker, hailing the judgment as a progressive step ...