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Bursary winner celebrates bagging new job, has Mzansi inspired: "You're a blessing to your village"
A bursary winner graduated and bagged herself a new job, sharing the news on her Facebook page. Her inspired social media followers congratulated her on it.
Angola's ruling party faces tight poll test
Millions of Angolans will vote on Wednesday in polls expected to be the most competitive since the country's first multiparty vote in 1992 but with electoral fraud a concern among voters. Their concerns differ from older voters, while voters born after Angola's civil war ended in 2002 do not feel an allegiance to the MPLA, said Augusto Santana, an electoral observation specialist.
'We are divided': lake upends life for tiny Kenyan tribe
At first light, children from one of Kenya's smallest and most isolated tribes put on life jackets and board a fishing boat for the journey across the lake to school. - Disappearing culture - School attendance has fallen sharply because parents cannot afford the boat fare, said David Lesas, deputy head teacher at El Molo Bay Primary School.
South Korean police locate relative of children found dead in suitcases
A woman who is believed to be related to two children whose remains were found in suitcases in New Zealand is in South Korea, Seoul police told AFP Monday. Police said Monday that a woman of Korean descent, who is believed to be related to the children, is currently in South Korea.
Philippine classrooms reopen after more than two years
Millions of children in the Philippines returned to school as the academic year started on Monday, with many taking their seats in classrooms for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
China central bank cuts lending rates to boost economy
China's central bank on Monday cut benchmark loan rates in an attempt to boost an economy battered by the government's strict zero-Covid policy and a slump in the property market.
Most Asian markets down as traders eye key Powell speech
Asian markets were broadly lower Monday as the rally from June's lows runs out of steam owing to renewed concerns about Federal Reserve plans to ramp up interest rates to combat runaway inflation.
Europe huddles down for a winter without Russian gas
Woolly socks and thermostats turned down a notch: Europeans are preparing for a difficult winter without gas supplies from Russia, part of the fallout from the war in Ukraine. - 'Operation Thermostat' - The gas supply from Russia to Germany from the Nord Stream 1 pipeline has already been drastically cut back.
On Ukraine's front line, no end in sight
On the front line south of the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, a 40-year-old combat medic nicknamed "Doc" is preparing to mark the six month anniversary of Russia's invasion in a trench. - A third front - In Mykolaiv, the war now seems like nothing new.
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