Biden pardons thousands for cannabis possession
Washington – US President Joe Biden on Thursday pardoned thousands of Americans convicted of marijuana possession in a major... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Top Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga given suspended sentence over protest
Harare – A Zimbabwe court on Thursday found award-winning novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga guilty of “inciting violence” after she held... Read more
30 Sep, 2022
CONFIRMED: Justin Bieber cancels SA shows to take care of his health
Cape Town – Justin Bieber’s large South African fanbase will be shedding tears of heartbreak after the singer’s SA... Read more
14 Sep, 2022
Morocco dismisses ‘terror’ charge in French tourist killing
Rabat – A Moroccan court dismissed “terrorism” charges in the trial of man who stabbed a 79-year-old French woman... Read more
25 Aug, 2022
ICC says Sudan army chief vows cooperation in Darfur probe
Khartoum – The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said Sudan had promised its “full cooperation” in the war crimes... Read more
25 Aug, 2022
DRC campaigners sound alarm over jail overcrowding
Kinshasa – Campaigners in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday sounded the alarm over the country’s jails, saying chronic... Read more
25 Aug, 2022
US school shooter’s lawyer urges against death penalty
Washington – The defence attorney for Nikolas Cruz, who shot 17 people dead at a Florida school in 2018,... Read more
23 Aug, 2022
Moroccan blogger jailed for posts ‘offensive to Islam’, says brother
Rabat – A Moroccan blogger has been sentenced to two years in prison for “offending the Muslim religion” after... Read more
17 Aug, 2022
Jacob Zuma appeals ruling to send him back to jail
Johannesburg – South Africa’s ex-leader Jacob Zuma on Monday asked a top court to overturn a ruling that ordered... Read more
15 Aug, 2022
Prosecutors seek life in Central African Republic war crimes trial
Bangui – Prosecutors are seeking life prison terms for three members of a powerful militia on trial for war... Read more
15 Aug, 2022
