Recent comments by the U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson, Tommy Pigott, have given international observers a fresh look at the escalating conflict in Sudan, especially comments by the Sudanese Armed Forces leader Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who has encouraged the use of a military solution to the conflict. Washington has been very concerned that this […]
Ghana’s Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu tested positive of the coronavirus, according to local media Sunday. Kwaku Agyeman Manu is recovering at a hospital and is in stable condition, said reports. More than 11,000 patients have been diagnosed with the virus in Ghana, with the death toll at 48. (AnadoluAgency) TAGS: AfricaCoronavirusGhanaGlobal pandemicHealth crisishealth ministerKwaku […]
Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila Football Club have confirmed completing the sale of Bidvest Wits. For some time now, TTM owner Masala Mulaudzi has been in negotiations to buy the topflight status of the Sturrock Park club, having already confirmed selling the second tier league status of his own club. The Limpopo-based club that has been campaigning […]
Stay vigilant. Hackers will keep trying to capitalise on Covid-19, warns Maher Yamout, senior security researcher at global cyber security firm Kaspersky. When many people suddenly had to work from home when the coronavirus pandemic lockdown started, the focus of hackers shifted from email attacks to online attacks, Kaspersky research shows. The first coronavirus case […]
Nigerian Born Malaysian-based actor, director and stuntman, Abbey Abimbola, popularly known as Crackydon has confessed his love for the controversial ex-BBNaija housemate, Natacha Akide, aka Tacha. Crackydon, who is a household name in the Nigerian and Malaysian movie industries, says Tacha’s curves melts his heart. The actor who revealed his fantasies in an interview on […]
Atlanta’s police chief resigned today hours after a black man was fatally shot by officers in a struggle following a field sobriety test. Authorities said the slain man had grabbed an officer’s Taser, but was running away when he was shot. Police Chief Erika Shields stepped down as the killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks sparked […]
Algeria announced Sunday that it lifted a curfew in 19 provinces in the battle against the coronavirus. It said a second step will be taken to resume economic activities and a partial curfew in 29 provinces will continue between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. local time. Cities where partial prohibition will be implemented include the […]
Africa’s coronavirus cases rose to 235,695 as 8,096 new cases were reported across the continent Sunday. The death toll stands at 6,281 as 201 fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours. The number of recoveries is 108,832. Most casualties are from Egypt, which has 1,484 deaths, followed by South Africa at 1,423, Algeria with […]
Djibouti president Ismail Omar Guelleh has confirmed the meeting between Somalia and Somaliland leaders. According to him, the two leaders are set to meet on Sunday June 14 in Djibouti. The date is contrary to earlier reports that the meeting was scheduled to take place in the coming week. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is […]
Burundi’s president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye today visited the presidency where he signed a book of condolence opened for the late president Pierre Nkurunziza. He arrived at Ntare House along with his wife and an entourage, signing the book of condolence opened since Wednesday before delivering an address in which he eulogized his predecessor. The Constitutional Court […]
The al-Qaeda-linked extremist group in Somalia has unveiled a COVID-19 isolation and care facility, a sign that the group is taking seriously the pandemic that continues to spread in the fragile country. Al-Shabab announced Friday that the facility, which includes a round-the-clock hotline, has been set up in Jilib, a major stronghold of the extremist […]
Talks are at an advanced stage for an extension of the contract of Anele Ngcongca at Mamelodi Sundowns, the Siya crew has learnt. As he will be approaching the final year of his deal, the experienced defender could see his stay at the Chloorkop-based club further extended, as reported in edition 1177 of Soccer Laduma, […]
The Yoko Small Business Recovery Monitor showed turnover among small and medium sized businesses (SME’s) was flat last week, with the index static at 56 percent when compared with levels before the Covid-19 lockdown. SME’s have faced severe financial difficulties through the lockdown and many of them have only this month resumed trading after being […]
The largest wholesale food market in Beijing has been shut by authorities after a number of coronavirus cases were detected amongst its workers. The Xinfadi market in China’s capital, which has 4,000 tenants, was closed on Saturday, following the discovery of seven cases in the last two days. They are the first officially confirmed locally […]
Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government has in the past month taken drastic measures including a strict lockdown. President Eric Masisi tested negative for the third time on June 1. The wholes parliament was quarantined at a point when a health […]
Veteran Nigerian TV and film producer, Mo Abudu has partnered with Netflix to create features from western Africa as part of its continued expansion into Africa. The American media streaming service and producer, Netflix, partnered with Mo Abudu to create new content from the west African nation to create two original series as well as […]
The Police in Makurdi have killed seven notorious armed criminals on the Makurdi -Lafia Road. The incident occurred yesterday when the Police highway team trailed a group of armed men dressed in soldier uniform on the road and robbing commuters. The criminals were identified by the police as the criminals who attacked the police check […]
Burundi’s Constitutional Court on Friday ruled that the country’s newly elected leader Evariste Ndayishimiye be rapidly sworn in following the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier this week. Ndayishimiye, who won the May 20 presidential poll, had been expected to take over the presidency from Nkurunziza in August when the latter’s term ends. However, […]
Botswana’s capital city Gaborone was placed on a total lockdown on Friday following an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases. Health officials announced in a public address on Friday evening that the city will go under lockdown from midnight on Friday until further notice after an earlier announcement of 12 new cases. Director of […]
