Nigeria has 18.5 million children out of school, says UNICEF
Kano – More than 18.5 million children in Nigeria have no access to education, with girls accounting for more than... Read more
13 May, 2022
Tunisian president rejects foreign election observers
Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday said he opposes the presence of foreign election observers, as the country... Read more
13 May, 2022
Fugitive Portuguese banker dies in South African jail – reports
Cape Town – A convicted former Portuguese banker Joao Manuel de Oliveira Rendeiro who was arrested in Umhlanga Rocks,... Read more
13 May, 2022
Guinea-Bissau’s president sacks economy minister
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Thursday sacked his economy minister and temporarily handed over his portfolio to... Read more
13 May, 2022
UPDATE | Parents of one of five ‘dangerous’ prison escapees hand him over to police
Cape Town – The parents of one of the five men who escaped from police holding cells in Zeerust,... Read more
13 May, 2022
Niger NGOs file complaint over alleged loss of $99m in state funds
Niamey – Nigerien non-governmental organisations have filed a legal complaint over alleged losses of around $99 million in state funds,... Read more
13 May, 2022
‘A handsome reward awaits the whistle-blower!’ – Godrich Gardee offers reward for more info on his daughter Hillary’s murder
Cape Town – Lawyer and former secretary-general of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Godrich Gardee is offering “a handsome... Read more
13 May, 2022
Mpumalanga ANC chief whip suspends Hillary Gardee murder accused
Cape Town – The Office of the Chief Whip of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Mpumalanga Provincial... Read more
13 May, 2022
Midwives in Senegal birth scandal get suspended terms
Louga – A Senegalese court on Wednesday handed six-month suspended terms to three midwives in the high-profile case of... Read more
13 May, 2022
Man, 24, stabs his mother, 54, to death, drinks her blood
Cape Town – Boons police in the North West arrested 24-year-old Thabang Mishack Moswane after he killed his mother... Read more
13 May, 2022
