Freight truck crashes, killing 34 in DRC
Lubumbashi – Thirty-four people, including children, died when a freight truck driven by a drunk driver overturned on a... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Man arrested after claiming Mecca pilgrimage for queen
Riyadh – Saudi authorities have arrested a man who claimed to have travelled to the Muslim holy city of... Read more
13 Sep, 2022
Pope ‘concerned’ after Nicaraguan bishop detained
Vatican City – Pope Francis said on Sunday he was “concerned” by rising tensions between the state and the... Read more
22 Aug, 2022
Rwanda woman faces two years in jail for ‘shameful’ dress
Kigali – A 24-year-old woman who was arrested in Rwanda for wearing “shameful” clothing faces up to two years... Read more
19 Aug, 2022
Senegal arrests 143 migrants headed for Europe
Dakar – Senegal’s paramilitary police has arrested 143 migrants in two seaside swoops as they prepared to embark in... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
South Africa arrests 20 ‘instigators’ of deadly 2021 riots
Johannesburg – South African police on Thursday arrested 20 people suspected of being among the instigators of riots that... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Ex-Tshisekedi supporter in DRC arrested for ‘slander’
Kinshasa – The former head of Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s party, who recently joined the opposition,... Read more
10 Aug, 2022
US calls on South Sudan to free detained VOA freelancer
Juba – The United States on Tuesday urged South Sudan to release a freelance journalist with the state-owned broadcaster... Read more
10 Aug, 2022
Nigeria arrests suspects behind deadly church attack
Abuja – Nigerian security forces have arrested suspected attackers of a church in the southwestern city of Owo that... Read more
10 Aug, 2022
Suspect arrested 3 years after stealing jewellery worth R26m from a Sandton business
Cape Town – A three-year investigation by the Hawks has led to the arrest of one of the suspects... Read more
28 Jul, 2022
