AFRICA

Slave trade brought many advantages to western societies. The main duty of a slave was to work on plantations increasing productivity. Slaves often worked long tedious hours in the sun with no pay or reward for their hard labour. Their presence made traders and plantation owners more productive and made …

Police don arrest three members of di same family over di death of eight-year-old boy, Raheem Bamimore. Di incident happun for Saki community for Ogun state, for southwest Nigeria. Police later arrest di suspects wey be two teenage brodas and dia father. According to police, di suspects say dia aim …

Police in South Africa are on alert in case of renewed clashes between residents of Johannesburg’s Alexandra township and foreign street vendors. Alexandra is one of the poorest areas of the country but from its shacks, residents can easily see the towering skyscrapers of Sandton, one of the richest commercial …

A 47-year-old man has died after he was allegedly stabbed to death by his stepson during a domestic violence dispute between the man and the stepson’s mother. The incident occurred at the deceased’s home in Trenance Park in Verulam, north of Durban, on Friday night. Police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, …

A woman has died after four cars collided at an intersection in Berea on Sunday morning. The four cars collided at the intersection of Berea Road and Cleaver Road just before 03:00 on Sunday. Durban woman killed in a four-car crash (Supplied by ALS paramedics) According to ALS Paramedics spokesperson …

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has endorsed his former rival, Raila Odinga, as presidential candidate in this year’s elections. The incumbent, who cannot run again as he has already served two terms, told a crowd of thousands in the capital, Nairobi, that he had no doubt that Mr Odinga was team …

Rupiah Banda, who was Zambia’s president from 2008 to 2011, has died at the age of 85 after suffering from colon cancer. “His life of service to our country, and to our continent, represents the highest form of patriotism,” President Hakainde Hichilema said. Mr Banda, a former diplomat, was serving …

Kenya’s health ministry is now allowing people to not wear face masks in open places. The government has however encouraged people attending events indoors to wear face masks and while travelling using public means of transport. The measures of social distancing and hand washing will remain in place to reduce …

A total of eight people have been killed, and four are fighting for their lives following three separate car crashes between Friday night and Saturday morning in Gauteng. Two accidents occurred in Pretoria, while another was in Parktown. Emer-G-Med paramedics were called to the scene of a serious vehicle accident …

Diesel prices in Kenya are the lowest in eastern Africa in the wake of the monthly subsidy, reversing the market structure that made the country’s fuel the most costly in the region. A litre of the commodity costs Ksh112.63 ($0.99) on average in Kenya, compared to Ksh118.44 ($1.04), Ksh139.08 ($1.22) …