[allAfrica] Durban, South Africa -- What if Africa could use its industrial strength to protect its people's health by producing medicines locally?

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Rental costs for tenants have reached new record highs, with tenants shelling out 44% of their pay on rent.

The Home Office has 'squandered' billions of pounds on asylum hotels, a report has found. MPs blasted the department's 'incompetence' over its handling of a 'chaotic and expensive' system.

[New Times] As the government works to improve the welfare of its senior citizens, retirees are raising a series of concerns they say require urgent attention.

[New Times] A fatal road accident claimed the lives of three people and injured several others who were on a Toyota Hiace minibus on Sunday, October 26, in Ngororero District, Police confirmed.

[New Times] Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda has earned international acclaim as one of the world's 25 must-visit destinations for 2026, according to National Geographic.

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers foiled an attempt to smuggle 4,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes at Tuas Checkpoint on Oct 17. In a Facebook post on Monday (Oct 27), ICA said the cigarettes were hidden in a Malaysia-registered lorry with its consignment of goods declared as knitted garments and perfumes.The cigarettes were discovered after ICA's Integrated Targeting Centre flagged the lorry for enhanced checks. The 28-year-old Malaysian driver has been arrested and the case referred to Singapore Customs for further investigation. Buying, selling, conveying, possessing or dealing with duty-unpaid goods are considered serious offences under the Customs Act and the Goods and Services Tax Act.If convicted, offenders can be fined up to 40 times the amount of duty evaded, jailed for up to six years, or both.

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The display was reportedly part of a symbolic protest in support of Gaza civilians amid a fragile ceasefire Read Full Article at RT.com

Motor vehicle accidents are an unfortunate reality on Jamaica’s roads, and with them often come injuries that can change lives in an instant. When a person is injured due to another driver’s negligence, the law provides avenues for compensation....

Graduates of the Professional Certificate in Organisation Development (PCOD) programme were urged to move beyond credentials and become ambassadors of transformation, in a powerful and thought-provoking keynote address delivered by Professor Noble...

On Sunday, Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm. It is likely to unleash torrential rain and threaten to cause catastrophic flooding are expected in the...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (AP): A United States (US) warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago ‘s capital on Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighbouring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of...

The notion that agriculture and farming are menial skills is a dangerous misconception that undermines the very foundation of societal well-being. Far from being a lowly pursuit, farming is a sophisticated, essential, and deeply impactful...

Currently, La Libertad Avanza is securing 13 Senate seats

«The method of investment, the amount of investment, the timeline and how we will share the losses and divide the dividends - all of these remain sticking points,» South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said

«Our administration’s overall assessment is that there are no specific signs indicating this meeting will take place,» deputy director of national security for the South Korean presidential office, Oh Hyun-joo, said

The airspace of the capital’s airport was reopened at 4:30 a.m.

Two boys are in severe condition, and they have undergone surgery, Vyacheslav Gladkov added

A young man was spotted mopping up spilled tea in the MRT with his T-shirt, earning praise for his civic-mindedness.Julie Tan shared the photo on the Facebook group Singapore MRT System on Oct 26, saying a young man «took his spare T-shirt to mop up spilled drink from an Indian passenger».She added that she was sharing the image to commend his «excellent and exceptional civic consciousness», adding that no one else in the train car had paid attention.Tan told The New Paper that her brother took the photo. By press time, it had received more than 4,400 reactions, 561 comments and 219 shares.Man hailed for quick action after tea spill on trainA Facebook user who claims to have been on the train said the spill happened when the passenger's luggage tipped over, spilling his takeaway tea as he hurried to find a seat.«He didn't react to the mess. However, the man sitting next to him, who was wearing a hat, stepped up and helped clean up the spilled tea,» the user wrote.

Five motorists, aged between 33 and 42, will be charged in court on Tuesday (Oct 28) for speeding offences involving heavy vehicles.In a statement released on Monday (Oct 27), the police said that the offences were allegedly committed while the motorists were driving vehicles required to be fitted with speed limiters.Between May and August, they allegedly travelled at speeds exceeding their vehicles' imposed limits.Two cases involved a 34-year-old and a 37-year-old driving cement mixers along Sheares Avenue towards Central Boulevard on June 8 and June 23, respectively, exceeding their vehicles' speed limits.The first was travelling at 61kmh and the second at 54kmh, both exceeding the 40 kmh speed limit.The other three cases involved buses. For speeding, offenders could be fined up to $1,000, jailed for up to three months, or both.

[The Conversation Africa] Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital, is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city where green hills meet modern architecture, creating a harmonious blend of culture, history and urban dynamism. The city has expanded significantly over the years because of urbanisation - its population has grown from 59,000 in 1957 to nearly 4.1 million in 2020. Its expansion, however, has brought about a sharp decline in vegetation, turning the city into a collection of urban heat islands.

France is facing economic “suffocation” unless it addresses mounting budgetary and debt problems, Francois Villeroy de Galhau has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Vile comments about her appearance, personal attacks on her character and even death threats; over the course of her tenure as head judge on Strictly, Shirley Ballas has seen it all.

The TikTok user, who goes by the name of 'j1comedybackup' or 'Unclej1' on the social media platform, shared a series of videos in which he can be seen terrifying fellow Tube users.

Kevin Federline says he finally realised his marriage to Britney Spears was irreparable the night she begged him to come and join the party - as their two young children cried in the background.

The royal has requested Frogmore Cottage in Windsor is handed over to him in exchange for his departure from the 30-room mansion, which is just down the road.

Mike Wood (left), 66, admitted he caused 'a lot of mayhem' when Aimee-Lou (right) and her sister Emily were young and said his drinking and cocaine binges nearly killed him several times.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin shared Sunday that his 'visa was revoked and he is in ICE custody pending removal.'

French detectives are probing whether a Louvre security guard colluded with the thieves, according to a report by The Telegraph Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow’s air defenses have destroyed more than three dozen drones overnight, with no reports of casualties, Sergey Sobyanin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s new Burevestnik cruise missile is set to jeopardize Donald Trump’s plans to build his ‘Golden Dome,’ Stanislav Krapivnik says Read Full Article at RT.com

Despite new US sanctions against Russian oil companies, Moscow would like to revive bilateral ties, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky told Polish PM Donald Tusk his country is ready to fight Russia for three more years Read Full Article at RT.com