Morocco busts smuggling attempt of over 7.2 tons of cannabis

The Casablanca Police foiled on Monday an attempt to smuggle 7,228 tons of cannabis from Morocco to overseas and arrested three people involved in this drug operation. The drug haul was found in a truck bearing false registration plates. Tailed by the police, the lorry, which was carrying 220 cannabis bales, crossed several cities and […]

South Africa’s unemployment rate surges to 33.5% in H1 2024

South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to 33.5% in the first half this year as the economic outlook worsens. The country, once Africa’s largest economy, has failed to curb inequalities amid widespread criminality and infrastructure bottlenecks. Unemployment in South Africa is now one of the highest globally and has exceeded Covid-19 levels, when a lockdown […]

Uganda: Controversial musician Bobi Wine to run for top job in 2021

Ugandan musician-turned-lawmaker, Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as as the “ghetto president” has vowed to rock the halls of power with a run for the top job in the East African nation. According to Bobi Wine, incumbent President Yoweri Museveni’s 33 years in power was “a dictatorship”. Museveni has described Wine as an enemy of prosperity, […]