Kenya concern over UK elephant ‘rewilding’ project
Nairobi – Kenya voiced concern on Wednesday over plans by an animal charity to fly a herd of elephants from... Read more
8 Jul, 2021
Botswana unearths second huge diamond in weeks
Gabarone – An exceptionally large and white 1 174-carat diamond stone has been unearthed in Botswana, a mining company announced... Read more
8 Jul, 2021
Nigerian lawmakers approve $2.4bn funds for security, vaccines
Abuja – Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday approved 982.7 billion naira ($2.4 billon) in supplementary budget funds to assist the government... Read more
8 Jul, 2021
Jacob Zuma starts serving jail term
Nkandla – Former president Jacob Zuma turned himself into prison early on Thursday to begin serving a 15-month sentence... Read more
8 Jul, 2021
Jacob Zuma hands himself in to police, says foundation
Cape Town – South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma handed himself in to police late on Wednesday to start serving... Read more
7 Jul, 2021
Jacob Zuma’s fate hangs in balance as arrest deadline looms
By Susan Njanji and Tendai Dube Uncertainty deepened on Wednesday over the future of South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma,... Read more
7 Jul, 2021
Nigerian kidnappers demand food for scores of school hostages
Kano – Nigerian kidnappers, who abducted more than 100 schoolchildren this week, have demanded food for their captives as... Read more
7 Jul, 2021
Jacob Zuma’s legal team asks ConCourt to suspend his arrest warrant
Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma’s lawyers have written a letter to the Constitutional Court begging it to... Read more
7 Jul, 2021
Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda laid to rest at presidential cemetery
Lusaka – Zambia’s founding leader Kenneth Kaunda was laid to rest at the country’s presidential burial site on Wednesday... Read more
7 Jul, 2021
MSF halts work in parts of Tigray after aid workers killed
Addis Ababa – Medical charity Doctors Without Borders said on Wednesday it was halting work in some parts of... Read more
7 Jul, 2021
