South African flood victims struggle with despair
Durban – Wielding shovels, mallets and machetes, they worked for four hours to try to shift the muddy debris, hoping... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Six Senegalese midwives charged over pregnant woman’s death
Dakar – Six midwives in Senegal have been charged over a pregnant woman’s death in hospital this month, their lawyer... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Nigeria probes crash of military aircraft that killed two
Abuja – Nigeria’s air force said on Wednesday it had ordered an inquiry after a military training aircraft crashed in... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Ukraine’s Zelensky discusses ‘resistance to Russian attack’ with Cyril Ramaphosa
Cape Town – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has held a telephone conversation with his South African counterpart,... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Chinese mine manager jailed in Rwanda after video of him whipping a man tied to a post goes viral
Kigali – A Chinese national has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for torturing local mine workers in... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Body of woman buried under collapsed wall in Durban retrieved after days of digging
Cape Town – The body of a woman that had been trapped under the rubble since Monday last week... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Russian military ‘advisor’ in Mali killed by road bomb
Dakar – A Russian national operating alongside Malian soldiers was killed by a roadside bomb in the centre of... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Mozambique lifts Covid ‘disaster’ status
Maputo – Mozambican President Felipe Nyusi on Wednesday lifted a 19-month-long state of “public disaster” aimed at curbing the spread... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
KZN floods: SA deploys 400 of the 10 000 troops expected to assist in relief operations
Durban – South Africa’s military has so far deployed 400 of the 10 000 troops earmarked for emergency, relief... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Man arrested after repeatedly stabbing another man, 30, outside Joburg police station
Cape Town – Police in Johannesburg reportedly apprehended a 33-year-old man after he stabbed another man, 30, who tried... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
