South African Tribune

In a move to continue to provide safe drinking water for people, the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) in Port Loko has welcomed a new transformer for its treatment plant, a move that has widely been commended by all and sundry. Reports indicate that thunder had earlier damaged the old…

The Minister of Employment, Labour, and Social Security, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, attended this year's Regional Review of Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration in Africa held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the 8th-10th of October 2024. The Global Compact is a landmark, inter-governmentally negotiated agreement…

The Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) is currently installing tanks in Kailahun, which will provide safe drinking water for people; a move that has been sanctioned by management to support government's flagship, Feed Salone Initiative. The World Food Programme (WFP) celebration is scheduled to take place in Kailahun between 16th-18th…

Visiting Qatar's Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwah Al-Khater expressed on Tuesday Qatar's support for Lebanon amid the escalating Hezbollah-Israeli conflict, assuring unity among Arabs in condemning Israeli attacks. According to a statement released by the Lebanese Council of Ministers, Al-Khater met with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, in…

An Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in the densely populated Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus on Tuesday night, killing seven civilians, including women and children, and injuring 11 others, according to a statement by the Syrian Defense Ministry. The attack, which occurred at approximately 8:15 p.m. local time (1715 GMT),…

Egypt and Jordan called on Tuesday for an immediate halt of "the Israeli aggression" against Gaza and Lebanon, urging for a political settlement to the conflicts. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi made the remarks during a…

Chinese tech giant Huawei held an event here on Tuesday to showcase how its technology is aiding biodiversity conservation in one of Austria's national parks. Since 2021, Huawei has partnered with the Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park and the University of Vienna to protect biodiversity in the park, which has been…

A total of 11 injured victims were rescued and 21 others were declared missing after two wooden boats collided in Nigeria's southwestern state of Lagos, the police said Tuesday. Benjamin Hundeyin, the police spokesman in Lagos, told the media on Tuesday that the two ferries, each carrying 16 passengers and…

Lebanon is "on the verge of an all-out war," but there is still time to stop, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at the UN headquarters in New York, Guterres said the Middle East "is a powder keg with many parties holding the match." "I have…

The Israeli army continued its intensive attacks on Beirut's southern suburbs Tuesday night, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. Israeli warplanes launched violent airstrikes on the Bourj Barajneh, Haret Hreik, and Lailaky areas of Dahieh, Beirut's southern suburbs, causing massive fires, as shown by TV footage. According to NNA,…