Legendary kwaito musician Doc Shebeleza, born Victor Bogopane, has died at age 51. The renowned businessman and kwaito veteran had been battling health issues for several years. On 2 December 2024, Doc Shebeleza shared with…
NEWS: Masai cries for justice over unpaid dues…
Reigning Warsaw Marathon winner Gilbert Masai is crying for justice after losing over Sh200,000 to unscrupulous race organisers, who have declined to pay him all winning prizes. The Mount Elgon-born runner said he has been…
Burundi swears in Evariste Ndayishimiye as president
Burundi has a new president in the person of Evariste Ndayishimiye who won May 20 elections as the country entered the post-Nkurunziza era. Ndayimishiye was originally supposed to take over in August but the Constitutional…
NEWS: Johannesburg woman evicted after testing Covid-19 positive
A Johannesburg mother has been kicked out of her rental home by her landlord after she tested positive for Covid-19. The mother, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of further stigmatisation, had been renting…
Close to 4,000 school girls impregnated in Kenya…
Kenya has reported a sudden surge in teen pregnancies in one single county over a period of five months thus threatening to cut short the pursuit for education among school-going girls. Machakos county, located in…
NEWS: Women’s bodies continue to pile up as…
A chill-out session between a group of friends led to the discovery of a woman's body under her boyfriend's bed. The friends suspected foul play when they did not see their friend's girlfriend, Silindile Ndlovu,…
30,000 people flee Nigeria to Niger over unrest-…
More than 30,000 Nigerians have fled to Niger’s Maradi region in the past two months, the UN Refugee Agency has said. This follows an increase in the number of attacks by armed groups in north-western…
NEWS: Mass grave discovered east of Sudan’s capital…
Sudan's public prosecutor Taj Al-Sir Ali Al-Hebr on Monday announced the discovery of a mass grave east of the capital Khartoum. "Investigations have reached advanced stages and the file will be put before the judiciary…
South Africa: Ramaphosa condemns surge in violence against…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned as “inhumane acts” the violence against women which, according to police, have skyrocketed since the relaxation of the containment in his country, the most affected by the coronavirus…
NEWS: Tunisia has beaten coronavirus: prime minister
Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh announced Sunday that the country has achieved a victory against the novel coronavirus as it has recorded almost no new new cases. Fakhfakh made the statement on a local TV…
Botswana’s capital city Gaborone back on lockdown
Botswana’s capital city Gaborone has returned to a total lockdown following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The city reinstated its strict containment measures starting midnight on Friday until further notice, as announced…
Algeria: Government lifts coronavirus curfew in 19 provinces
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…
NEWS: Burundi’s incoming president signs Nkurunziza condolence book
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…
Nigeria: Police Kill 7 Suspected Armed Robbers
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…
Terrorist attack in northern Ivory Coast kills 10…
Gunmen have attacked a security post in northern Ivory Coast near the border with Burkina Faso, killing at least 10 soldiers and injuring six others, Ivory Coast’s army chief said Thursday. It was the first…
NEWS: 39.4m people may lose jobs to COVID-19,…
From the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo-led Committee on Economic Sustainability Plan came warning that about 39.4 million people might be unemployed by the end of 2020, if the government failed to take preemptive measures. The…
Ethiopia parliament picks Somali region VP as new…
Ethiopia’s upper parliamentary chamber, the House of Federation (HoF), on Wednesday elected a new speaker following the resignation of Keria Ibrahim. Aden Farah, a former vice-president of the Somali regional state, takes the speakership position…
Kenya: Eight policemen escape death narrowly as arsonist…
Eight police officers escaped death narrowly after suspected arsonists set their camp on fire in a Naivasha estate to protest alleged harassment. The incident that occurred in the wee hours of Thursday morning saw the…
Ivorian Defense Minister to sue over ‘cocaine trafficker’…
Ivorian Defense minister Hamed Bakayoko has strongly denied allegations of being a drug trafficker. A Canadian website Vice has been publishing a series of articles suggesting that he was a “major cocaine trafficker.” But according…
