Nigeria heightens security after US & UK ‘terror’ warning
Abuja – Nigeria on Friday said it had beefed up security and called for the public to be vigilant... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Amnesty head calls for ‘new Mandela’ in Africa, denounces shrinking freedoms
Dakar – Amnesty International’s secretary general on Friday called for new “enlightened” political leadership in Africa, lamenting shrinking civil... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Family appeals for release of Tunisian woman jailed in Saudi for retweet
Tunis – The sister of a Tunisian woman jailed by Saudi Arabia for retweeting a post about Lebanon’s Hezbollah... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Morocco arrests 32 migrants heading to Spain, jails 80
Rabat – Moroccan police on Friday arrested 32 migrants as they tried to set sail for Spain, authorities said,... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Equatorial Guinea rapper freed after six weeks in custody
Malabo – Leoncio Pisco Eko, a rapper and critic of corruption and rights abuses in hardline Equatorial Guinea, has... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
South Africa minister says weekend events safe after US terror alert
Durban – South Africa’s police minister on Friday assured that several major events over the weekend would be “properly... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Durban’s Smokin’ Joe’s makes 12th ‘best burgers in the world’
Cape Town – Durban’s Smokin’ Joe’s Gypsy King burgers was voted the 12th best burger in the world by... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Kenya charges police with crimes against humanity over 2017 violence
Nairobi – In a landmark decision, Kenyan prosecutors said on Friday they would charge police officers with crimes against... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Lesotho’s new millionaire PM takes office
Maseru – Diamond tycoon and political maverick Sam Matekane on Friday took the oath as Lesotho’s new prime minister... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
WATCH | President Ramaphosa to formally recognise Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini
Cape Town – Thousands of people from across the country arrived at the Moses Mabhida Stadium where President Cyril... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
