South Africa’s president and Zulu monarch have been stunned by a court ruling that the state’s recognition of King Misuzulu Zulu was “unlawful” in a move that risks reopening old succession wounds.Experts are divided on the impact of Monday’s ruling on Misuzulu Zulu but say it shows that South Africa has not yet learned how …

Zulu nation faces uncertainty after ‘unlawful’ king rulingWed, 13 Dec 2023 07:45:45 GMT Read More »

A draft UN climate deal called Wednesday for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, in a last-ditch bid to break a deadlock between nations seeking a phase-out from oil, gas and coal and Saudi-led crude producers.Following all-night negotiations, the text proposed by the Emirati presidency of the COP28 summit in Dubai would, if …

UN summit compromise calls for shift away from fossil fuelsWed, 13 Dec 2023 05:28:48 GMT Read More »

A draft UN climate deal called Wednesday for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, in a last-ditch bid to break a deadlock between nations seeking a phase-out from oil, gas and coal and Saudi-led crude producers.Following all-night negotiations, the text proposed by the Emirati presidency of the COP28 summit in Dubai would, if …

UN draft deal calls for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuelsWed, 13 Dec 2023 03:55:20 GMT Read More »

UN climate talks went deep into overtime Wednesday with another night of negotiations aimed at breaking a deadlock between nations pushing for a historic phase-out of fossil fuels and Saudi-led oil producers.The 13-day COP28 conference in Dubai, a glitzy metropolis built on petrodollars, has debated a first-ever global exit from fossil fuels, the main culprits …

Climate negotiators eye fossil fuel compromise in marathon talksTue, 12 Dec 2023 22:16:34 GMT Read More »

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday faced down rebels in his ruling Conservative party by winning a knife-edge parliamentary vote on his latest plans to send migrants to Rwanda.Sunak, in power for just over a year, has staked his political future on cutting record levels of regular and irregular migration, and the issue is …

UK PM Sunak wins leadership test over Rwanda plan… for nowTue, 12 Dec 2023 20:17:21 GMT Read More »

Negotiators awaited a new draft deal on the fate of fossil fuels as UN climate talks went into overtime in Dubai on Tuesday after nations pushing for a phase-out clashed with Saudi-led oil producers.The 13-day UN COP28 conference in the glitzy metropolis built on petrodollars has debated a historic first-ever global exit from fossil fuels, …

Climate negotiators eye compromise on fossil fuel exitTue, 12 Dec 2023 18:04:36 GMT Read More »

Libya on Tuesday repatriated nearly 1,000 migrants from Egypt and Nigeria who had been staying in the North African country illegally, officials and AFP journalists said.The 664 Egyptians were to be taken by bus to the Emsaed border post with Egypt, nearly 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) east of Tripoli.General Mohamad Bardaa, who heads the country’s …

Libya sends illegal migrants home to Egypt and NigeriaTue, 12 Dec 2023 16:04:12 GMT Read More »

Negotiators haggled Tuesday to find a compromise over the fate of fossil fuels as the Dubai climate summit went into overtime, with Saudi-led crude producers resisting a phase-out of oil, gas and coal.The 13-day UN COP28 conference in the glitzy metropolis built on petrodollars has debated a historic first-ever global exit from fossil fuels, the …

Fight on fossil fuels as Dubai summit goes into overtimeTue, 12 Dec 2023 14:49:17 GMT Read More »

The family of award-winning singer Zahara on Tuesday led tributes to the Afro-pop star who has died at the age of 36.Zahara’s debut album Loliwe turned her into an overnight sensation but she had also told in recent years of her struggle with alcohol.Zahara, born Bulelwa Mkutukana, had been in hospital since last month and …

South Africa pop sensation Zahara dies aged 36Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:28:13 GMT Read More »

Environmental campaigners are losing faith in the UN-led COP climate process after signs that a phase-out of fossil fuels may not be agreed in Dubai, a leading activist said on Tuesday.Uganda’s Vanessa Nakate, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, said activists were tired of being disappointed at the annual United Nations conferences to battle climate change.She was …

Campaigners ‘losing trust in COP’, says leading activistTue, 12 Dec 2023 13:00:35 GMT Read More »