Countries Mali opens probe into mass grave near French base Bamako – Mali’s military announced on Tuesday an inquiry has been launched into the discovery of a mass grave... Read more 27 Apr, 2022
Countries Three lions found dead in Uganda in suspected electrocution Kampala – Three lions have been found dead in one of Uganda’s best-known national parks after possibly being electrocuted, a... Read more 27 Apr, 2022
Countries ‘Everything shows ANC has lost contact with the ground,’ says Mac Maharaj as SA celebrates freedom Johannesburg – As South Africa on Wednesday marks a key date in the fight against apartheid, one of the... Read more 27 Apr, 2022
Countries Sudan releases leading anti-coup figure, says lawyer Khartoum – Sudanese authorities on Tuesday released a former minister and key opponent of last year’s military coup after detaining... Read more 27 Apr, 2022
Countries Mali accuses France of spying after video of mass grave Bamako – Mali on Tuesday accused the French army of “spying” and “subversion” when it used a drone to... Read more 27 Apr, 2022
Countries ‘South Africans are tired of corruption,’ says Ramaphosa as he warns against looting of KZN flood relief funds Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday reportedly warned against those planning to loot funds meant for the... Read more 27 Apr, 2022
Countries Miss Rwanda pageant organiser held for sexual assault Kigali – A Rwandan beauty pageant organiser and well-known former musician was arrested on Tuesday over sexual assault accusations,... Read more 27 Apr, 2022
Countries ANC disbands its women’s league led by Bathabile Dlamini Cape Town – The ANC’s highest decision-making body, the national executive committee (NEC) has reportedly disbanded the women’s league... Read more 27 Apr, 2022
Countries Tigray rebels announce pullout from neighbouring region Addis Ababa – Tigrayan rebels announced on Tuesday that they have withdrawn from a region neighbouring war-wracked Tigray, fulfilling a... Read more 27 Apr, 2022
Countries OPINION | Democracy loses its glow for South Africans amid persistent inequality Joleen Steyn Kotze, University of the Free State South Africans believed that the introduction of democracy in 1994 would... Read more 27 Apr, 2022