Countries

UN chief sees African force for Mali with stronger mandate

Bamako – United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Mali could collapse if a UN peacekeeping mission withdrew, but suggested... Read more

6 May, 2022

Countries

15 – year-old boy arrested after stabbing classmate to death

Cape Town – A 15-year-old boy from Zastron, Free State was arrested and charged with murder after fatally stabbing... Read more

6 May, 2022

Countries

Gabon football chief detained amidst child sex abuse scandal

Libreville – The head of the Gabonese Football Federation (Fegafoot) has been detained after being charged with failing to report... Read more

6 May, 2022

Countries

Top lawyer defrauds client of R1.5 million property deal

Cape Town –Vishal Junkeeparsad, a lawyer in Kwazulu-Natal, is reportedly under investigation by the Legal Practice Council (LPC) for... Read more

6 May, 2022

Burkina Faso

Ambushes leave 11 dead in Burkina Faso: army

Ouagadougou – Seven soldiers and four back-up troops have been killed in two ambushes in Burkina Faso’s troubled north,... Read more

6 May, 2022

Countries

Greenpeace urges DR Congo to probe illegal forestry concessions on 6 ex-government ministers

Kinshasa – Greenpeace on Thursday urged a top state prosecutor in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate allegations... Read more

6 May, 2022

Countries

Zimbabwe likely to suffer nearly 50% drop in grain output: government

Harare – Zimbabwe is likely to suffer a nearly 50% decline in corn output this year because of poor... Read more

6 May, 2022

Countries

Libya state-backed militia rejects accusations of killings and torture by Amnesty International report

Tripoli – A powerful government-backed Libyan militia on Thursday rejected accusations of killings, torture and forced labour, insisting it upholds the... Read more

6 May, 2022

Countries

Loadshedding could go up to stage 8, says Pravin Gordhan

Cape Town – Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan has reportedly said that there is absolutely no requirement for the... Read more

6 May, 2022

Countries

One protester killed by armoured vehicle at Sudan anti-coup demo: medics

Khartoum – Sudanese security forces on Thursday killed a protester when an armoured vehicle ran over him during the... Read more

6 May, 2022