New Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa
Cape Town – The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed that a new Covid-19 variant, B.1.1.529, has... Read more
25 Nov, 2021
Kenya drops corruption charges against football supremo Nick Mwendwa
Nairobi – A Kenyan court on Thursday dropped corruption charges against the suspended head of the national football body and... Read more
25 Nov, 2021
Tanzania lifts ban on teen mothers attending schools
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania said on Wednesday it would allow pregnant students and teenaged mothers to continue with... Read more
25 Nov, 2021
Israel, Morocco sign security deal as minister visits
Rabat – Israel and Morocco signed a security agreement on Wednesday making it easier for Rabat to acquire high-tech... Read more
25 Nov, 2021
At least 8 killed in al-Shabaab-claimed bombing in Somalia capital
Mogadishu – Eight people were killed and over a dozen injured in a car bombing near a school in... Read more
25 Nov, 2021
Inquiry into DRC ex-leader Joseph Kabila over $138m embezzlement claim
Kinshasa – A judicial inquiry has been launched after a media probe based on millions of leaked documents accused... Read more
25 Nov, 2021
Senegal beauty pageant organiser sparks uproar over rape comments
Dakar – Hundreds of women filed legal complaints against the head of the Miss Senegal contest on Wednesday, activists said,... Read more
25 Nov, 2021
Below-strength South Africa seek breathing room from one-day series
Centurion – A below-strength South African team will be seeking a clean sweep when they play the Netherlands in... Read more
25 Nov, 2021
South Africa jails two Chinese for abalone poaching
Johannesburg – South African authorities jailed two Chinese nationals caught with over $60 000 worth of illegally fished abalone, a... Read more
25 Nov, 2021
Zim prisoners struck by lightning; Nigeria dismisses report on bloody crackdown of protesters | Here are your top news headlines
Cape Town – From 13 male prisoners being struck by lightning while eating lunch at a jail in northwestern... Read more
25 Nov, 2021
