In South Africa, the Limpopo province's health MEC (minister) Dr Phophi Ramathuba has been caught on camera lashing out at a Zimbabwean patient at a government hospital has sparked an outcry in South Africa.The MEC is heard telling the patient that migrants are to blame for her department's stretched budget.Dr Angelique Coetzee, a Solidarity Doctors Network board member, said the MEC was out of line.“This patient is a victim of the drama between the two countries. E...

As the gigantic Dangote refinery is jerking up to start its business, the government and people of Ghana are freaking out over the gigantic, world-class Refinery that will begin operation this year; which will position Nigeria as the Number one industrial powerhouse of West Africa, and the foremost producer and exporter of refined crude oil, and the Number 1 manufacturer of petroleum products in Africa, set to supply the entire continent and beyond.The Ghanaian mini...

Despite the government mourning his death after their plane crashed, a Madagascan government minister has said he swam for 12 hours to safety after his helicopter crashed at sea during a rescue mission."It's not my time to die," exhausted Police Minister Serge Gelle said as he recovered on a stretcher.Two other security officials travelling with him in the helicopter also survived the crash.The team had been scouting an area in the north-eastern part of the country...