Countries

Arthur Fraser tells court why Jacob Zuma was granted medical parole

Cape Town – Former prisons boss Arthur Fraser has reportedly revealed the reason why he released former president Jacob... Read more

29 Oct, 2021

Politics

Sudanese vow to keep up protests after deadly clashes

Khartoum – Furious Sudanese anti-coup protesters vowed to press ahead Friday with a campaign of civil disobedience, following deadly... Read more

29 Oct, 2021

Politics

West Africa bloc Ecowas sends mission to post-coup Guinea

Conakry – The West African bloc Ecowas has dispatched a new mission to Guinea for talks on the return to... Read more

29 Oct, 2021

News

Ex-aide to Gabon’s Bongo jailed for five years

Libreville – Brice Laccruche Alihanga, a once-powerful chief of staff under Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, was sentenced on Friday... Read more

29 Oct, 2021

News

West Africa bloc says Mali envoy’s expulsion ‘extreme’

Bamako – West Africa bloc Ecowas on Thursday branded Mali’s recent expulsion of its representative as “extreme,” and said... Read more

29 Oct, 2021

Coronavirus

South Africa to offer Covid jabs at polling stations

Johannesburg – South Africa said on Friday it will set up 1 000 vaccination sites at selected polling stations during... Read more

29 Oct, 2021

Countries

‘Ethiopia air strike on Tigray kills 10,’ hospital, rebel sources say

Nairobi – Ethiopia’s military on Thursday carried out an air strike on the capital of the war-torn Tigray region... Read more

29 Oct, 2021

News

Ghana’s law curbing LGBT rights sparks Anglican church rift

Accra – A proposed law in Ghana to toughen curbs on the LGBT community has triggered a rift between... Read more

29 Oct, 2021

Politics

Mozambique needs political solution to jihadist unrest, civic groups say

Johannesburg – Mozambique must find a political solution to end four years of unrest by Islamist militants, civic rights... Read more

29 Oct, 2021

Countries

Uganda to reopen schools in January, after almost two years

Kampala – Ugandan schools, closed since March last year owing to the pandemic, will reopen in January regardless of currently... Read more

29 Oct, 2021