Covid-19: Closing the door on a global health emergency
the sunday mail Rosaline Sachiti assistant editor Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation, announced last week that Covid-19 was no longer...
Paul Mashatile sworn in as acting SA President
Ramaphosa is in Burundi to attend the 11th meeting of the Addis Ababa Accord - a peace treaty brokered by the AU and the UN...
US, Saudi Arabia say Sudan warring forces to start talks
The US and Saudi governments have confirmed direct talks between the warring Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces will begin in Jeddah on Saturday, even...
Sudan’s warring sides to meet for talks in Saudi Arabia
Representatives of Sudan's military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) are set to meet in the Saudi city of Jeddah for their first...
Ruto affirms Kenya, AU’s endorsement of Amb Nancy Karigithu for IMO Sec-Gen position
Department of State for Shipping and Maritime PS Amb. Nancy Karigithu. [Kelvin Karani, Standard] President William Ruto has confirmed the nomination of Kenyan Ambassador Nancy...
Americans Need to Acknowledge Their Unwritten Constitution
Politico Magazine recently published a guide to etiquette for life in the District of Columbia. One of the rules went well beyond simple etiquette, highlighting...
African Union leader charged with sexual assault
Touched: Fortune Charumbira, the Speaker of the Pan-African Parliament, has denied he sexually assaulted his niece and has no intention of stepping down. TeaFortune Charumbira,...
Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan
“Health facilities and hospitals should be safe havens in times of crisis,” the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Saturday, condemning an attack on a...
UN chief calls for bolstered efforts to end violence in Great Lakes region
“It is time to end the violence,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at the high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security...
Mao’s Legacy Is a Dangerous Topic in China
“For Chinese people, history is our religion,” the intellectual Hu Ping has argued. “We don’t have a supernatural standard of right and wrong, good and...