‘Our pope’: DRC dandies honour fallen icon
Kinshasa – Flamboyant dandies paraded near the tomb of one of their icons in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC)... Read more
12 Feb, 2023
‘Protect South Africans from this new scourge,’ authorities told after AKA’s death
Beauty Dlulane, who heads a parliamentary committee on arts and culture, has condemned AKA’s murder, describing it as a... Read more
12 Feb, 2023
Slain Stellenbosch FC player Oshwin Andries ‘had lofty dreams’
Cape Town – The South African football fraternity is still reeling after the shocking death of young talent, Oshwin... Read more
6 Feb, 2023
German woman ‘killed lookalike to fake her own death’
Berlin – A German-Iraqi woman murdered a lookalike she found on social media to fake her own death, police... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
South Africa’s crippling power cuts not sparing the dead
Johannesburg – The power crisis that has struck South Africa can leave citizens and businesses deprived of electricity for... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
Gabon foreign minister dies after heart attack at cabinet meeting, says govt
Libreville – Gabon’s foreign minister Michael Moussa Adamo died on Friday after suffering a heart attack during a cabinet... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
South African former heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee dies
Johannesburg – Former world heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee, whose fans included political icon Nelson Mandela, has died in Cape... Read more
14 Jan, 2023
South Africa’s first democratic parliament speaker Frene Ginwala dies aged 90
Johannesburg – Anti-apartheid activist Frene Ginwala, the speaker of South Africa’s first democratic elected parliament – and the first... Read more
13 Jan, 2023
Former pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95
Vatican City – Former pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced on Saturday,... Read more
31 Dec, 2022
Nearly 1 700 journalists killed over past 20 years: RSF
Paris – Nearly 1 700 journalists have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more... Read more
30 Dec, 2022
