Sport

Injured Springbok Pieter-Steph du Toit will be fit for first Test – Erasmus

Johannesburg – Springbok star Pieter-Steph du Toit will recover from a midweek head injury and be available for the first... Read more

16 Jul, 2021

Politics

Mozambique formally seeks help from SADC to stem insurgency

Maputo – Mozambique has lodged an official request for military intervention from neighbouring countries to help quell a jihadist insurgency... Read more

16 Jul, 2021

Politics

Armed community members, vigilante groups step in to tackle unrest in SA

Johannesburg – Armed community members and vigilante groups have stepped in to tackle unrest in South Africa, taking matters... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

News

Last of five Catholic hostages freed in Mali

Bamako – A Malian priest – the last of a group of five Catholics kidnapped in mid-June – has been... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

Coronavirus

Africa Covid deaths surge 43% in a week, says WHO

Brazzaville – Coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43% in the space of a week, driven by a lack... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

News

At least 7 women crushed to death in Nigeria aid handout

Kano – At least seven women were trampled to death in northeast Nigeria on Thursday in a crush during... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

Politics

Inequalities and infighting: The background to South Africa’s crisis

Johannesburg – South Africa is facing its most serious crisis since white-minority rule ended in 1994. Violence and looting... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

News

Kenyan police tear gas protesting university students

Nairobi – Kenyan riot police on Wednesday fired tear gas at students protesting a decision by a top university to... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

Sport

Kenya’s 1 500m star Timothy Cheruiyot gets the nod for Tokyo Olympics

Nairobi –  Timothy Cheruiyot, the 1 500m world champion, was called up on Wednesday to join the Kenyan Olympic... Read more

15 Jul, 2021

Arts and Leisure

First Moroccan movie ‘Casablanca Beats’ comes to Cannes

Casablanca - Nabil Ayouch says he can barely believe his movie, "Casablanca Beats", is the first Moroccan film in almost... Read more

15 Jul, 2021