The moon sighting is very important in heralding the start of Eid. The visibility is not the same in all cities, however. Geography and weather conditions in the South African cities of Durban, Johannesburg, and Cape Town are known to have slight variations in moon sighting. We will take a look at the comparison between […]
Eid isn’t just a holiday; it’s a time to be happy, be with family, and dress your best. Every little thing is important, from choosing the right outfit to planning get-togethers. But naturally glowing, healthy skin is what really makes your holiday look better. It’s not about quick fixes to get that glow. It’s about […]
Madagascar has launched a new coronavirus treatment center amid rising infections and hospitals being overwhelmed, the president said on Sunday. In a series of tweets, Andre Rajoelina said the Mahamasina treatment center in the capital Antananarivo can accommodate 250 COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms. “In these difficult times, I call on the nation to show […]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied picked his former felony adviser to shape a new government, nation news organisation TAP reported. The 46-year old Hichem Mechichi held the indoors ministry in the outgoing government of Elyes Fakhfakh. Fakhfakh resigned last week after almost 1/2 of parliament’s lawmakers filed a no-confidence action in his rule amid a showdown with a average […]
The National Assembly (AN) approved, in general, this Friday, the Proposed Law on Sustainability of Public Finances, with one hundred thirty votes in favor, no towards and forty two abstentions. The draft Law provides for the advent in Parliament of the Public Accounts Committee, a mechanism that is phase of the strengthening of the effectiveness […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reacted to the probe of alleged corrupt practices in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, describing these probes as affirmation of the genuineness of the combat in opposition to corruption embarked upon by means of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. […]
West African leaders ended a day-long summit in Mali on Thursday without a deal to soothe the country’s escalating political crisis. Five of the region’s leaders met Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and leaders of a protest movement clamouring for his resignation, as a long-running jihadist insurgency threatens to throw the country into chaos. But […]
Tanzania’s former President Benjamin William Mkapa, 81, is dead, President John Magufuli has announced. Mkapa died on Friday at a Tanzanian hospital. In a statement, Magufuli advised Tanzanians to stay calm. “It is with a heavy heart that we have obtained the information of Mkapa’s passing,” he said. Mkapa led Tanzania from 1995 to 2005 […]
Somalia’s federal government and leaders across the federal member states, FMS, on Wednesday agreed to hold timely national elections as the tenure of the incumbent president and parliaments run out later this year. A technical committee will be nominated to iron out details for the nature of the elections whiles the leaders are expected to […]
SA recorded a massive 572 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, the fitness ministry confirmed on Wednesday night. Of the new deaths, 400 were recorded in the Eastern Cape. A further 114 were recorded in Gauteng, 35 in the Western Cape, 18 in KwaZulu-Natal and five in the Free State. The ministry stated that the newly […]
The continued acceleration of the coronavirus pandemic in Africa is of concern to the World Health Organization. The UN health agency, which continues to intensify its effort, fears a rise in coronavirus cases in sub-Saharan Africa. The rising numbers in South Africa could, according to the WHO, be a “precursor” to further spread on the […]
Tanzanians will go to the polls to vote in presidential and local elections on October 28, the electoral commission has announced. The National Electoral Commission (NEC) Chairman Semistockles Kaijage also announced in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday that campaigns for each the presidential and parliamentary elections will run for two months, ending on the eve […]
Former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has been summoned to show up before a courtroom over costs of an alleged coup d‘état he staged over 30 years ago. The contemporary cost follows investigations by means of the kingdom prosecutors office. Reports say, he is appearing on Tuesday July 21 before a courtroom in Khartoum and he […]
The authorities in Zimbabwe have warned that they would deal with participants in organized demonstrations on July 31 against suspected corruption in the public sector in the midst of a declining economy such as “terrorists,” threatening them with prison, local media announced Monday. “Going forward you will hear the president making pronouncements but our security […]
ECPWAS mediators seeking to address the political crisis in Mali have introduced a power-sharing government and a new constitutional tribunal. In their latest attempt to ease tensions, the Ecowas delegation held a marathon weekend of talks in Bamako and called on the government, the opposition and civil society to work together. The president of ECOWAS, […]
He dismissed as baseless, alleging that some of his senior officials pillaged millions of US dollars in public funds through the Farm Mechanization Scheme of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) more than a decade ago. It is after UK-based lawyer and author, Alex Magaisa published a weekend article that detailed tens of thousands of […]
One opposition leader was shot 16 times and fled the country. Another had his leg broken by unknown assailants and his newspaper was shut down. A third, the country’s most prominent, has been banned for a year from making so-called “seditious statements,” or what others might call dissent. But he’s speaking out anyway. With Tanzania […]
The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo’s northwest is growing, according to health officials, sounding the alarm weeks after the country officially declared an end to a separate Ebola epidemic which claimed over 2,000 lives. There have been 54 confirmed cases since June 1 in Mbandaka, a transport hub in Equateur province, including 22 deaths, […]
Dozens of Sudanese took to the streets in Khartoum Friday against recent reforms by the government, which they deem anti-Islamic. These reforms include allowing non-Muslims to drink alcohol. “We won’t allow bars to reopen, we won’t allow prostitution again. This people are Muslims, and this is the voice of the people”, Mostafa Tal al-Sir, a […]
No fewer than 42 Nigerians have been repatriated from the Niger Republic. They were removed for entering the country without valid documents. Abdullahi Dalhatu, Acting Controller, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Katsina State, said this in a statement on Friday. The deportees were returned to Nigeria through the NIS control post in Kongolam. Dalhatu said twelve […]