Cameroon’s ‘funeral music’ gives voice to frustrated youth
Yaounde – It began as a form of music chanted at wakes to comfort mourners – now it is... Read more
14 Jan, 2023
South African former heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee dies
Johannesburg – Former world heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee, whose fans included political icon Nelson Mandela, has died in Cape... Read more
14 Jan, 2023
Frene Ginwala remembered: trailblazing feminist and first speaker of South Africa’s democratic parliament
Shireen Hassim, Carleton University Frene Ginwala, feisty feminist, astute political tactician and committed cadre of South Africa’s governing party,... Read more
14 Jan, 2023
PICS | ‘Mind your own water’ – Julius Malema, former ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni on holiday and enjoying drinks on a boat
Cape Town – Social media users this week reacted to pictures of EFF leader Julius Malema and former ANC... Read more
14 Jan, 2023
Abandoned children of UN peacekeepers in DRC face stigma
Kavumu – Chance, 16, is different from the other children in her school in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more
14 Jan, 2023
‘Thank God you’re alive’ – Tears, grief as phones ring again in Tigray
Nairobi – Beniam Yetbarek didn’t even know his cousin was alive when the phone rang on Christmas Eve, and... Read more
14 Jan, 2023
Tourists allegedly shot at while on a boat at Jozini Dam as poaching war increases
Cape Town – Tourists were reportedly caught in the crossfire when a group of alleged armed poachers opened fire... Read more
14 Jan, 2023
Eskom defends price hike amid record blackouts; DRC rebels agree to continue ‘orderly withdrawal’ | Here are your top news headlines
From Eskom defending the price hike amid record blackouts; to DRC rebels agreeing to continue ‘orderly withdrawal’…Read these and... Read more
14 Jan, 2023
‘She was beaten, humiliated and stripped naked while people took videos of her’ – LGBTI community member assaulted in Khayelitsha
Cape Town – Cape Town LGBTI community groups have condemned the recent attack and humiliation of one of their... Read more
13 Jan, 2023
Troop death toll from Mali jihadist clash rises to 14
Dakar – Fourteen Malian soldiers were killed in a clash with jihadists this week, the army said on Thursday,... Read more
13 Jan, 2023
