Africa

‘I Expected It To Be Hard To Fit In At Wits’ – Brighton Mhlongo

Despite things not working out in terms of game time, former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Brighton Mhlongo has opened up on…

June 29, 2020

Entertainment: Burna Boy wins 2020 BET award, Rema loses

Nigeria’s singer Burna Boy has added the 2020 BET award for best international act to his trophies. He was announced…

June 29, 2020

Nigeria coronavirus: 24,077 cases; record new cases, UK evacuation

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, became the third African country to record over 10,000 cases of COVID-19. The milestone was…

June 28, 2020

Malawi swears in new president Lazarus Chakwera

Malawi held an investiture for president Lazarus Chakwera and vice-president Saulos Chilima, hours after the elections body declared Chakwera winner…

June 28, 2020

Kaizer Chiefs Pay Tribute To Late Midfielder

Kaizer Chiefs have paid tribute to one of their former striker who sadly passed away. Democratic Republic of Congo striker…

June 28, 2020

South Africa: Mhlathuze Water urges residents to use water sparingly as dam levels in KZN drop

The Mhlathuze Water board has urged residents to use water sparingly as dam levels in KwaZulu-Natal drop. In a statement…

June 28, 2020

Malawi’s opposition chief now president: Lazarus Chakwera

Lazarus Chakwera is the latest addition to the list of African opposition figures that have unseated incumbent presidents. He was…

June 28, 2020

Education: Kwara college uncovers 2,000 fake certificates —Provost

The authorities of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin have discovered about 2,000 fake National Certificate of Education purportedly…

June 28, 2020

Busines: African, global telecom giants bid to enter Ethiopia market

Twelve telecom companies have thrown their hat into the race to enter the Ethiopian market according to the country’s communications…

June 28, 2020

Malawi president says Tuesday’s vote was worst election

Malawi President Peter Mutharika described Saturday a court sanctioned presidential election earlier this week as the worst in the country’s…

June 28, 2020

Tanzania miner pockets $3.4m for two gemstones

A small-scale miner in Tanzania has become an overnight millionaire after unearthing two of the biggest rough tanzanite gemstones ever…

June 27, 2020

Lights up’: Somalia’s refurbished national theater reopens in Mogadishu

Somalis can now boast a functional national theater after the facility located in the capital Mogadishu was formally reopened having…

June 27, 2020

Impossible to hold 2020 polls – Somalia elections boss

Somalia joins the league of country’s that cannot hold elections – not because of the coronavirus as in the case…

June 27, 2020

Sports: Super Eagles star suffers Premier League promotion setback after losing at Brentford

Super Eagles defender Semi Ajayi suffer Premier League promotion setback after West Brom loses 1-0 against Brentford in the Sky…

June 27, 2020

Kenya: Shalom Hospital closed, turned into quarantine facility after Covid-19 deaths

Machakos county government has shut down Shalom Hospital in Athi River after Covid 19 patients died at the facility. The…

June 27, 2020

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan agree to postpone dam talks

Sudan, Ethiopian and Egypt have agreed to postpone filling the Ethiopian Renaissance dam until a final agreement is reached between…

June 27, 2020

Business: South Africa unlikely to stabilise debt by 2023-Moody’s

The South African government target to stabilise its ballooning debt by 2023 will be very difficult to achieve and unlikely,…

June 27, 2020

Burundi holds funeral, burial for Nkurunziza in capital Gitega

Thousands of Burundians on Friday lined the road to the capital Gitega as the body of former president Pierre Nkurunziza…

June 27, 2020

Rwanda reintroduces lockdown in parts of Kigali as cases rise

A fresh surge in coronavirus cases prompted Rwanda’s government to place six areas of the capital, Kigali, back under a…

June 26, 2020

COVID-19: Kenya Airways loses $100 million in revenue

Kenya Airways has lost an estimated $100 million in revenue as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns,…

June 26, 2020

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