Trial opens for DRC leader’s ‘Mr Security’
Kinshasa – A former key security adviser of Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi went on trial on Friday,... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Angola sets August 24 election date
Luanda – Angolan President Joao Lourenco on Friday called general elections for August 24, when he will seek another term... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
‘Brutal’ violent crime surge in South Africa, police say
Johannesburg – South Africa’s police minister on Friday decried a “brutal” surge in murders and other violent crime, in... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Man who was set alight and killed in mob attack in Parkwood ‘was innocent’, police say
Cape Town – Police have reportedly arrested six people and more arrests are expected in connection with the alleged... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
One shot dead during Guinea fuel protest
Conakry – A young man has been shot dead in the Guinean capital Conakry on the sidelines of a protest... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Morocco launches agency to regulate medicinal cannabis
Rabat – Morocco’s national regulatory agency overseeing the use of cannabis for medical use met for the first time... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Algeria’s ex-coach Rabah Madjer on trial for fraud
Algiers – Prosecutors in Algeria on Thursday said ex-football star Rabah Madjer should be jailed for 18 months, during... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Kelly Khumalo’s lawyer accused of witness intimidation in Meyiwa trial
Cape Town – Thabiso Thobane, the instructing attorney of advocate Malesela Teffo reportedly said on Thursday that he will... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Red Cross says two employees killed in Mali attack
Bamako – Two Red Cross employees have been killed when their vehicle was attacked in the Kayes region of... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Chad declares ‘food emergency’, urges international help
N’Djamena – Chad on Thursday declared a “food emergency” in the impoverished landlocked country, urging the international community to... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
