South Africa mourns Boksburg tanker blast victims as death toll rises to 34

Bodies lay covered at the scene where a gas tanker exploded JOHANNESBURG, Dec 31 (NNN-GNA) — The number of deaths due to the gas tanker explosion has tripled since the incident happened on Christmas Eve.Families and friends of victims of a gas tanker explosion in Johannesburg on Christmas Eve gathered…

Six killed as Kenyan, Rwandan buses collide head-on in Uganda

The wreckage of two buses involved in an accident in Ntumgamo District RWAHI (Uganda), Dec 31 (NNN-GNA) — Six people have been killed and several injured after a Kenyan and a Rwandan buses collided head-on along the Ntungamo-Kabale Highway in western Uganda, with authorities blaming bad weather.The Thursday accident occurred…

Ethiopia-Tigray crisis: Mediators meet to bolster peace agreement

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mediators between Ethiopia’s federal government and authorities in the Tigray region, embroiled until last month in a brutal war, are stepping up efforts to enforce a truce as relations between the two sides inch closer towards normality.The Nov 2 ceasefire quietened a two-year conflict…

South Africa: City of Cape Town issues notice on closed beaches due to pollution

CAPE TOWN (South Africa), Dec 31 (NNN-SANEWS) — The City of Cape Town has reminded residents and visitors that Milnerton Lagoon, Milnerton Estuary Mouth and Lagoon Beach remain closed for swimming due to pollution in the Diep River. “There has been ongoing pollution within the Diep River that has been…

Peru: PM and FA Min to attend Lula’s presidential swearing-in ceremony in Brazil

LIMA, Dec 31 (NNN-ANDINA) — Prime Minister Alberto Otarola and Foreign Affairs Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi will travel to Brazil to attend the inauguration ceremony of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as President of the neighboring country. According to two supreme resolutions published in the Official Gazette El Peruano on Friday, both authorities will be abroad…

Peru’s President: We will continue traveling the country for development and peace

CUSCO (Peru), Dec 31 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte affirmed from Cusco that she and Executive Branch members will continue to travel across Peru to achieve development and peace in the homeland. Boluarte arrived in Peru’s southern Cusco region where she met with the journalists’ guild from this area. At the event,…

Tunisia extends state of emergency for 1 month

TUNIS, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — Tunisian President Kais Saied decided on Friday to extend the state of emergency imposed across the country for one month. “Saied decided to extend the state of emergency in the entire territory of the republic for one month, starting from Jan 1, 2023 until Jan…

Venezuelan economy grows over 17 pct in first three quarters of 2022

CARACAS, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Venezuelan economy grew 17.73 percent in the first three quarters of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, with positive growth in most sectors, the Central Bank of Venezuela said. During the first quarter of the year, the gross domestic product (GDP) expanded…

Morocco: Foreign Direct Investment up 45 pct in first 11 months

 RABAT, Dec 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — The foreign direct investment in Morocco increased by 45.7 percent to 2.3 billion US dollars in the first 11 months of 2022 compared to the same period last year, the country’s Foreign Exchange Office said. The North African country’s trade deficit increased by 56.9 percent…

DR Congo: 10 killed, several injured when overloaded truck overturned in east South Kivu province

BUKAVU (DR Congo), Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A truck overturned in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, killing 10 people and wounding several others, the local government said.  The lorry, loaded with passengers and goods, overturned in the village of Kitongo in South Kivu province early in the morning,…