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China Snoop Agencies Testing in Africa
Cameras in Harare's Avendale suburb Artificial Intelligence surveillance systems combine the use of a official records, photo databases,...
fray.news reporter
Mar 6, 20195 min read


South Africa's bruising battle against corruption
National Director of Public Prosecutions (L) Advocate Shamila Batohi with President Cyril Ramaphosa South Africans entered February still...
Tebogo Gantsa
Mar 1, 20195 min read


Pakistan air space shut down after Indian attack
Pakistan authorities have effectively shut down their air space after Indian jets launched a surprise raid across the border ostensibly...
Desmond Latham
Feb 27, 20192 min read


Centralised power plants in South Africa could disappear
In 2011, South Africa was regarded as being second only to China in terms of its renewable energy plans. However, by the time previous...
frayintermedia reporter
Feb 27, 20195 min read


#Budget2019 could be "pouring money into a sieve"
South Africa's Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his budget in the country's parliament on Wednesday 20th February which included a...
fray.news reporter
Feb 21, 20194 min read


North West Province Reveals Full Extent of Corruption
When violence broke out in North West Province in South Africa in January 2018, the intensity of the anger seemed to shock government...
Desmond Latham
Feb 15, 20198 min read


U.S. slips in the Global Corruption Perceptions Index under Trump
The Global Corruption Perceptions Index or CPI is an analysis of 180 countries and regions. Transparency assesses the perceived public secto
Desmond Latham
Jan 30, 20194 min read


Mark Zuckerberg uses WSJ oped to defend Facebook
In February 2019 Facebook will turn fifteen, and its founder Mark Zuckerberg has written an oped piece for the Wall Street Journal...
Desmond Latham
Jan 25, 20196 min read


Huawei - like silkworms and gunpowder
The Chinese government has reacted angrily to the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou in Canada and demanded her...
Desmond Latham
Dec 9, 20186 min read


Europe, America navel-gaze as Russia and Ukraine navies clash
The sudden rise in tension between Russia and the Ukraine comes at a time where world leaders are attending to internal challenges....
Desmond Latham
Nov 27, 20187 min read


The killing of Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi (59) was murdered inside his country’s Turkish consulate in Istanbul by what appears to be a hit...
fray.news reporter
Nov 12, 20187 min read


Jailed Egyptian photojournalist gets the 2018 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize
Abu Zeid has been in prison since August 2013. The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize recognises his courage and defense of a free pr
Tebogo Gantsa
May 3, 20182 min read


Seychelles' Port Victoria harbour secures EU funding
Seychelles President Danny Faure on April 26 2018 signed a financing agreement between the Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) and the...
fray.news reporter
Apr 26, 20182 min read


New cholera cases reported in Congo and Zimbabwe
The health ministries of Congo and Zimbabwe have reported new cases of cholera to the World Health Organisation.
Tebogo Gantsa
Apr 24, 20182 min read


The mother of the nation is no more
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela left a nation craving for heroes. Image: Nelson Mandela Foundation The mother of the nation, some say, is no...
Tebogo Gantsa
Apr 17, 20184 min read


US Congress pressures Ethiopia to respect human rights
The US Congress on Tuesday passed House Resolution 128, which urges the Ethiopian government to lift state of emergency restrictions and...
Tebogo Gantsa
Apr 12, 20182 min read


Agriculture boosts South Africa’s GDP for 2017 fourth quarter
Agriculture and the trade sector were the main drivers of GDP growth South Africa’s economy grew by an estimated 3,3% for last year’s...
Tebogo Gantsa
Mar 26, 20182 min read


Good data crucial for tracking child nutrition
It is crucial to invest in data, former UN chief Kofi Annan on Wednesday said in response to the release of more detailed data that...
Tebogo Gantsa
Mar 6, 20183 min read


Nigeria: Chaos and infighting clouds search for missing Dapchi school girls
Uncertainty about the number of missing school girls and harsh words exchanged between the Nigerian government and its military has...
Nasya Smith
Mar 1, 20183 min read


Nigeria: Yobe school girls missing after Boko Haram soldiers raid school
At least 50 school girls are still missing after Boko Haram jihadists raided and looted a school in Yobe, on Monday. Many teachers and...
Des Latham
Feb 21, 20181 min read
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