Business Parts of Kenya suffer through second day of power cuts Nairobi – Kenya on Wednesday faced a second consecutive day of rolling power cuts after a damaged transmission line caused... Read more 12 Jan, 2022
Countries At least 3 people, including 2 children dead in Nigeria church collapse Port Harcourt – At least three people, including two children, were killed and another 18 people rescued when a church... Read more 12 Jan, 2022
Countries Several killed in jihadist-claimed blast in Somali capital Mogadishu – Several people were killed on Wednesday in a suicide car bomb blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, officials... Read more 12 Jan, 2022
Countries Rwandans ‘flee’ to DRC over Covid vaccine rules Bukavu – Around a hundred Rwandans have crossed to the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, saying they are... Read more 12 Jan, 2022
Countries Minister Motshekga wants social distancing at schools to be reduced Cape Town – South African Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has called for social distancing space between pupils... Read more 12 Jan, 2022
Business Mali travellers stranded as West African sanctions bite Bamako – A bus station in Mali’s capital stands unusually quiet, with foreign passengers left in limbo after West... Read more 12 Jan, 2022
Countries Petersen leads South African recovery after early loss Cape Town – Keegan Petersen led a South African recovery after an early shock on the second day of the... Read more 12 Jan, 2022
Countries At least 16 burnt to death in horrific Limpopo crash Johannesburg – At least 16 people were burnt to death on Tuesday when a minibus taxi and an SUV... Read more 12 Jan, 2022
Burkina Faso Eight Burkina Faso soldiers held over plot to ‘destabilise institutions’ Ouagadougou – Eight soldiers including a high-ranking commander have been detained over plans to “destabilise” Burkina Faso’s institutions, military prosecutors... Read more 12 Jan, 2022
Coronavirus ‘End state of disaster… it’s no longer necessary,’ DA’s Steenhuisen tells Cyril Ramaphosa Cape Town – Opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to end the... Read more 12 Jan, 2022