Image copyright Gallo Images Image caption Critics of Ms Mkhwebane say she has become a participant in a fight-back by allies of ex-President Jacob Zuma South Africa’s highest court has ruled that a top state official charged with investigating corruption lied under oath and acted in bad faith. It upheld a court ruling from last […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been accused of lying under oath and acting in bad faith South Africa’s corruption watchdog is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Just three years into the job, there have already been two attempts to remove Busisiwe Mkhwebane from office. She has faced public scrutiny, […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Henry Rotich took out a large newspaper ad to deny any wrongdoing Kenya’s finance minister has surrendered himself to the police after the chief prosecutor ordered his arrest over allegations of corruption. Henry Rotich is accused of flouting procurement procedures in awarding a contract worth over $450m (£405m) for the […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Celebrations followed plans to declare a breakaway region last week At least 25 people have died in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and activists in southern Ethiopia, hospital officials have told the BBC. The officials said security forces fired bullets during the protests across the Sidama region. Activists from […]
Zimbabwe has not had its own independent currency since hyperinflation wiped it out a decade ago. Instead it has relied on the US dollar along with a local money system pegged to the dollar. The economy is no longer in its extreme inflationary spiral, but the country has continued to suffer from severe shortages of […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Cyril Ramaphosa: “The report is fundamentally and irretrievably flawed” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is mounting a legal challenge against an official report that concluded he had deliberately misled parliament over a campaign donation. He said the report by the country’s corruption watchdog was “fundamentally and irretrievably […]
Zimbabwe has not had its own independent currency since hyperinflation wiped it out a decade ago. Instead it has relied on the US dollar along with a local money system pegged to the dollar. The economy is no longer in its extreme inflationary spiral, but the country has continued to suffer from severe shortages of […]
Kakuma in north-western Kenya has an annual economy of over $56m (£44m), with a customer base of over 180,000 people. Whether selling electricity, fish or data, these entrepreneurs are thriving in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp. Video journalists: Anthony Irungu & Anne Okumu. Refugee entrepreneurs flourish in Kakuma camp
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Cyril Ramaphosa: “The report is fundamentally and irretrievably flawed” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is mounting a legal challenge against an official report that concluded he had deliberately misled parliament over a campaign donation. He said the report by the country’s corruption watchdog was “fundamentally and irretrievably […]
Media captionA large group of men in white T-shirts stormed Yuen Long station Hong Kong has been left in shock after a night of violence on Sunday, which saw dozens of masked men storm a train station. The men – dressed in white shirts and suspected to be triad gangsters – assaulted pro-democracy protesters and […]
