Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has praised Simba SC after the team made history by reaching the final of the CAF Confederation Cup. Simba secured their place in the final after a hard-fought 0-0 draw against Stellenbosch in Durban on Sunday. They advanced thanks to their 1-0 win from the first leg. Now, they will […]
The incessant rains have caused flooding in Durban and its neighboring areas. It has disrupted several core areas, with a lot of roads submerged and therefore closed. The South African Weather Service(SAWS) counselled citizens with an alert of Level 4 about a disruptive rainfall warning for the whole of KwaZulu-Natal. Rains since midnight have unleashed […]
The NBA league announced that former US President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner and will take a minority equity stake. The statement says Obama will help advance the league’s social responsibility efforts across the continent, including programs and partnerships that support greater gender equality and economic inclusion. Since the league […]
Political parties of Tunisia have accused President Kaisd Saied of staging a coup in the country after sacking prime minister Hichem Mechichi and suspending the parliament. But Saied argues that he acted in accordance with the Constitution. On Sunday, mass violent protests erupted across the country against the government’s mishandling of the Coronavirus pandemic and […]
Inspite of a rock-solid judicial system, there lies a bed of flaws that eventually surfaces the true picture of unlawful activities. Taking away the rose coloured glasses, President of France Emmanuel Macron received a long letter signed by Sheikh Ahmed bin Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Qassim bin Mohammed al-Thani in the […]
Police, this week, in Madagascar arrested six people suspected of plotting to assassinate the President. This development follows what officials in the Indian Ocean island nation term “a months-long investigation”. A French citizen is among the six suspects arrested over a failed plot to murder Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina and several other top political figures. The […]
This dates back to when three young entrepreneurs wanted to disrupt the technology industry with their breakthrough ideas. On an interesting turn, they were approached by law enforcement officials with an unexpected request. They asked these entrepreneurs to build software for them in the Israeli technology space, which can troubleshoot their customers’ smartphones by sending […]
Tanzania’s main opposition party has said that its leader Freeman Mbowe has been detained by the police ahead of his address at a scheduled conference aimed at demanding constitutional reforms in the East African country. Taking to Twitter, the Party for Democracy and Progress, popularly known as Chadema, said that its chairman “Mbowe and 10 […]
The authorities from northwest Nigeria freed 100 women and children. These were mainly mothers nursing infants who were seized by bandits. This group was abducted last month in June from Zamfara state. In the unfortunate incident, four people were killed. The state government of Zamfara mentioned that they were released without any ransom being paid. […]
As millions of Senegalese prepare to celebrate Eid al-Adha, a Muslim festival, health officials have warned that coronavirus cases are on the rise in the West African country. After the country’s early surges were not as severe as those in other nations, many Senegalese have relaxed their usage of masks and other precautions. According to […]
Amid a political deadlock, Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri visited Cairo this week to discuss the formation of a new government in the crisis-hit country with the Egyptian leadership. During Hariri’s visit, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed Cairo’s full support of Lebanon’s efforts to resolve the political crisis and establish a new government in […]
The death toll in South Africa has grown to 72, with violence spreading across the country in the aftermath of former President Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment. On Tuesday, police clashed with crowds looting and setting fire to shopping malls in a number of cities. After ground-floor stores were stolen, the BBC filmed a baby being tossed […]
Since Friday in KwaZulu-Natal, where former South African president Jacob Zuma’s followers have gone on a fiery rampage and looting spree in protest of his 15-month prison term, multiple trucks and commercial property have been set ablaze. Zuma is spending time for refusing to testify before a state-backed investigation into charges of corruption during his […]
With days left for indirect elections to kickstart in Somalia, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble made a two-day trip to Kismayu in Jubaland federal state in the southern region. Reportedly, the trip was aimed at bringing peace to the conflicting communities in the Gedo region and discuss the electoral process with political leaders in the […]
In a sudden turn of events, Haiti’s head of the State, President Jovenel Moïse was killed at his home last night, while his wife was also wounded and is now under critical care. Currently, the local police have already killed four ‘mercenaries’ they claim were behind the assassination and have also taken two more into […]
In the excess of 53 people have died in an accident with 29 people critically injured in Cameroon, it has extremely been a sad day in the country. The accident occured as a result of the collision between a fuel truck and a bus in Dschang, Cameroon. This is according to the statement of Governor […]
The coronavirus death toll in South Africa is at an alarming rate, the impact of the coronavirus has been felt massively in the country particularly in the coffin production sector due to the high demand of coffin which as put the sector under immense pressure. A cost that has been putting the memorial service industry […]
South African minister, Jackson Mthembu has unfortunately passed away at 62, his death can be attributed to the coronavirus. He tested positive for Covid-19 on January before his untimely passing on Thursday. Mthembu was one of the public authority’s vital chiefs in its reaction to the pandemic and the public face during many press briefings. […]
Citizens of Uganda all over the world and in Africa were ecstatic and full of joy as they celebrated the victory of Incumbent president Yoweri Museveni in the presidential election, despite claims of opposition members about an alleged rigging of the election. Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has won a 6th term in office, expanding his 35-year […]
The Ugandan youths are desperate for change particularly in the area of Empowerment, most youth in the country are unemployed which make them do illegal stuffs just to survive. The youths has to decide who’ll ultimately lead them either incumbent president Yoweri Museveni or opposition leader Bobi Wine. 25-year-old Namanya Render is a college graduate […]