Tanzania arrests top opposition figure Lissu after rally
Dar es Salaam – High-profile Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu was arrested by police on Wednesday, his party said, after... Read more
10 Apr
Burundi closes site hosting 45,000 DRC refugees
Nairobi – Burundi has shut down a transit site sheltering tens of thousands of refugees who have fled violence... Read more
7 Apr
Mali condemns violence against its migrants deported from Mauritania
Bamako – Mali says it is outraged over violence suffered by its citizens deported by neighbouring Mauritania and has demanded... Read more
28 Mar
Violence at Mdingi High School, leaves two pupils lying helpless on the ground
Cape Town – A video posted on Facebook by a pupil from Mdingi High School has recently surfaced, showing... Read more
19 Mar
Naming and shaming rape suspects: SA court ruling challenges current thinking
Bonita Meyersfeld, University of the Witwatersrand Victims and survivors of gender-based violence have increasingly started naming perpetrators in public.... Read more
21 Feb
WCED condemns video sharing promoting bullying and violence
Cape Town — The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is concerned by the behaviour of some school children in... Read more
7 Feb
Nearly 200 dead in Haiti massacre as voodoo community reportedly targeted
Port-au-Prince — Nearly 200 people in Haiti were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners, with... Read more
10 Dec, 2024
WATCH | ‘The morgue is full’ – Dozens killed in clashes at Guinea football match: doctors
Conakry – Dozens of people were killed on Sunday in clashes between fans at a football match in N’Zerekore,... Read more
2 Dec, 2024
Gangs, guns and bibles in Cape Town: what it takes to quit a life of violence and stay alive
Dariusz Dziewanski, University of Cape Town “Blood in and blood out” is a well-known saying in the townships of... Read more
27 Nov, 2024
Over 1,000 UK prisoners get early release to ease prison overcrowding
London — The UK was on Tuesday due to release early a second batch of 1,000 prisoners as the... Read more
22 Oct, 2024
