Suspected poacher killed by elephants in South Africa
Johannesburg – An elephant has trampled a suspected poacher to death in South Africa’s famed Kruger National Park, a... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Fuel shortages block food aid in famine-threatened Tigray, says UN
Addis Ababa – Fuel shortages have forced some aid groups to suspend food distribution in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region,... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Kenya runner Agnes Tirop’s death highlights pressures faced by female athletes
Nairobi – The death of Kenyan running star Agnes Tirop has thrown a spotlight on the pressures faced by the... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Criminal gang frees at least 30 kidnapped Nigerian students after four months
Abuja – Thirty students who were kidnapped by a criminal gang more than four months ago in northwest Nigeria... Read more
22 Oct, 2021
Jacob Zuma lays criminal charges against Billy Downer for allegedly leaking his medical records
Pietermaritzburg – South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma on Thursday made his first public appearance since his release from prison... Read more
21 Oct, 2021
South Africa: Phoenix still scarred after deadly unrest
Phoenix – On the face of it, Phoenix is a peaceful South African town, with affluent homes, a shopping... Read more
21 Oct, 2021
Africa’s top university to bar unvaccinated from campus
Johannesburg – The University of Cape Town will require all staff and students to be vaccinated against Covid-19 from January,... Read more
21 Oct, 2021
Zimbabwe opposition alleges second attempt on leader Nelson Chamisa’s life
Harare – Zimbabwe’s main opposition on Wednesday claimed its leader Nelson Chamisa had survived a second attempt on his life... Read more
20 Oct, 2021
Nigeria insists troops “did not shoot at protesters” last year
Abuja – Nigeria’s government said on Wednesday that security forces “did not shoot” at peaceful protesters in Lagos last... Read more
20 Oct, 2021
Kenya lifts dusk-to-dawn Covid curfew
Nairobi – Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Wednesday the immediate lifting of a nationwide coronavirus curfew in force... Read more
20 Oct, 2021
