Guinea junta declares hosting Africa Cup a ‘priority’
Conakry – Guinea’s military junta has vowed to free up funds and has given fast-track access to land for... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
‘Crammed in rusty cages’ – Police rescue 150 cats headed for dinner tables
Beijing – Nearly 150 cats bound for slaughterhouses have been rescued by police in eastern China, an international animal... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
Sudan journalists hope to enshrine freedoms with first union in decades
Khartoum – For the first time in more than three decades, Sudanese journalists have formed an independent union to... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
’10 minutes of terror’ – Hailstones kill 20-month-old girl
Madrid – A 20-month-old girl died after being hit by a hailstone during an intense storm in northeastern Spain,... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
Four Indian women die after sterilisation procedure
New Delhi – Four women have died and nine others were hospitalised after undergoing sterilisation at a government-run medical... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
Tributes from West as Gorbachev dies at 91
Moscow – The death of Mikhail Gorbachev triggered an outpouring of tributes from Western leaders on Wednesday but reaction... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
New air strike hits capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray
Addis Ababa – The capital of northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region was hit by an air strike around midnight on... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
Floods impact half a million this year in Nigeria
Yola – Half a million Nigerians have been affected by floods caused by heavy rains since the start of... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
UN ship arrives in Africa with grain for Ethiopia’s hungry
Djibouti – A UN-chartered ship loaded with 23 000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat destined for millions of hungry people... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
WATCH | Chaos and fists fly at COPE press conference in Boksburg
Cape Town – Chaos broke out at a press conference addressed by suspended COPE president Mosiuoa “Terror” Lekota on... Read more
31 Aug, 2022
