Jailed Egypt activist ends hunger strike: letter
Cairo – Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has ended a months-long hunger strike, his family said on Tuesday,... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Algeria shuts TV station after sex scene scandal
Algiers – Algerian authorities have ordered the closure of a private TV station after it broadcast scenes deemed “offensive”,... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
‘You can see she is dying inside’ – says grandfather of girl who was gang-raped by fellow-pupils at school
Cape Town – KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has called for harsh punishment for three pupils who allegedly gang-raped a... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Ethiopia PM vows to execute ‘promise’ of peace deal
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed on Tuesday to fulfil commitments made in a landmark peace... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Nigeria court arraigns foreign tanker crew over suspected oil theft
Port Harcourt – A court in Nigeria’s oil hub city Port Harcourt has arraigned 16 foreign crew from an... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Serial rapist sentenced to 11 life terms and 15 years imprisonment
Cape Town – A 39-year-old man convicted of 11 counts of rape and eight counts of robbery was on... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Nigeria’s ancient Benin Bronze treasures go digital
Lagos – Nigeria’s famed Benin bronzes – artefacts stolen during British colonial rule and scattered across the globe –... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Kenyan security guard expelled by Qatar torn about watching World Cup
Nairobi – Malcolm Bidali, a Kenyan security guard expelled from Qatar after complaining about working conditions, is feeling conflicted... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Learner allegedly shoots teacher after being reprimanded for making noise
Cape Town – A 16-year-old learner from KwaZulu-Natal was reportedly arrested after he allegedly shot and injured a teacher... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
kidnapped 8-year-old girl found; Crime surges in Nairobi | Here are your top news headlines
From the Abducted eight-year-old girl, Abirah Dekhta being found in Khayelitsha; to Kenya’s capital of Nairobi seeing a surge... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
