Countries Nigeria city lifts curfew after blasphemy killing Kano – Nigeria’s northwestern city of Sokoto on Friday lifted a round-the-clock curfew imposed after the killing of a Christian... Read more 21 May, 2022
Countries Hundreds of aid trucks reach Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray Nairobi – More than 300 aid trucks arrived in Tigray from May 10-16, the highest number to reach the impoverished... Read more 21 May, 2022
Countries Teenage boy arrested after woman, 85, found dead with multiple stab wounds Cape Town – A 17-year-old boy was reportedly handed over to the police in Limpopo by his family after... Read more 21 May, 2022
Business Eskom says stage 4 load shedding to start at 13:00 Cape Town – Eskom said on Saturday that it has upped load shedding to stage 4, saying “demand is... Read more 21 May, 2022
Business IMF bailout ‘indispensable’ for Tunisia, central bank chief says Tunis – Tunisia has no choice but to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund as it battles a... Read more 21 May, 2022
Countries Security guards clash with pupils at a Durban school Cape Town – An altercation between two schoolgirls reportedly erupted into chaos, forcing the Durban school to close its... Read more 21 May, 2022
Arts and Leisure ‘I’m recovering well… the stroke has unfortunately affected my speech’ – Lira updates fans on her health Cape Town – Award-winning singer and first African Barbie role model, Lira, has given her fans an update on... Read more 21 May, 2022
Chad Chad urges Mali to rejoin West African anti-jihadist force N’Djamena – Chad on Friday urged Mali to rejoin the the G5 Sahel, a West African force and regional grouping... Read more 21 May, 2022
Countries At least 11 civilians killed in militia attack in DRC, monitor says Bunia – Militiamen have killed 11 civilians during an attack on a village in the strife-torn northeast of the Democratic... Read more 21 May, 2022
Countries Tunisia heads for ‘new republic’ in dialogue without political parties Tunis – Tunisia’s president Kais Saied on Friday appointed a loyalist law professor to head a committee charged with... Read more 21 May, 2022