AFRICA

Legendary American boxer, Michael Gerard Tyson, popularly known as Mike Tyson or Iron Mike, has revealed that he is closer to death. In an interaction with Sean McFarland, a trauma and addiction therapist on his podcast ‘Hotboxing with Mike Tyson’, the boxer explained that he has a strong feeling that …

Four suspects accused of stealing personal belongings from the bodies of the young people who died in mysterious circumstances at a tavern in East London, South Africa, have made an initial appearance in a Magistrate’s Court. The male suspects, aged between 16 and 21, were arrested last week. None of …

Authorities in South Africa have started the formal process of extraditing the Gupta brothers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after serving a formal extradition request to prosecutors in Dubai. Atul and Rajesh Gupta were arrested last month after Interpol issued a red notice for them. They are wanted in …

A 33-year-old woman has filed a police report in Queensland, Australia, accusing Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa of raping her when she was 15. Susan Mutami told police that Mnangagwa – then a cabinet minister – pursued her after meeting her during an interschools competition in 2003. She was in Form …

The death toll continues to rise after a bus traveling in central Kenya fell off a bridge and plunged into a river valley, local media reported. At least 33 people have been confirmed dead so far. The Modern Coast company’s bus started from Meru and was on its way to …

Three men have been arrested and one detained for questioning after the partially-burnt body of a 29-year-old man was found in the Vaal River. Mqobi Surprise Mkhwanazi was reported missing on 19 July. His body was found in the Vaal River near Standerton three days later. Three men aged between …

World athletics great, Usain Bolt has celebrated Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan for the world record race at the just-ended World Athletics Championships in Oregon, US. Amusan broke the world record for the women’s 100 metres hurdles in a stunning semi-final effort at the Championships on Sunday. She run a time of …

Death is an inevitable part of life. The pain of loss differs depending on who dies. So when a sitting president dies, a nation is ordinarily united in grief, more often, the grief extends to the subregion and the continent at large. Ghana on July 24, 2022 marked 10th anniversary …

An armed group in Mali affiliated with al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the country’s main military base near the capital, which it said was a response to a governmental collaboration with Russian mercenaries. The Katiba Macina claimed the attack in the strategic garrison town near the …

A man has been charged over an alleged plot with a Nigerian politician to harvest a man’s kidney. Obinna Obeta, 50, from Southwark, south London, is accused under the Modern Slavery Act of arranging a man’s travel with a view to him being exploited. Mr Obeta is suspected of conspiring …