

Landslide risk affects more than 1100 Hastings properties but most owners ‘left in the dark’
More than 1100 properties in Hastings are affected by a landslide risk but most landowners won’t even realise it as the council never...


“Grateful to have survived”: Carolina Wilga speaks out after miracle survival
German backpacker who disappeared in the WA outback has broken her silence after she was miraculously found alive. A German backpacker...


Woman smuggled baby into UK using fake birth story
Last summer, a woman was arrested at Gatwick Airport after she arrived from Nigeria with a very young baby girl. The woman had been...


Russia’s fertilizer exports to BRICS soaring – industry
Bloc members, especially Brazil, have replaced the EU as Moscow’s top buyers, according to the fertilizer producers’ union Russian...


Ghana cracks down on gold smuggling with new multi-agency task force
Ghana's president launched a special task force on Tuesday to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long plagued the...


SMES under pressure as business confidence hits four-year low in South Africa
Small businesses in South Africa are feeling the heat as new data shows business confidence has fallen to its lowest level since July...


Cameroon: Presidential election set for October 12
Cameroon will hold presidential election on October 12, according to a decree signed by President Paul Biya on Friday. The vote will...


Boniface Kariuki, a Kenyan mask vendor shot at close range laid to rest
Kenyans on Friday attended the funeral of a civilian who died after being shot in the head at close range by a police officer in June....


Guinea presents draft for new constitution, referendum set for September
Could it be the first step towards a return to civilian rule? Guinea's transitional government presented a draft constitution to general...


At least 8 dead after hot air balloon accident in southern Brazil
At least eight people are dead following an accident involving a hot air balloon in Brazil’s southern region of Santa Catarina on...











