AFRICA

Barely three months into the year 2022 and the creative arts and Nollywood industry have been left with bitter tales and memories they can never forget in a hurry as the year goes on. Some prominent actors, actresses and great industry personalities have been reported to have died due to …

Police in the North West are investigating a double murder case after the bodies of a woman, 48, and her son, 10, were discovered in their home in Letlhabile. According to police, neighbours called the brother of the victim on 25 February after they noticed a foul smell coming from …

A Nigerian couple have reportedly died in their car during sexual intercourse along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. At the moment, we can’t tell what actually killed them but reports have it that they have been dead for the past two days now. Social media users who have come across this video …

Four people were shot dead in a massive shootout on the Higginson Highway bridge over the N2, near Chatsworth in Durban on Wednesday afternoon. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said they responded to multiple complaints regarding a shooting incident. “On the scene, paramedics found an active crime scene, [and] members …

KwaZulu-Natal High Court Judge Isaac Madondo has ordered that the coronation of Prince Misuzulu KaZwelithini, the Zulu king in waiting, can go ahead. The ruling came after Zulu princesses Ntandoyenkosi Zulu and Ntombizosuthu Zulu-Duma applied for an interdict to stop the coronation process of Prince Misuzulu. They claimed that the …

The US Treasury department has identified and sanctioned a group of people it alleges are Isis organisers and financiers based in SA. On Tuesday, the US department of the Treasury said its office of foreign assets control (Ofac) had designated four Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) and Isis-Mozambique …

Wives of some Nigerian governors were reported to have traveled to Dubai to present a cake to the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. The video which has since gone viral was posted on the official Instagram page of Reno Omokri, a former special assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, March …

A video has surfaced online showing two women acting strangely after alighting from a car. The incident occurred in the Nigerian city of Enugu. According to accounts, the two ladies attended a party and were picked up by an SUV in the middle of the day. However, the females began …

The military junta in Burkina Faso has approved a three-year transitional plan to prepare the country for a return to democracy. A government committee had proposed a two-and-half year transition period, but the current duration means junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba will be in charge for 36 months before the …

A five-year-old Early Childhood Development pupil slipped and drowned in the Mukuvisi river on Friday, February 25 on her way to school in Waterfalls, Zimbabwe. She was in the company of her Grade 7 sister and maid. Harare police spokesperson, Inspector Tendai Mwanza confirmed the incident. “It is very unfortunate …