Africa

Runtown reportedly engages South Sudanese girlfriend, Adut Akech

Nigerian singer, Douglas Jack Agu, popularly known as Runtown, has reportedly gotten engaged to his Australian Sudanese girlfriend, Adut Akech.…

July 18, 2020

NEWS: Niger Republic deports Nigerians

No fewer than 42 Nigerians have been repatriated from the Niger Republic. They were removed for entering the country without…

July 18, 2020

MANDELA DAY: Xenophobia not what Madiba stood for

The international Nelson Mandela Day this year is under the theme “Acting to bring about change”. Among the things Nelson…

July 18, 2020

Super Eagles star completes big move to European giants

Super Eagles goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has left Deportivo La Coruna for a three-year move to Cypriot side APOEL FC in…

July 18, 2020

Business: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Ethiopia confirms reservoir filling up

A reservoir behind Ethiopia‘s disputed Grand Renaissance dam on the River Nile has started filling with water – a day…

July 18, 2020

Global coronavirus cases top 14 million – Johns Hopkins University

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 14 million Saturday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The number of…

July 18, 2020

Ethiopia court remands Jawar, Eskinder; Abiy vows justice and order

A federal high court on Thursday granted police additional 14 days to investigate Jawar Mohammed, an activist turned politician associated…

July 17, 2020

Malian PM apologises for “excesses” by security forces against protesters

Mali’s prime minister has apologised for “excesses” by security forces who opened fire last week on anti-government protesters, but rejected…

July 17, 2020

Breaking: US authorities move to seize Yahya Jammeh’s mansion

Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh used bribery proceeds and stolen government funds to buy a mansion in a suburb of…

July 17, 2020

Sports: Grobler To Pirates Still On The Cards?

Orlando Pirates are believed to have landed the signature of Thulani Hlatshwayo from Bidvest Wits on a five-year deal and…

July 17, 2020

NEWS: Remains of late Ivorian PM arrives for burial in his hometown

Remains of former Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibally, who died in Abidjan last week, arrived in his home town…

July 17, 2020

Gabon gets first woman Prime Minister: Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda

Gabon president Ali Bongo Ondimba on Thursday named a new Prime Minister in the person of Madame Rose Christiane Ossouka…

July 17, 2020

Cameroon coronavirus cases surpass 16,000

Cameroon has confirmed more than 16,000 cases, as the Central African country is preparing to reopen borders, authorities said late…

July 17, 2020

‘Mobilising’ SAA funding doesn’t mean money is there yet – nor that the playing field is even

Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on Thursday wrote a letter to South African Airways'…

July 17, 2020

Togo issues arrest warrant for ex-prime minister Agbéyomé Kodjo

A Togolese court has issued an international arrest warrant for opposition figure Agbéyomé Kodjo, who came second in the February…

July 16, 2020

African govts must urgently update digital rights laws – Lawyer

Governments across the continent must put more work into digital rights legislation which falls into the wider area of fundamental…

July 16, 2020

Kenya: State should bail out private schools hard hit by pandemic

The education sector is on the edge of a new crisis — that of private schools crumbling due to the…

July 16, 2020

Entertainment: Yul Edochie omits his dad’s name as he lists actors who shaped his career

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has taken to social media to list names of actors who shaped his career but omitted…

July 16, 2020

Sports: Opportunity Abroad For SA Coach?

A South African coach could get an opportunity to make a move abroad in the next step of his career…

July 16, 2020

NEWS: SAA staff want say on decisions

Employees of the troubled national carrier SAA are demanding to be part of the decision-making structures at the reconfigured airline…

July 16, 2020

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