Arts and Leisure LISTEN | AKA honours his late fiancée Anele Tembe in emotional song on her birthday Cape Town – South African rapper AKA has released a new song, Tears Run Dry, which he says is... Read more 11 Oct, 2021
Politics African Union to broaden Somalia operations Addis Ababa – The African Union says it will extend and expand its military operations against al-Qaeda-linked Islamists in Somalia... Read more 11 Oct, 2021
Countries Zimbabwean man, 26, held for stabbing 6 people to death, including 3 kids Cape Town – A 26-year-old Zimbabwean man has reportedly been arrested after he stabbed six people to death and... Read more 11 Oct, 2021
Politics Burkina to open trial of alleged killers of left-wing idol Thomas Sankara Ouagadougou – The trial of 14 men, including a former president, is set to begin in Burkina Faso on Monday... Read more 11 Oct, 2021
News Rebels kill eight villagers, abduct many more in DRC Beni – Rebels went on a rampage in villages around the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni at... Read more 11 Oct, 2021
World Hundreds detained in Indian Kashmir after teachers shot dead Srinagar – Hundreds of people in restive Indian-administered Kashmir have been detained by police investigating a spate of targeted killings... Read more 11 Oct, 2021
World US, UK warn citizens of threat to Kabul hotels Kabul – The United States and Britain warned their citizens on Monday to avoid hotels in Afghanistan, days after dozens... Read more 11 Oct, 2021
World 1 dead, 17 hurt in Chile as police clash with indigenous protesters Santiago – One person died and 17 others were injured on Sunday as riot police clashed with protesters in... Read more 11 Oct, 2021
World Ecuador’s legislature to investigate president over Pandora Papers Quito – Ecuador’s legislature on Sunday voted to open an investigation into whether President Guillermo Lasso broke the law... Read more 11 Oct, 2021
News Algerian president demands ‘total respect’ from France Algiers – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday demanded France’s “total respect”, following a row over visas and critical... Read more 11 Oct, 2021