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Sierra Leone holds mass funeral for tanker blast victims as toll hits 115

Freetown – Sierra Leone on Monday held a mass burial for dozens of victims of the fuel-tanker explosion that ripped... Read more

9 Nov, 2021

Countries

Oscar Pistorius ‘doesn’t have automatic right to be released on parole’

Johannesburg – South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius could be considered for parole, after serving half his sentence for murdering... Read more

9 Nov, 2021

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Zuma calls for rebellion against ANC leadership; Update on Libya polls | Here are your top news headlines

Cape Town – From Former president Jacob Zuma calling for a rebellion against the ANC party leadership, to Libya... Read more

9 Nov, 2021

News

Central African Republic rebel chief Bozize in Chad after govt gains

N’Djamena – Central African Republic (CAR) rebel leader Francois Bozize is in Chad, sources say, a development that coincides... Read more

8 Nov, 2021

Countries

Security threats hamper key Nigeria state ballot

Lagos – Nigeria’s electoral commission on Monday said security threats had delayed voting in a key district during a... Read more

8 Nov, 2021

Arts and Leisure

Film festival offers Tunisian inmates rare escape

Tunis – For the first time, three prison inmates in Tunisia were allowed a brief taste of freedom for the... Read more

8 Nov, 2021

Countries

Oscar Pistorius ‘eligible’ for parole 8 years into his imprisonment for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Cape Town – Former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius could be eligible for parole, eight years into his imprisonment for the... Read more

8 Nov, 2021

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Ecowas hardens stance on Mali, Guinea

Accra – The West African regional grouping Ecowas on Sunday hardened its stance against military-ruled Mali and Guinea, imposing... Read more

8 Nov, 2021

News

Sierra Leone must learn from tanker blast, says president

Freetown – Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio said on Sunday the West African country “must learn” from the... Read more

8 Nov, 2021

News

Protests flare up in Sudan; Death toll in Lagos high-rise collapse hits 42 | Here are your top news headlines

Cape Town – From Sudanese security forces firing tear gas at an anti-coup rally; to the death toll in... Read more

8 Nov, 2021