Sudan floods kill over 80 people
Khartoum – Floods following heavy rain in Sudan have killed more than 80 people and damaged or destroyed tens... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Mauritius battles alarming explosion in Covid infections, deaths ahead of tourism reopening
Port Louis – Hospitals are overwhelmed, ventilators are hard to find, and there’s no longer enough space at the... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
‘We have a total of 108 inmates rearrested,’ says Nigeria after prison outbreak
Abuja – At least 108 out of 240 inmates who escaped from a prison in central Nigeria have been recaptured,... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
‘Rallies, prayers planned’ as relatives and supporters eagerly await Jacob Zuma’s return to Nkandla after his release on medical parole
Cape Town – Welcome home rallies and prayers have reportedly been planned for former president Jacob Zuma’s return to... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
PICTURES | DRC’s sceptical president Felix Tshisekedi finally gets Covid jab
Kinshasa – Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, who criticised the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19 as inoculations began, received a first... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Death toll on gold mine convoy in Burkina rises to six
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso on Monday raised to six the death toll from a weekend ambush of a convoy... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Heavily armed gunmen free 240 inmates from Nigerian prison
Abuja – Heavily armed gunmen stormed a jail in Nigeria’s central Kogi state overnight, freeing scores of inmates, a prison... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Villagers lynch two women in DRC over witchcraft claims
Bukavu – Congolese villagers lynched two women accused of witchcraft, adding to three people already killed for the same reason... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
British American Tobacco made ‘questionable payments’ to 10 African countries – watchdog
Johannesburg – Tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT) allegedly made hundreds of “questionable payments” in 10 African countries over five... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Zuma’s parole saga, dozens of abducted kids freed in Nigeria: Here are your top news headlines
From Cyril Ramaphosa being alleged to have given national commissioner of correctional services Arthur Fraser the green light to... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
