Jihan Sadat, wife to Egypt’s ex-president, dies
Cairo – Jihan Sadat, the widow of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat who was assassinated for making peace with Israel,... Read more
10 Jul, 2021
Joburg mayor Geoff Makhubo dies from Covid as SA extends vaccine age
Johannesburg – The mayor of Johannesburg, Geoff Makhubo, on Friday became the latest fatality of a third Covid wave... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Five Nigerians arrested for anti-Buhari T-shirts, says lawyer
Abuja – Five Nigerians who were arrested for wearing T-shirts criticising President Muhammadu Buhari have filed a lawsuit against... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Rwanda sends 1 000 troops to insurgency-hit Mozambique
Kigali – Rwanda said on Friday it will send a thousand troops to Mozambique to help the country battle extremist... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Jacob Zuma loses bid to avoid jail
Johannesburg – A South African high court on Friday tossed out a last-ditch legal bid by former president Jacob... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
‘I won’t take you back to war,’ says South Sudan’s Salva Kiir
Juba – President Salva Kiir pledged on Friday not to return South Sudan to war as the country marked... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
At least10 killed, hundreds displaced in Gambia storm
Banjul – At least 10 people were killed and over 1 500 people were displaced in a storm that... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Zimbabwe captain Taylor hits 81 as Bangladesh bowlers struggle
Harare – A boundary-littered 81 by stand-in Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor helped Zimbabwe reach 209-2 by lunch on Friday on... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
SA extends vaccinations to under-50s as Covid-19 cases soar
Johannesburg – South Africa announced on Friday it would start vaccinating people under 50 years old as the continent’s hardest-hit... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
Libya’s central bank receives audit in key reunification step
Tripoli – Libya’s central bank, long split into two branches due to war, took delivery of a long-awaited audit... Read more
9 Jul, 2021
