Eskom has been granted a 31.3% tariff increase by the National Energy Regulator of SA(Nersa). The hike will come into effect on 1 July 2009. Eskom had wanted a 34% increase but they have only been allowed to increase tariffs

Burundi has recently emerged from twelve years of devastating civil war. Its economy has been destroyed and hundreds and thousands of people have been killed. In this book, the voices of ordinary Burundians are heard for the first time.

Africa is poor. If we send it money it will be less poor. It seems perfectly logical, doesn't it? Millions of people in the rich world, moved by images on television and appalled by the miserable conditions endured by so

A traveler-historian in the tradition of Ibn Battuta, Ibn Khaldun and Ibn Jubayr, Leo was a man of many talents, occupations and adventures. He was, at various times, a diplomat, jurist, hospital administrator, geographer, teacher, political prisoner and international celebrity.

A project named Sopa de Letrinhas will be launched on Wednesday, in Luanda, by Brazil-Angola culture house, meant to promote reading for children, Angop has learnt.

One issue that cannot be flogged to death in Nigeria's literary cafÈ is the attitude of people to reading. The art of reading makes good leadership any day. A critic observed at a book launch that not until most Nigerian

Three years after asking Senegal to prosecute the former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, the African Union should ensure that the trial finally begins to move forward, eight African and international human rights groups said today. African heads of state

Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro will represent the United Nations at this week's African Union (AU) summit in Sirte, Libya, it was announced today.

The 15th session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) kicked off in Syrte, Libya, on Sunday, with Libyan leader and AU Chairperson, Muammar Gaddafi, calling for urgent steps to be taken to transform the AU into an

A Head of States meeting opens tomorrow in Libya within a background of political crisis in several countries.

Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi on Monday refused to accept the outcomes of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) leaving the member states divided again.

The chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Jean Ping, has expressed grave concern at the reemerging of coups d'etat on the continent, and unconstitutional changes of government.

Reports in the media about "feymamia" in Mutengene, fall on deaf ears.

All pregnant women will soon have unhindered access to maternal healthcare, Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Iyabo has assured.

Justice Bolajoko Adeniji was recently sworn-in as the first female Chief Judge of the pace setter state by the state Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala following the approval of the National Judicial Commission (NJC) and the state legislature. TUNDE SANNI recalls the

The 2009/10 budget affects every Ugandan, but impacts on various groups differently. The budget's emphasis education, health and energy will have a unique impact on women and girls. Due to poverty, women often rely more on public services than men,

IT is around 06:00 hours and there is a lot of noise outside a number of ramshackle buildings in Ndola's Kantolomba Township as men and women, both young and old, 'enjoy life' by participating in drinking the illicit brew known

Telecommunication firms will now be required to share masts to help them cut costs and reduce interference with the environment.

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has released results of its financial operations between July 2007 and June 2008.

Buoyed by favourable macroeconomic policies and signs of the global meltdown bottoming out, the Nairobi Stock Exchange has shown signs of recovery. That is good news for many investors who have lost billions in the bear market.