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 […]
The Mayor of Somalia’s capital has warned of hundreds of deaths that he suspects have been caused by the new coronavirus, suggesting that actual death toll may be 10 times higher than official figures. In an address at the beginning of May to the Somali COVID-19 Task Force, Mogadishu Mayor Omar Mohamud Mohamed said that […]
Mozambique’s army said it has killed 50 suspected jihadists in the northern Cabo Delgado province after another spate of insurgent attacks in the gas-rich region this week. A shadowy Islamist group has terrorised remote communities in the Mozambique’s Muslim-majority north since 2017, killing more than 1 100 people, according to the Armed Conflict Location & […]
Residents of Naledi, Soweto, are fuming after their wait for a replacement of a mini-substation that blew up was prolonged due to the Covid-19 national lockdown. Community members said 52 households have been without electricity since February 15, and Eskom has kept them in the dark about the return of power. Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha […]
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC; reported the arrest of two Chinese businessmen who attempted to bribe an official to cover up corrupt deals. The EFCC via its social media handles said the arrest had been effected on Monday at its Zonal Office in northwestern Sokoto State although the said corruption […]
The building reportedly belonging to a one Abraham Kalanzi gave way on Saturday night, trapping 22 workers that had spent a night at the construction site. Kenny Mitanda is the latest of the four survivors that have been rescued with joint efforts between the Police, the Red Cross and residents. The Police and the Uganda […]
Wearing a surgical mask, disposable gloves and booties to guard against COVID-19, a young Italian woman returned to her homeland Sunday after 18 months as a hostage in eastern Africa. Silvia Romano lowered her mask briefly to display a broad smile after she stepped off an Italian government plane at Rome-Ciampino International Airport. She hugged […]
Seven people including a child died on the spot on Monday in a road accident involving a lorry ferrying sugarcane and two other vehicles on the Kisumu-Busia highway. Kisumu county police commander Ransom Lolmondoni said the 4pm incident at Kisian junction killed five women, a man and a male child. He said the truck from […]
President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina has delivered a scathing verdict of persons increasingly speaking against the country’s purported traditional cure for COVID-19. In an interview with KnowAfrika, Rajoelina said his country will continue to administer and develop the cure which according to him accounts for majority of its virus recoveries. “We have 171 cases, including […]
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday disclosed that 21 more COVID-19 patients; 4 females and 17 males, all Nigerians, had been discharged from the state isolation centres. He said the patients were discharged having fully recovered and tested negative to COVID-19 in two consecutive test readings. “With this, the total number of cases successfully managed […]
A UN humanitarian affairs body in the Central African Republic has condemned increasing attacks on civilians and humanitarian organizations in the northeastern part of the country. In a statement published late on Saturday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it recorded 10 attacks over the past nine days in the […]
A consultant radiologist, Byanyima, replaces Dr Doreen Birabwa-Male who retired in November 2019. A consultant radiologist, Byanyima, replaces Dr Doreen Birabwa-Male who retired in November 2019. According to a May 6 letter, addressed to the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Public Service, President Museveni appointed Byanyima with effect from the date of assumption of […]
At least one child died and two others missing in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo following a landslide. The deceased child was said to have died of suffocation while two disappeared in a volcanic accident. Last Tuesday, the World Food Programme destroyed rotten flour and rice in Nyiragongo, north-east of […]
An explosion hit a military armored convoy in the Sinai Peninsula Thursday, causing at least 10 casualties among soldiers who are participating in a campaign against extremists in the region, Egyptian authorities reported. Military spokesman Tamer Refai did not specify the number of soldiers killed by the improvised explosive device. But other officials said 10 […]
A Ugandan court on Wednesday ordered lawmakers to pay back money they had awarded themselves to combat coronavirus. Meanwhile, in Malawi, President Peter Mutharika announced Covid-19 cash packages for the poor to help them survive the pandemic over the next three-months. The high court in Uganda has ruled that MPs must pay back any money […]
Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir requested to be transferred from prison following the news that one of his former aides had contracted the deadly coronavirus, according to his lawyer. Bashir is currently detained in Kober Prison in the capital along with Ahmed Haroun, a former Ministry of Interior official, who was moved to the prison’s […]
The implementation of a mammoth African free trade agreement will not begin on July 1 as planned due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said on Tuesday. “It is obviously not possible to commence trade as we had intended on 1 July under the current circumstances,” Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the […]
Displaced Malians were forced to flee as a fire tore through their makeshift camp in the capital Bamako, destroying tents and reducing the land to ashes. Nobody was reported killed in the fire, Security Minister Salif Traore told KnowAfrica. The Faladie camp — little more than a collection of huts resting on a landfill — […]
The total confinement of Gabon’s capital, Libreville, and three bordering communes, put in place two weeks ago to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, will be relaxed, the Prime Minister announced on Monday. This small central African country officially has only 176 cases of Covid-19 positive patients, including three deaths, for some 2 million […]