AFRICA

In a move sure to upset his critics – notably the EFF – President Cyril Ramaphosa elevated Raymond Zondo from Deputy Chief Justice to Chief Justice. The Presidency made the announcement late on Thursday afternoon. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in accordance with Section 174(3) of the Constitution, decided to appoint …

A student of University of Jos, Obed Ejale, also known as Heavensent, has committed suicide after finding out the feeling he had for his lover was not mutual. Ejale ended his heartbreak by taking his life in his room with an insecticide. Friends and colleagues of the late student penned …

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday released a new guideline on abortion care in a bid to help prevent some 25 million unsafe procedures estimated to occur every year. Only half of the approximately 50 million abortions performed every year are carried out using a method recommended by the …

Twelve school children were injured in an accident on Thursday morning when the taxi they were travelling in collided with another vehicle in Inwabi Road, Isipingo, in KwaZulu-Natal. The rear of the taxi in which 12 children were being transported in Isipingo, in KwaZulu-Natal. SuppliedPHOTO: Supplied/ALS Paramedic Services ALS Paramedics …

Mpumalanga police arrested a 27-year-old woman on Monday after she allegedly abandoned her newborn baby in Bushbuckridge four days earlier. According to police, two women were walking next to a school in College View when they heard a baby crying in the nearby bushes. “As they drew closer, they then …

A deputy inspector general and the head of the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Joseph Egbunike is dead, SaharaReporters can authoritatively report. Egbunike collapsed inside his office in Abuja in the late hours of Tuesday, 8th of March. Until his death, Egbunike was in charge of the highest …

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and his immediate family members have been banned from travelling to the US over corruption allegations related to abuse of office and bribery. According to the Tuesday announcement by Counselor for Public Affairs Eric Watnik at the US Embassy in Nairobi, Sonko’s ban from the …

Two girls have been rescued in Stanger after being reported missing on Monday night. The girls aged 4 and 15, who are alleged to have gone missing from their home last night were found 2km away from their home. IPSS medical rescue, SAPS and K9 search, and rescue were on …

Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma has backed President Vladimir Putin in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, terming him as “a man of peace”. Western nations have imposed punitive sanctions on Russia, including the freezing of Mr Putin’s foreign assets over his invasion of Ukraine. But Mr Zuma said Mr …

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, captained his team to victory in a novelty football match. This was part of activities to mark his 85th birthday on Friday. Obasanjo, who starred for his team against the Ogun State Government team led by the Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, scored two of …