Nobel peace prize
Ethiopia's PM Abiy: From peace prize to grinding war
In an April speech Abiy Ahmed told supporters, in his trademark folksy language, that while Ethiopia might seem riven by crises, the real problem was one of...
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Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai signs Apple TV deal
The multi-year partnership would "draw on her ability to inspire people around the world", the company said in a statement, adding that content would also include animation and children's series.
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Hundreds nominated for Peace Prize: Nobel Institute
The total of 329 falls short of the record set in 2016, when the institute was faced with 376 nominations.
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Honour Cuban doctors & increase salaries for SA health workers - Nehawu
Cabinet approved the suggestion by President Cyril Ramaphosa to nominate the Cuban doctors who helped South Africa in the fight against COVID-19 the last few months.
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SA proposes to nominate Cuban medical brigade for Nobel Peace Prize
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on 1 February 2021 on government's latest efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. He also announced the proposal by the South African Cabinet to nominate the Cuban medical brigade for the Nobel Peace Prize, for their part in fighting the coronavirus.
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Black Lives Matter proposed for Nobel Peace Prize
Founded in the United States in 2013, the movement received an impetus in May after George Floyd died. A white policeman had knelt on Floyd's neck for eight minutes ignoring Floyd's pleas that he couldn't breathe.
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World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize
The WFP was "a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict", Nobel committee chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen said on unveiling the winner in Oslo.
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UN World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 has been awarded to the UN World Food Programme for its efforts in fighting hunger.
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A year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Abiy beautifies a divided Ethiopia
Beautification sites in Addis Ababa are "representations of how fast we can engage in projects, turn them around and deliver them for public utilisation".
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Wars, rows and scandals: When the Nobels didn't go as planned
The Oslo ceremony for the peace prize, held on the same day, will meanwhile go ahead on a smaller scale, and that banquet has also been cancelled.
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Norwegian lawmaker nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Christian Tybring-Gjedde, who nominated Trump for the 2019 award for his diplomatic efforts with North Korea, said he also nominated him this year because of the US troop withdrawal from Iraq.
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Nobel laureate John Hume laid to rest in N.Ireland
He was an architect of the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement, which largely ended three decades of violence that killed 3,500 people.
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‘De Klerk must hand back the Nobel Prize’ – Stratcom’s Erasmus
He has written a book, Confessions of a Stratcom Hitman, in which he reveals the details of his role as a propagandist who created fake news against influential political leaders like Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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CARTOON: Nobel Oblige, FW!
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
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FW de Klerk's Nobel Peace Prize can't be revoked. Here's why
The renewed calls for the revocation came at the 2020 State of the Nation Address when the EFF called for De Klerk to be removed from the National Assembly, as he was - in their words - 'a murderer with blood on his hands'.
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Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Swedish MPs
In just over a year, the climate activist, who suffers from a form of autism called Asperger's, has become the voice of a generation haunted by the climate crisis.
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Ethiopia PM collects Nobel Peace Prize, urges unity against hatred
Abiy, 43, won the Nobel for his efforts to resolve the long-running conflict with Eritrea.
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who made peace with bitter foe Eritrea, has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.
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14 women out of 114 Nobel Literature Prize laureates
The names of the 2018 and 2019 laureates will be revealed on Thursday, 10 October, in Stockholm.
