Countries

Guinea-Bissau president says survived deadly coup bid, situation ‘under control’

Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president on Tuesday said he survived heavy fire for five hours during an attempted coup which... Read more

2 Feb, 2022

Countries

WATCH | ‘At least he has a Ferrari,’ – Tweeps react as a Ferrari driver finds himself in a pickle after running out of petrol in Cape Town

Cape Town – A video of a man whose multimillion-rand Ferrari ran out of petrol on the side of... Read more

1 Feb, 2022

Coronavirus

Cabinet approves changes to adjusted alert level 1 lockdown regulations

Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet has announced updated level 1 lockdown rules for South Africa after the... Read more

1 Feb, 2022

Countries

Rampant graft under Jacob Zuma detailed in new report

Johannesburg – South African investigators on Tuesday released a 646-page report detailing how rampant corruption under former president Jacob... Read more

1 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

After coups in Mali and Burkina Faso, will Niger be next?

Niamey – Speculation that Niger may become the next Sahel nation to suffer a coup has surged since Burkina... Read more

1 Feb, 2022

Countries

Six feared dead in Mozambique floods

Maputo – Six people were feared dead in Mozambique on Tuesday after they tried to cross rivers swollen by floodwaters... Read more

1 Feb, 2022

Countries

Tanzania parliament elects new speaker after political feud

Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s parliament elected a new speaker on Tuesday following the resignation of her predecessor in a... Read more

1 Feb, 2022

Business

Investors agree $10 billion for controversial Uganda oil project

Kampala – Chinese and French oil giants sealed a landmark $10-billion deal on Tuesday to develop Uganda’s energy resources... Read more

1 Feb, 2022

Arts and Leisure

Big Brother Mzansi adds two new faces after QV’s departure

Cape Town – In what promises to be a jam-packed show, Big Brother Mzansi has introduced two new faces... Read more

1 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

West Africa, UN envoys meet ousted Burkina president

Ouagadougou – Envoys from the West African regional bloc Ecowas and the UN on Monday met Burkina Faso’s former president,... Read more

1 Feb, 2022