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Down your tools: Saftu calls on All South Africans to protest high cost of living
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has called on citizens to join the national shutdown on Wednesday, 24 August in protest of the high cost of living.
Gupta brothers whistleblower Vytjie Mentor dies at age 58 after suffering a long illness
Vytjie Mentor, Action SA's Western Cape provincial chairperson, has died at the age of 58. Mentor played a significant role in exposing the Gupta brothers.
Ivory Coast's 'Pearl of Lagoons' loses its lustre
It was once a jewel of West Africa -- the "Pearl of Lagoons," people liked to call it. - 'Dead bay' - One of the biggest expanses of brackish water in Africa, the lagoon stretches far through countryside west of Abidjan to the Azagny National Park.
Russian tourists' luxury cars fill up Helsinki airport
Porsches, Bentleys and other luxury cars with Russian licence plates are filling up the parking garage at Helsinki's airport as Finland becomes an important transit country for Russian tourists flying to Europe.
Term-limit row leaves Thai PM facing calls to quit
A legal showdown that could oust embattled Thai Prime Minister Prayut Cha-O-Cha reaches the country's constitutional court this week, threatening fresh political turmoil for the kingdom just months before national elections.
Asian markets track Wall St plunge on growing rate fears
Asian markets fell again Tuesday and the dollar held gains as traders grow increasingly worried that the Federal Reserve will continue to ramp up interest rates to fight inflation. The dollar held its strength on rate hike expectations, with 24-year highs against the yen and two-decade highs against the euro, having broken parity with the single currency.
Songs of praise: Rohingya sing Myanmar anthem 5 years after exodus
Every morning in his refugee camp school, Mohammad Yusuf sings the national anthem of Myanmar, the country whose army forced his family to flee and is accused of killing thousands of his people. But the host country still wants the refugees to go back: tuition is in Burmese and the schools follow the Myanmar curriculum, also singing the country's national anthem before classes start each day.
Gaza women seek outdoors escape on summer nights
From card games to horse rides, women in Gaza are spending their summer nights outdoors to seek solace from daily hardships in the Palestinian enclave. For some women, sports such as horse riding are on offer each evening.
After 'doomsday' floods, Sudanese fear worse to come
In the Sudanese village of Makaylab, Mohamed Tigani picked through the pile of rubble that was once his mud-brick home, after torrential rains sparked heavy floods that swept it away. In Sudan, heavy rains usually fall between May and October, and the country faces severe flooding every year, wrecking property, infrastructure and crops.
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