News 5 headless bodies exhumed at a house in DRC… ritual killings suspected Bunia – Five headless bodies have been exhumed at a house in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
World UK butcher shortage fuels fears for Christmas food London – Visa restrictions could be eased for hundreds of foreign butchers, British media reported on Friday, after industry warnings... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Jacob Zuma Parole Jacob Zuma’s ‘welcome prayer’ planned for October 14 in KZN, says foundation Cape Town – A “welcome prayer” has been planned for former South African president Jacob Zuma in KwaZulu-Natal following... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Countries Rwandan YouTuber jailed for 15 years after anti-Kagame posts Kigali – A Rwandan court on Thursday sentenced a prominent YouTube commentator and genocide survivor to 15 years in prison... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Business Nigeria delays launch of eNaira digital currency Abuja – Nigeria has delayed the launch of its eNaira digital currency, initially planned for Friday, because of the country’s... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Politics Malawi’s ex-deputy speaker, 50, shoots himself dead in parliament Lilongwe – A former deputy speaker in Malawi on Thursday shot himself in the head inside parliament, where he had... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Politics ‘The regime is panicking,’ says Zimbabwe’s MDC after police arrest 19 at pre-election protest Harare – Nineteen people, including 10 journalists, were arrested on Thursday as Zimbabwe’s main opposition staged a protest at being... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Business Spanish FM ‘reassured’ by Algeria over gas supplies Algiers – Spain’s foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Thursday that he had received assurances over gas supplies from... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Business Debt crisis: Zambia says IMF bailout talks making ‘progress’ Lusaka – Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema said on Thursday he has made progress in talks with the International Monetary Fund... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Coronavirus 2% or less have had Covid jabs in many African nations, says WHO Brazzaville – Just 2% of the population, or less, have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus in half of the... Read more 1 Oct, 2021