Nairobi/Mogadishu, Nov 19 (DPA) Somali pirates seized two new ships Tuesday as the hijacked Saudi Arabian supertanker Sirius Star anchored near the Somali port of Harardhere, Somali and US Navy officials said Wednesday.
The Sirius Star, which was sailing under a Liberian flag, was seized Saturday by Somali pirates 450 nautical miles south-east of
the Kenyan coastal […]
Nairobi/Mogadishu, Nov 18 (DPA) A Saudi Arabian supertanker hijacked by pirates has anchored near the Somali port of Harardhere, a Somali official said Tuesday.
The tanker Sirius Star, which was sailing under a Liberian flag, was seized Saturday by Somali pirates 830 km southeast of the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa.
'We received information from our sources […]
Nairobi, Nov 18 (DPA) A Saudi Arabian oil tanker with 25-member crew has been captured by Somali pirates off the coast of the Kenya, officials in the US military and British Foreign Office has confirmed.
The tanker Sirius Star was 450 nautical miles southeast of the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa when it was taken over […]
Johannesburg, Nov 10 (DPA) The suffering of Zimbabweans looked set to continue for some time to come after a summit of Southern African leaders Sunday tried but failed to breathe life into Harare's floundering power-sharing agreement.
After more than nine hours of talks among leaders of the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC), Zimbabwean President Robert […]
Nairobi/Kogelo, Nov 4 (DPA) US presidential favourite Barack Obama's Kenyan family were gathering for an election night party in the western village of Kogelo Tuesday as US voters went to the polls.
Around 20 family members had shown up at the senator's ancestral home in Kogelo, where his grandmother Sarah Obama still lives.
Journalists and well-wishers were […]
Maseru, Nov 4 (IANS) Lesotho Deputy Prime Minister Archibald Lesao Lehohla has lauded the constructive role being played by the local Indian community in the tiny southern African kingdom which is landlocked by South Africa.
Lehohla was speaking at an India Day event Sunday at the Manthabiseng Convention Centre in this capital, organised by the […]
Johannesburg, Nov 2 (DPA) A breakaway group of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) said Saturday evening that it aims to launch a new political party in Bloemfontein in December.
Former Gauteng premier Mbhazima Shilowa made the announcement at the conclusion of the ANC breakaway congress in Johannesburg, during which speakers accused the former liberation movement […]
Richards Bay (South Africa), Oct 30 (IANS) A new briquette plant set up by the South African subsidiary of Tata Steel in the industrial port of Richards Bay became operational earlier this week, a top government official said.
The project is also expected to help reduce unemployment in the region, which is now 40 percent, […]
Nairobi, Oct 27 (Xinhua) African leaders are due to meet in Kenya Tuesday to discuss ways to stabilise Somalia that has been hit by violence for more than a decade, Kenya's foreign affairs minister said Monday.
Moses Wetang'ula said the summit will review efforts of Somalia's transitional government to tackle law and order problems and build […]
Johannesburg, Oct 27 (IANS) The Diwali spirit seems to have survived the global financial crisis here with South African Indians splurging on luxury sweets, lamps and gifts and getting together to celebrate the festival of lights.
Shopping centres across the country, mainly in Indian dominated areas like Lenasia near Johannesburg and Chatsworth and Phoenix near Durban, […]
