At least 7 killed in attack at Shell facility in Nigeria
Lagos – Seven people have been killed in an attack on a convoy transporting workers to a Shell oil and... Read more
18 Aug, 2021
Verdict in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s terror trial delayed
Kigali – Rwanda announced on Wednesday that a verdict due this week in a terrorism trial against Paul Rusesabagina, the... Read more
18 Aug, 2021
‘He’s going to die no matter what!’ Families of Egypt death row Islamists face agonising wait
Cairo – After surviving the bloodshed when Egyptian security forces killed some 800 people in a sprawling Islamist protest camp... Read more
18 Aug, 2021
Libya govt says political adviser kidnapped this month freed
Tripoli – A chief of staff to a senior politician in Libya’s capital who was abducted earlier this month... Read more
18 Aug, 2021
Ex-South Africa prop Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira joins Sharks board
Johannesburg – Retired 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning South Africa prop Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira has been appointed to the board... Read more
18 Aug, 2021
Clashes erupt in DRC after 3 Chinese go missing
Bunia – Clashes erupted in a gold-mining region of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday where troops were deployed... Read more
18 Aug, 2021
Concerns about side effects! Study shows white South Africans most vaccine-hesitant
Johannesburg – White adults in South Africa are more hesitant towards coronavirus vaccination than their black compatriots, a new... Read more
18 Aug, 2021
South African socialite Shauwn Mkhize buys top club after on-pitch, court failures
Johannesburg – After failing to win promotion on the pitch or in the courtroom, South African socialite Shauwn Mkhize has... Read more
18 Aug, 2021
Top 10 trending stories
From South African media personality Khanyi Mbau gushing over her Zimbabwean bae, to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signing a... Read more
17 Aug, 2021
Uganda scraps anti-porn ‘miniskirt’ law
Kampala – Uganda’s constitutional court has scrapped a controversial anti-pornography law whose provisions included a ban on wearing miniskirts in... Read more
17 Aug, 2021
