Countries Second death, rapes reported at Sudan’s mass protest Sunday Khartoum – The death toll from a crackdown on Sudanese protesters on Sunday rose to two, medics said on Tuesday,... Read more 21 Dec, 2021
Countries Mozambique says troops killed 10 rebels Maputo – Mozambican soldiers backed by regional forces stormed a rebel base and shot dead 10 insurgents in the country’s... Read more 21 Dec, 2021
Benin Benin opposition leaders will not appeal jail terms, lawyers say Cotonou – Two Benin opposition politicians sentenced this month to long jail terms will not appeal their sentences, their legal... Read more 21 Dec, 2021
Countries High court says Jacob Zuma can appeal return to jail Johannesburg – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma can appeal a court ruling last week that he should not enjoy... Read more 21 Dec, 2021
Countries WATCH | ‘My time to die hasn’t come yet’, says Madagascar minister who swam 12 hours to shore after helicopter crash Antananarivo – A Madagascar minister was one of two survivors to have swum some 12 hours to shore on Tuesday... Read more 21 Dec, 2021
Business Gunmen shut four Libya oil fields, says NOC Tripoli – Gunmen linked to Libya’s oil facilities guard force have shut down four key fields in a major... Read more 21 Dec, 2021
Business WATCH | Minister Bheki Cele destroys 20 000 litres of booze in Cape Town Cape Town – South African Police Minister Bheki Cele destroyed tons of confiscated alcohol from illegal establishments across Cape... Read more 21 Dec, 2021
Countries Egypt jails key revolution figure Alaa Abdel Fattah for 5 years Cairo – Egypt on Monday sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a leading figure in the 2011 revolution, to five years in... Read more 21 Dec, 2021
Countries Fast bowler Anrich Nortje out of South Africa-India series Johannesburg – The South African cricket team suffered a blow on Tuesday when fast bowler Anrich Nortje was ruled out... Read more 21 Dec, 2021
Countries TPLF rebels announce retreat towards Ethiopia’s Tigray Nairobi – Tigrayan rebels on Monday announced they were withdrawing from several areas of northern Ethiopia and retreating to Tigray,... Read more 21 Dec, 2021