Turkey’s Erdogan promises ‘win-win’ pacts with Africa
Johannesburg – Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday wound up a visit to Angola, the first leg of... Read more
19 Oct, 2021
Uganda coach Sredojevic convicted of sexual assault in SA
Johannesburg – A South African court on Tuesday handed Uganda’s national football coach Milutin “Micho” Sredojevic a three-year suspended sentence... Read more
19 Oct, 2021
A year after mass protests, Nigerian police brutality has ‘resumed’
Lagos – Monsurat Ojuade had just turned 18 when she was killed by a police officer, her sister Omolara... Read more
19 Oct, 2021
Famed gorilla dies at 35 in DRC park
Bukavu – A veteran gorilla descended from a celebrated forebear immortalised on a banknote has been found dead near a... Read more
19 Oct, 2021
Gunmen kill at least 43 in Nigeria’s troubled north
Abuja – Gunmen from a suspected criminal gang attacked a village market in northwest Nigeria’s Sokoto state, killing 43... Read more
19 Oct, 2021
Zim on unvaccinated civil servants; Agnes Tirop’s husband to remain in custody: Here are your latest news headlines
Cape Town – From the Zimbabwean government saying it will bar unvaccinated government workers from reporting for duty, to... Read more
19 Oct, 2021
Oscar Mabuyane to interdict HAWKS probe, blames Magashule for investigation
Bhisho – Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has approached the Bhisho High Court in a bid to interdict the Hawks... Read more
18 Oct, 2021
South Africa rejects Russian Sputnik vaccine over HIV fears
Johannesburg – South Africa’s health products regulator on Monday said it would not approve Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine due... Read more
18 Oct, 2021
Air strikes hit capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray, sources say
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian forces hit the Tigrayan capital of Mekele with air strikes on Monday, humanitarian officials and diplomats... Read more
18 Oct, 2021
Residents seek to rebuild lives after DRC volcano eruption
Goma – Residents are trying to rebuild their homes and communities five months after the deadly volcanic eruption in eastern... Read more
18 Oct, 2021
