Over 100 000 in SA join stem cell donor registry
Over a hundred thousand South Africans have joined the stem cell donor registry to help save the lives of those battling blood cancer and blood disorders. This rapid growth has not only expanded the donor pool in size but also in diversity, with 8 percent Asian, 9 percent Coloured, 38 percent Blac…
In Africa, we have constitutions, and not constitutionalism: Robert Kigongo, sustainability analyst
Africa's democracy is on a lifeline. This is according to Robert Kigongo a sustainability analyst and Democracy Campion from Uganda. He is also a lead organiser of the International Day for Democracy, teaches young people on advocacy and activism. In a recent article - Kigongo details how Tanzan…
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative forum 2024 underway in Cape Town, SA
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative forum 2024 is taking place in Cape Town South Africa. Global expert researchers are expected to take part in the discussions. It has been described as the world's key conference on violence against women and children and other forms of violence driven b…
Several Turkish citizens abducted in Nairobi Kenya by masked men still missing
A British national says he and several Turkish citizens were abducted in the Kenyan capital Nairobi by masked men on Friday, with four of the Turkish citizens still missing. Necdet Seyitolu, who lived in the UK for 18 years before moving to Kenya two years ago, said he was released after eight hou…
The gunning down of Associates to Mozambique's leading opposition candidate Mondlane called a political assassination
Two close associates of Mozambique's leading opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane, who ran for president on October 9 elections, were gunned down in Maputo on Saturday as they prepared to challenge the contested elections. Lawyer Elvino Dias and Paulo Guambe, another candidate from Mozambique's …
The potential of Prevest mobile wallet investment highlighted at Seamless Africa conference
The founder of Prevest mobile wallet investment in Botswana Nthabisi Mokete has praised the recently concluded two-day Seamless Africa conference that was held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg South Africa. The global event united key players from the banking and financial services…
Batswana living abroad, election officials, the police & the army have cast their votes
Batswana living abroad, election officials, the police, and the army casted their votes on Saturday as a curtain raiser towards the general elections to be held on the 30th of October, when all other voters will keep alive Africa's longest-running continuous democracy. In South Africa a handful of…
Round Up Wrap with resident political analyst Mighti Jamie
On the 'Round Up Wrap' segment of the show resident analyst Mighti Jamie joins Peter Ndoro to talk about some of the stories highlighted earlier as well as throw forward to the week ahead.
Arty Beat
Here's this week's segment of the African Arty Beats with Nhlanhla Mahlangu.
Kenya's senetors has voted to impeach the country's Deputy President Gachagua
Senators in Kenya have voted to impeach the country's Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua. This after he failed to testify at his impeachment trial. Gachagua had been due to appear in the Senate after lunch on Thursday, to defend himself, a day after he had pleaded not guilty to 11 charges. He di…