UPDATE | At least 80 killed in Nigerian oil blast
Lagos – An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria has killed at least 80 people, the... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
Guinea reports Lassa fever case
Conakry – A case of Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic illness, has been recorded in the south of Guinea,... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
Many feared dead in Nigerian oil blast
Port Harcourt – Several people were feared burnt to death overnight following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
Scientists to scour African waters to gauge ocean pollution
Cape Town – Scientists on Saturday began a five-month mission to study how plastic pollution in Africa’s main rivers... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
Nigerian bar bomb injures 11, second blast in days
Kano – Explosives planted at a bar in northeast Nigeria injured 11 people, police said on Saturday, the second... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
Kenya to hold state funeral for ex-president Kibaki
Nairobi – Kenya will hold a state funeral next week for former president Mwai Kibaki, who led the east... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
KwaZulu-Natal deadly floods shine spotlight on housing crisis
Durban – Thulisile Ntobela, once lived in an apartment, but when her rent went up 25%, the unemployed mother of... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
Petro shock Sundowns to reach CAF Champions League semi-finals
Johannesburg – Captain Tiago Azulao equalised as Angolan visitors Petro Luanda drew 1-1 with South Africa hosts Mamelodi Sundowns... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
Former Springbok Wannenburg dies after Texas vehicle crash
Johannesburg – Former Springbok Pedrie Wannenburg, who died after a multi-vehicle crash in Texas this weekend, was a “gentle... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
Nigerian police raid bomb factory in restive southeast
Lagos – Nigerian police have raided a bomb factory in the southeast where separatist violence is on the rise... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
