Prince Andrew to challenge US jurisdiction in sex assault suit
New York – Britain’s Prince Andrew will contest a US court’s jurisdiction over a civil suit brought by a woman... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
‘Rallies, prayers planned’ as relatives and supporters eagerly await Jacob Zuma’s return to Nkandla after his release on medical parole
Cape Town – Welcome home rallies and prayers have reportedly been planned for former president Jacob Zuma’s return to... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
PICTURES | DRC’s sceptical president Felix Tshisekedi finally gets Covid jab
Kinshasa – Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, who criticised the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19 as inoculations began, received a first... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Tanzania leader reinstates minister sacked by predecessor
Nairobi – Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed a politician dismissed for criticising her predecessor as energy minister in... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Death toll on gold mine convoy in Burkina rises to six
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso on Monday raised to six the death toll from a weekend ambush of a convoy... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Guinea coup plotters ponder deposed president Alpha Conde’s future
Conakry – Guinea’s ruling junta is facing a tough choice: keep ousted president Alpha Conde detained, ignoring international demands... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Heavily armed gunmen free 240 inmates from Nigerian prison
Abuja – Heavily armed gunmen stormed a jail in Nigeria’s central Kogi state overnight, freeing scores of inmates, a prison... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Villagers lynch two women in DRC over witchcraft claims
Bukavu – Congolese villagers lynched two women accused of witchcraft, adding to three people already killed for the same reason... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
British American Tobacco made ‘questionable payments’ to 10 African countries – watchdog
Johannesburg – Tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT) allegedly made hundreds of “questionable payments” in 10 African countries over five... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
‘He is in a good mood,’ says daughter as Pele ready to leave ICU after tumor removed
Sao Paulo – Brazilian football legend Pele is ready to leave the intensive care unit of a Sao Paulo hospital... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
