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South African regulator refers eight carriers to Competition Tribunal

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South Africa’s Competition Commission has referred a complaint to the Competition Tribunal against eight container carriers accused of alleged price fixing related to general rate increases on services between Chinese ports (including Hong Kong) and Durban over a ten-year period, from 2008 to 2018. The development was reported according to DynaLiners. The carriers named in […]

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Benin interior minister says coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops

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Benin’s interior minister said a coup plot, announced by a group of soldiers on state-run television earlier on Sunday, has been foiled. Benin is the latest in a string of coups plotted across west Africa over the past few weeks. A coup initially announced as successful in the west African country of Benin was foiled

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Soldiers in Benin announce power grab, removing President Talon

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A group of soldiers in Benin claimed on Sunday that they had seized power, announcing the removal of President Patrice Talon on national television. Calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR), they said they had appointed Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri to lead the country. “Mr Patrice Talon is removed from office as president of

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Bobi Wine braves police, UPDF beatings to campaign in Gulu

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National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu on Saturday braved a tense and heavily militarised environment to hold his campaign rally in Gulu City, Northern Uganda. Mr Kyagulanyi, who arrived from Gulu District after earlier rallies, was blocked along Gulu Airfield Road by joint security forces comprising the UPDF and the Police.Undeterred,

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Nabbanja reassures Gulu University of more land

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Ms Nabbanja said the strenuous procedure that needed to be undertaken to degazette the forest reserve caused delays at the Ministry of Water and Environment, which is undertaking the process. The Prime Minister, Ms Robinah Nabbanja, has reassured the Gulu University administration of the progressive efforts by the government to secure more land for its

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Lando Norris wins F1 drivers’ title in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix won by Max Verstappen

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While the McLaren has been the fastest car on balance this season, Norris’ championship will be given added credibility by the fact that he won it in the face of a tough challenge from Verstappen, who is widely acknowledged as the finest driver of his generation. Norris cried in his car on the slowing-down lap

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Crocodile resurfaces three times with girl before final fatal disappearance on Lake Victoria

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A 16-year-old girl was dragged into Lake Victoria and killed by a crocodile on Thursday evening while fetching water at Kyankolokolo Landing Site in Kalangala District, in what residents say is the latest in a growing pattern of deadly attacks linked to lack of clean water and rising wildlife pressure. By Saturday morning , more

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Chinese jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft, Japan says

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Chinese fighter jets directed their fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft over international waters on Saturday close to Japan’s Okinawan islands in two separate incidents that Japan’s defence minister described as “dangerous acts”. “These radar illumination went beyond what is necessary for the safe flight of aircraft,” Japan’s defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi said in a post

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Defence chiefs of Japan, Australia agree to boost security ties

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Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, agreed on Sunday to strengthen security cooperation amid Tokyo’s ongoing tensions with Beijing over Taiwan. During their meeting in Tokyo, the ministers confirmed that progress had been made toward finalising a deal by the end of this fiscal year, through next March, for the

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