Embattled South African Airways in talks with potential partners: Pres Ramaphosa

LONDON, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s embattled state-owned airline is open to outside investment and in talks with a number of potential partners, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. The economy of the African continent’s most industrialized nation has come under ever growing pressure as the government grapples with lacklustre growth,…

Tunisia presidential election: Kais Saied declared winner

Kais Saied TUNIS, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Independent law professor Kais Saied has won Tunisia‘s presidential election with 72.71 percent of votes, the country’s electoral commission has confirmed. Saied secured 2.7 million votes against one million received by his opponent, Nabil Karoui, in Sunday’s runoff vote, the commission said on Tuesday. Karoui, a…

Tunisia: French national killed, soldier injured in knife attack – Interior Ministry

TUNIS, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An attacker killed a French citizen and wounded a soldier with a knife in northern Tunisia, the Interior Ministry said. Interior Ministry spokesman Khaled Hayouni was quoted on state news agency TAP as saying police knew the identity of the assailant, a 28-year-old man with…

Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders for independence bid, protesters take to streets

Nine separatist leaders from Catalonia sentenced to prison in failed independence bid in 2017 MADRID, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine separatist leaders from Catalonia to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in a failed bid for independence in…

14 police killed in attack in western Mexico: officials

MEXICO CITY, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen killed 14 police Monday in an attack in the state of Michoacan, in western Mexico, authorities said, condemning the latest violence in the restive region, a hotspot for criminal groups and armed vigilantes. The attack occurred on the outskirts of the city of…

Zimbabwe readmitted as International Cricket Council member

DUBAI, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cricket chiefs readmitted Zimbabwe as an International Cricket Council member following a three-month suspension over political interference. An ICC statement said the move followed a Monday meeting in Dubai involving the Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani and sports minister, Kirsty Coventry. “I would like to…

Election campaigns end in Mozambique ahead of Tuesday polls

President Filipe Nyusi at his party’s rally in Matola MAPUTO, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique’s presidential candidates ended their 43-days of campaign on Sunday as the country prepares for Tuesday’s elections.President Filipe Nyusi, who is seeking a second term, started the last campaign day in Nampula in the northeast and…

Update1: Ecuador’s Moreno agrees to replace fuel subsidy cuts with new law

QUITO, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said he struck a deal with indigenous leaders who have mobilised thousands of protesters against a decree that slashed fuel subsidies, agreeing to replace it with one that does more to help the most needy. In exchange, the indigenous leaders agreed…

FIFPro calls for halt to women’s football tournament in Quito amid Ecuador unrest

Protests began on Oct 3 after the government cut fuel subsidies QUITO, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global footballers’ union FIFPro called for the suspension of the women’s Copa Libertadores tournament in Ecuador as several players feared for their safety amid political unrest in the capital of Quito. The South American Football…

US: One dead, 18 injured after Hard Rock Hotel under construction collapses in New Orleans

Damage is seen after a portion of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction collapsed in New Orleans, Louisiana NEW ORLEANS, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person was killed and at least 18 injured in New Orleans when part of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction collapsed, filling a street with…