Madagascar shipwreck death toll rises to 64
Antananarivo – The death toll from a shipwreck off Madagascar’s northeastern coast has risen to at least 64 after 25... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
‘#NoCurfewOnNewYearsEve’ tops Twitter trends list as South Africans protest lockdown
Cape Town – South Africans have taken to social media to ask that President Cyril Ramaphosa and the government... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Nigeria air strikes ‘kill more than 100 jihadists’
Kano – More than 100 jihadist fighters were killed in air strikes by the Nigerian military last week, security sources... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Radio legend Clarence Ford exits Heart FM
Cape Town – South African radio personality Clarence Ford has reportedly been fired from his job as the host... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Burundi commission says 1972 Hutu killings were genocide
Nairobi – A Burundi government commission set up to investigate killings that have scarred the tiny country declared for the... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Morocco says more than 12 000 illegal migrants held in 2021
Rabat – Moroccan police said on Monday they had arrested more than 12 000 people trying to leave the... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Nigeria president refuses to approve election law change
Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday refused to approve an amendment to the electoral law that would introduce... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Covid-19: South Africa records 15 423 new infections, 35 deaths
Cape Town – South Africa recorded 15 423 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Armed groups deploy in Libya capital amid tensions over election
Tripoli – Armed groups deployed in the suburbs of Libya’s capital on Tuesday, sparking security fears ahead of an... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Uganda MPs test positive for Covid after tournament
Kampala – Dozens of Ugandan legislators and their staff have tested positive for Covid-19 after participating in a regional... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
