Burkina illegal mine blast death toll rises to 63
Ouagadougou – The death toll from an accidental explosion at an illegal gold mine in southwestern Burkina Faso rose on... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
WATCH | Rescue effort starts as Cyclone Emnati lashes Madagascar
Antananarivo – Rescuers in Madagascar on Wednesday began to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Emnati, which overnight lashed the island... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
Morocco ex-minister sentenced to jail after ‘adultery’ video
Rabat – A Moroccan former rights minister who became an outspoken government critic was sentenced to three years in prison on... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
‘Facebook rapist’ who pretended to be a successful businessman sentenced to life
Cape Town – Mokoena Petrus Nhlapo, 42, of Free State was reportedly sentenced to life on Tuesday after raping... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
PICTURES | Nigeria destroys more than 250 hectares of cannabis fields
Lagos – Nigeria’s drug agency said on Wednesday that it had destroyed 255 hectares (630 acres) of cannabis fields and... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
Family ‘buries relative’s lower torso only’ after he was mauled by a hippo
Cape Town – A Zimbabwean man, Crisswell Paratema, 33, was reportedly buried without the upper part of his body... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
Finance Minister Godongwana’s budget speech ‘a rehash of old promises’, says Cosatu
Cape Town – The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has reportedly expressed concern over Finance Minister Enoch... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau’s ex-PM banned from leaving country
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s former prime minister, Domingos Simoes Pereira, has been banned from leaving the country due to a probe... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
Probe under way after newborn baby found dead along Plein Street in Cape Town
Cape Town – A lifeless body of a newborn baby was reportedly found in Plein Street, Cape Town on... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
Central African Republic launches probe into four French Legionnaires
Bangui – The Central African Republic (CAR) says it has launched an investigation into four French Foreign Legionnaires who are part... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
