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…
EU blasts Mozambique’s ‘rigged’ election
The European Union has described as "astonishing" the extent of vote-rigging in last October's elections in Mozambique. In their final report, published on Wednesday, EU observers gave a withering assessment of the polls saying they…
Gauteng advocate on trial for the alleged rape…
An advocate listed as a member of the Bridge Group of Advocates is on trial for the alleged rape of a girl who was five at the time. His trial got under way in the…
Kenya, FBI partner on first anti-terror task force…
Kenya has been chosen as the site for the first US-funded Joint Terrorism Task Force to be located outside the United States, the State Department announced on Monday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is…
Kidnapped priest recovered in Soroti
Rev Isaac Solomom Mwesigwa who was kidnapped on Sunday, has been recovered. According to Mr Luke Oweyesigire, the Kampala Metropolitan police deputy spokesman, Rev Mwesigwa was recovered in Soroti District. Rev Mwesigwa, was reportedly abandoned…
Man to die by hanging for stealing iPhone…
An Ogun State High Court sitting at Isabo, Abeokuta, on Tuesday, sentenced one Olumide Adekanbi to death by hanging for armed robbery. Adekanbi had earlier pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and…
Coronavirus: WHO wants more govt action, Africa’s testing…
The head of the UN health agency (WHO) has called on governments to continue to treat containment of the coronavirus as a priority. After earlier describing cases of infection in people with no travel history…
Rigor, aptitude: Why 80% Liberian women failed military…
The twin factors of rigor and aptitude worked against about 80% of female candidates who applied to join Liberia’s military, the corespondent in the West African country has reported. For a group, their physical fitness…
Somalia, Somaliland leaders meet in Ethiopia
President of Somalia and its semi-autonomous region, Somaliland met in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in what is the first major face-to-face talks between their leaders. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo arrived in Addis Ababa…
Police arrests, charges Grace Life International School proprietor…
The Delta State Police Command today said the Police have arrested and charged the proprietor of Grace Life International School, Oghara in Ethiope-West Local Government Area, Michael Anigholor to court for allegedly raping a female…
Egypt makes surprise move against Hamas and Iran
An Egyptian delegation that arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday urged Hamas terror group to defuse the tensions with Israel and voiced Cairo's concern over Hamas' ties with Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah. According to…
Omar al-Bashir: Sudan agrees ex-president must face ICC
Sudan's rulers have agreed to hand over ex-President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face genocide and war crimes charges. Bashir is accused of serious crimes in a conflict that broke out…
Child rapists shot by firing squad in Somalia
A firing squad has executed two men in north-eastern Somalia for raping and killing a 12-year-old girl. Aisha Ilyaas Aden was abducted, gang raped and killed near her home in Galkayo, in the semi-autonomous region…
AU chair Ramaphosa to prioritise Libya, South Sudan…
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa, who took over as African Union chair on Sunday, has said Libya and South Sudan are the two conflicts he wants to focus on during his tenure. ‘‘There was an…
It’s been 30 years since Nelson Mandela walked…
Tuesday February 11, 2020 marks 30 years since the late South African President Nelson Mandela was released from prison. Madiba, as he was affectionately called walked free to become South Africa’s first elected black president.…
Libya talks in Geneva end with no end…
Military officers from Libya’s UN-backed government, GNA, and representatives of the rival militia of warlord Khalifa Haftar, LNA, began meeting last week in Geneva in an UN-sponsored joint military commission aimed at achieving a lasting…
Ugandan envoy clashes with Trump top adviser
Ugandan diplomats are working round-the-clock to assess the damage from an exchange on Friday between the country’s envoy to Washington, D.C., Ambassador Sebujja Mull Katende and one of US President Donald Trump’s key advisers. Mr…
Nigeria militants burn to death motorists as they…
Most of the victims were travellers who were burnt to death while sleeping in their vehicles during an overnight stop, officials added The attack took place in Auno town on a major highway in Borno…
Gov Lalong mourns over demise of Senator Longjan
Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has expressed shock over the death of Senator Ignatius Longjan who died after a protracted illness. Governor Lalong in a statement signed by Director of Press Simon Makut described…
