DRC policeman dies as teargas, bullets fired at protesters
Goma – At least one policeman died on Monday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma as... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher face hearing on racial discrimination
Johannesburg – Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher, two of South Africa’s most prominent cricket personalities, will face formal hearings... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
Pit bull escapes through broken gate, mauls girl, 3, to death
Cape Town – Police say a 3-year-old girl, Simamkele Kovu, was mauled to death by a pit bull while... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
Cyril Ramaphosa back at work, ends Covid-19 isolation
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has ended a week of isolation after he tested positive for Covid-19, the... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
South Africa records 15 465 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
Cape Town – South Africa recorded 15 465 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the country’s cumulative number of Covid-19 cases... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
One in four Somalis face acute hunger due to drought, UN says
Nairobi – Nearly one in four people in Somalia are facing acute hunger as drought ravages the conflict-wracked country,... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
Cattle thieves kill 38 civilians in northern Nigeria
Kano – Armed cattle thieves killed 38 people on Sunday in three separate attacks in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state,... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
Warrant of arrest for alleged ‘unrest instigator’ Bonginkosi Khanyile withdrawn, case postponed to February
Cape Town – The arrest warrant for the Fees Must Fall activist and one of the so-called alleged instigators... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
New Toyota SUVs and palace renovations for King Zwelithini’s widows
Cape Town – The KwaZulu-Natal government reportedly handed over six Toyota SUVs to the late King Zwelithini’s wives, including... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
Mom left with gunshot wound as her 3-month-old and 11-year-old kids shot and killed in Gauteng
Cape Town – A three-month-old infant and an 11-year-old girl were shot dead at their home in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
