Blinken says backing for armed groups in DRC must ‘cease’
Kigali – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that support for armed groups in the Democratic Republic... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Calm returns to Sierra Leone as protest death toll rises
Freetown – Calm returned to Sierra Leone on Thursday a day after an economic protest spiralled into violence the... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
‘My confidence is insane’ – Unathi Nkayi’s nude selfie goes viral on social media
Cape Town – Former Idols SA judge and media personality Unathi Nkayi topped the Twitter trends this week when... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Guinea to prosecute ex-PM over alleged embezzlement
Conakry – Guinea will prosecute former prime minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana over the alleged embezzlement of more than $4... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
‘We as women are in hell,’ says Anele Mdoda as she remembers gang rape victims on Women’s Day
Cape Town – Media personality Anele Mdoda’s thoughts were with the eight women who were gang raped in Krugersdorp,... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Nigeria’s Buhari vows safe rescue of train attack hostages
Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to rescue 31 hostages taken in a train attack and... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Kenya TV channels stop sharing poll tallies
Nairobi – Kenyan media stopped broadcasting the provisional results of the country’s presidential poll, raising questions over the outcome... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Boy, 6, accidentally shoots his sister, 5, in the head while playing with a firearm
Cape Town – A six-year-old boy reportedly killed his five-year-old sister in a tragic accident when a firearm went... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
‘I was told I couldn’t see him, because he was too badly hurt’ – 10 years on, SA awaits justice for slain striking miners
Marikana – A decade after her 30-year-old brother was killed when South African police opened fire on miners striking... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Ethiopia govt in ‘direct engagements’ with Tigray rebels, says AU
Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels have had “direct engagements”, the African Union said in a... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
