Countries

DRC campaigners sound alarm over jail overcrowding

Kinshasa – Campaigners in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday sounded the alarm over the country’s jails, saying chronic... Read more

25 Aug, 2022

Angola

Angolans vote for president in tightest ever race

Luanda – Angolans cast their ballots on Wednesday in what was widely seen to be the most competitive vote in... Read more

25 Aug, 2022

Countries

First US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years arrives in Khartoum

Khartoum – The first US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years took up his post on Wednesday in the... Read more

24 Aug, 2022

Countries

WATCH | Bus carrying SA school kids attacked by protesters ahead of Liverpool game in UK

Cape Town – South African children, who were part of a touring group on a bus to watch the... Read more

24 Aug, 2022

Countries

Fighting resumes in northern Ethiopia after five-month lull

Addis Ababa – Fighting erupted between government forces and Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia on Wednesday, with the warring... Read more

24 Aug, 2022

Countries

KwaZulu-Natal community living in fear after escaped lions attack livestock

Cape Town – KwaZulu-Natal’s Hluhluwe residents are living in fear for their lives and loss of livestock after lions... Read more

24 Aug, 2022

Countries

Togo repels ‘terrorist’ attack, says official

Lome – Togo’s armed forces said on Tuesday they had repelled a “terrorist” attack that injured “several” soldiers in... Read more

24 Aug, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso builds first own drug manufacturing plant

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s prime minister Albert Ouedraogo on Tuesday visited the country’s first own pharmaceuticals manufacturing facility, which... Read more

24 Aug, 2022

Countries

Somalia president vows ‘all-out war’ against al-Shabaab

Mogadishu – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday pledged “an all-out war” to eliminate Al-Shabaab in his first... Read more

24 Aug, 2022

Arts and Leisure

‘#ItsGoodtobeback,’ says Sophie Ndaba as she returns to social media after 9 months hiatus

Cape Town – South African actress and businesswoman Sophie Ndaba is back on social media after taking a break... Read more

24 Aug, 2022