Thousands by Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1843 EAT on 02 January 2022. Published On 2 Jan 20222 Jan 2022 Security forces have fired tear gas at thousands of protesters in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, televised images show, as demonstrators march towards the presidential palace in the 12th round of major protests since a coup on…
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Cape Town: Panic as fire is seen at South Africa parliament building
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1800 EAT on 02 January 2022. A large fire has severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town. Video footage showed a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with huge flames coming out from the roof of the building. President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Residents in Colorado returned to the scenes of a devastating fire.
By http://www.twitter.com/FaithNamagembe updated at 10:00 EAT on 01 December 2021. Residents of Boulder County in Colorado have returned to scenes of devastation after snowfall helped extinguish the last of a raging wildfire. The fire swept through 6,000 acres in just a few hours, destroying hundreds of homes. One local resident said some families in the…
Bishop Desmond Tutu is set to recieve a state funeral.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0940 EAT on 01 December 2022. The funeral mass for South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is set to take place on Saturday morning in Cape Town. Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end the racist regime in South Africa, died last Sunday aged 90. His…
South Korea pardons ex-president after nearly 5 years in prison.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1600 EAT On 31 Dec 2021. Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was released from prison on Friday nearly five years after being convicted of corruption, fuelling debate over whether she would play any role ahead of a March presidential election. Park, 69, was the country’s first democratically elected…
One million Covid cases daily in the whole world.
More countries see coronavirus cases surge to record levels amid the rapid spread of Omicron variant. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated On 30 Dec 2021 at 1800 EAT. The number of daily new COVID-19 cases worldwide has crossed one million for the first time since infections were first recorded two years ago, according to a tally….
Biden and Putin set to hold diplomatic call amidst Ukrane tensions.
By http://www.twitter.com/FaithNamagembe updated at 0840 EAT on 30 December 2021. US President Joe Biden is set to hold talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin for the second time this month, in a bid to de-escalate tensions over Ukraine. The two leaders will speak by phone on Thursday. They will discuss forthcoming security talks between the countries…
Omicron, Delta Variants may rise alarm of Covid cases, Says WHO chief.
Surging COVID-19 cases could put ‘immense pressure on exhausted health workers and health systems’, Tedros says. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0815 EAT at 30 December 2021. The head of the World Health Organization has warned the Omicron and Delta coronavirus variants could produce a “tsunami” of COVID-19 cases that will put “immense pressure”…
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