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Nigeria troops carry out offensive against kidnap gangs in northwest

Kano – Nigerian troops backed by gunships and fighter jets are carrying out an offensive against kidnap gangs in a... Read more

7 Sep, 2021

Politics

South Africa rejigs vote calendar after delay bid fails

Johannesburg – South Africa’s electoral commission on Monday unveiled a timeline for controversial local elections after the country’s top... Read more

7 Sep, 2021

Politics

Ethiopian Airlines says weapons seized in Sudan ‘legal’

Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Airlines said on Monday its transport of weapons to Sudan was a “legal and commercial”... Read more

7 Sep, 2021

News

Cyril Ramaphosa hails placement of Zuma on medical parole, wishes him ‘a quick recovery’

Johannesburg – South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday hailed the placement of his jailed predecessor Jacob Zuma on medical... Read more

7 Sep, 2021

News

Zuma’s medical parole ‘a mockery of SA law’, Guinea’s unity govt: Here are your top news headlines

From South African opposition parties criticising the Correctional Services Department for placing Jacob Zuma on medical parol to the... Read more

7 Sep, 2021

Sport

World’s oldest Test cricketer John Watkins, 98, dies in South Africa

Cape Town – John Watkins, who had been the world’s oldest living Test cricketer, has died in Durban at the... Read more

7 Sep, 2021

Politics

Opposition candidate wins Sao Tome presidency, partial results show

Libreville – An opposition candidate has won the presidency in Sao Tome and Principe, an archipelago in the Gulf of... Read more

6 Sep, 2021

Jacob Zuma Parole

Jacob Zuma ‘does require a great deal of medical attention’, says prisons official

Johannesburg – South African civil and opposition groups were on Monday seeking clarity over the circumstances under which ex-president Jacob... Read more

6 Sep, 2021

Politics