Business

South Africa uncovers $1.8bn gold scam, report says

Johannesburg – South Africa’s tax authority has uncovered a 1.8-billion-dollar gold scam, in which coins and jewelry were illegally... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Countries

Ethiopia rights body cites police role in killings

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s human rights body on Wednesday implicated security forces in the killings of more than a dozen... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

Six troops killed in Guinea-Bissau putsch attempt, says army official

Bissau – Six soldiers were killed during an attempted putsch Guinea-Bissau this week, an army official in the West African... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Countries

High-voltage cable electrocutes 26 at market in DRC capital

Kinshasa – Twenty-six people were electrocuted on Wednesday when an overhead high-voltage cable fell into a drainage ditch at a... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Countries

Guinea-Bissau launches major probe into foiled coup

Bissau – Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday launched a major investigation into a foiled attempt to overthrow President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Arts and Leisure

‘7 years since you’ve been gone. The legacy continues’ – Jonathan Boyton-Lee remembers Simba Mhere on his death anniversary

Cape Town – Media personality Jonathan Boynton-Lee has shared fond memories of his friend Simba Mhere on the late... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Countries

KZN mom gets 20 years for murdering her son after she took out over R1m in life insurance on him

Cape Town – Ziningi Jane Nzama, 49, of KwaZulu-Natal, was reportedly sentenced to 20 years in prison by the... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Coronavirus

South Africa records 4 502 new Covid-19 infections, 175 deaths

Cape Town – South Africa recorded 4 502 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday after 39 892 tests were conducted,... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso junta lifts nationwide curfew in force since coup

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s junta lifted on Wednesday a nationwide curfew they imposed after seizing power in a coup last... Read more

3 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

Mane and Senegal break Burkina Faso hearts to reach AFCON final

Yaoundé – Senegal are through to a second consecutive Africa Cup of Nations final after breaking Burkina Faso hearts... Read more

3 Feb, 2022