Countries ‘She heard a sound like a break’ – Woman injures hip in ‘freak wave’ Cape Town – A woman suffered a severe hip injury when a freak wave knocked over her when she... Read more 22 Mar, 2023
Countries Mining sinkhole swallows Zimbabwe classroom, 17 injured Harare – At least 17 primary schoolchildren were injured in Zimbabwe on Thursday after their classroom collapsed into a... Read more 16 Mar, 2023
Countries Free State education MEC, bodyguard killed in car crash Cape Town – Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe and his bodyguard have died after the car they were... Read more 5 Mar, 2023
Algeria Ten dead as bus falls into ravine in Algeria Algiers – At least ten people died and 25 others were injured after their bus fell into a ravine... Read more 26 Feb, 2023
Countries Boat collision kills eight in eastern DRC Bukavu – Eight people were killed after a ferry and a motorised canoe collided on Lake Kivu in eastern... Read more 15 Feb, 2023
Countries Four killed, 23 injured after truck loses control and crashes into vendors at Maseru border Cape Town – Four people were killed after a truck lost control and ploughed into vendors and pedestrians near Maseru... Read more 15 Feb, 2023
Countries Investigation under way after bus and armoured truck crash kills 20 in SA Johannesburg – A crash between an armoured truck and a bus has killed 20 people and injured another 60... Read more 14 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso Ten killed in gold mine collapse in Burkina Faso Ouagadougou – Ten people were killed when a makeshift gold mine collapsed in western Burkina Faso, a miners’ association... Read more 10 Feb, 2023
Countries Canal sources say ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal, traffic unaffected Ismailia – A ship on Wednesday became stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal but traffic through the vital waterway was... Read more 2 Feb, 2023
Benin Bus and truck crash kills 22 in Benin Cotonou – Twenty-two people have died in a collision between a bus and a truck in the centre of... Read more 31 Jan, 2023