Cameroon’s AFCON games to be played with 80% capacity crowd
Dakar – Stadiums at this month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon will have their capacity capped at 80% for... Read more
5 Jan, 2022
Security fears loom over Africa’s football fiesta
Yaoundé – After overcoming fears of postponement because of the Covid pandemic, the Africa Cup of Nations now faces... Read more
5 Jan, 2022
Watford release Sarr for AFCON after row
Dakar – Winger Ismaila Sarr joined up with the Senegal squad for the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday following... Read more
5 Jan, 2022
Elephant tramples woman and her 3-month-old baby to death in Zimbabwe
Harare – A woman and her three-month-old baby in southeastern Zimbabwe have been trampled to death by an elephant, the... Read more
4 Jan, 2022
‘Defining moment’: Cyril Ramaphosa receives first instalment of state capture report from Zondo
Pretoria – South African investigators on Tuesday handed over the first instalment of a long-awaited report into corruption at the... Read more
4 Jan, 2022
Ugandan court orders release of satirical novelist
Kampala – A Kampala court on Tuesday ordered the release of an acclaimed Ugandan novelist who was detained and allegedly... Read more
4 Jan, 2022
Tear gas fired at Sudan rally as thousands rally against military
Khartoum – Sudanese security forces fired tear gas on Tuesday at anti-coup protesters in Khartoum chanting slogans against the... Read more
4 Jan, 2022
Kenyan police make arrests after 6 killed in grisly attack
Nairobi – Kenyan police said on Tuesday they had made four arrests following a brutal attack in a coastal region... Read more
4 Jan, 2022
SA parliament fire suspect Zandile Christmas Mafe, 49, appears briefly in court
Zandile Christmas Mafe, 49, appeared briefly in court Tuesday to answer charges of breaking into and “setting fire to... Read more
4 Jan, 2022
Detained Tunisia ex-minister suspected of ‘terrorism’
Tunis – Detained Tunisian ex-justice minister Noureddine Bhiri of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, who is refusing food or medication... Read more
4 Jan, 2022
