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…
Algerians rally for release of Left-wing party leader
Activists of the left-wing Workers’ Party in Algeria are demanding the release of Louisa Hanoune. They demonstrated in the town of Blida, about 45 kilometres south-west of the capital, where Hanoune and Said Bouteflika, the…
Masked men kidnap wealthy Mozambique businessman
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a wealthy businessman in the city of Chimoio in central Mozambique. An eyewitness told reporters that Issufo Satar, who owns a network of commercial establishments, was leaving one of the stores…
Nigeria Will Allocate Adequate Resources To Research, Development…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria recognises science and technology in the development process and will, therefore, ensure adequate resource allocation for research and development. Buhari was speaking at a breakfast meeting of the Commission…
Cameroon votes under tension
Cameroon voted Sunday in polls overshadowed by a partial opposition boycott and separatist violence that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Elections for the central African country’s legislature and local councils are taking place…
We Want To Enforce The Use Of The…
Finance Minister in an interview with the Sunday Mail said the mono currency situation is here to stay and the government wants to enforce the use of the Zimbabwe Dollar and they will penalise those…
Morocco Boasts Stronger Investment Climate than South Africa,…
Rabat – Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has named Morocco the second most attractive country for investment in Africa, emerging stronger than South Africa and second only to Egypt in the bank’s 2019 index. The index,…
Sudan asks UN to deploy peacekeeping mission
Sudan’s government is requesting that the UN deploy a peacekeeping mission in the country to help during the transitional period, a spokesman for Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok said Sunday. The mission’s mandate would be under…
Kanu IPOB leader threatens to hunt down children…
Fugitive leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from his safe haven in London has threatened to deal with the Abia State Commissioner of Police, Ene Okon should there be any killing on…
Libya’s Oil in Focus as United Nations Hosts…
The United Nations began holding a Cairo conference to discuss Libya’s economy, about three weeks after a blockade of ports sent the OPEC nation’s oil production tumbling to its lowest level since the 2011 civil…
Africa not ready for coronavirus outbreak, health workers…
At a Chinese-run hospital in Zambia, some employees watched as people who recently returned from China showed up with coughs but were not placed in isolation. A doctor tending to those patients has stopped coming…
Kaduna state records 84 fire outbreaks in January
The Kaduna State Fire Service says it recorded 87 fire outbreaks and seven deaths in January 2020. Mr Paul Aboi, Director of the service made this known on Saturday in Kaduna. Aboi said the fire…
EU calls for dialogue in Guinea as referendum…
The European Union has expressed its readiness to contribute to an “inclusive” dialogue in Guinea, following the announcement of a constitutional referendum, which the opposition denounces as a manoeuvre by President Alpha Condé to seek…
Why APC govt can’t claim to be architect…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has condemned the claim by the immediate past administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State, that it built a modern Oyo State. He stated that the claim…
Coronavirus: Gabon bans entry of passengers from China
Gabon announced on Friday that it was suspending access to its territory for all passengers from China in an attempt to prevent any contamination by the coronavirus To date, no suspicious or reported cases have…
Coronavirus will not hold tourism back – minister
Minister of Tourism Mmamoloko Kubayi Ngubane along with SA Tourism CEO Sisa Ntshona said at the launch of Meetings Africa, hosted at the JSE on Friday, that SAA flight cancelations will not heavily impact the…
Sanad and Ethiopian Airlines join forces to create…
ADDIS ABABA, 8th February 2020 (WAM) - Sanad Aerotech, Sanad, the leading provider of aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul, MRO, solutions and part of Sanad – a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company,…
President Sisi arrives at Addis Ababa for African…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived on Saturday morning at the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to participate in the 33rd regular African Union summit to be held on February 9 and 10. Under the…
Daniel arap Moi: Kenya mourns ‘iconic leader’
Mr Moi, who led the country from 1978 to 2002, died on Tuesday at 95. Speaking before the body was taken through Nairobi, President Uhuru Kenyatta called him an "iconic leader". But he had a…
