AFRICA

A goods train collided with a bakkie at a level crossing early on Thursday in the Free State. Image: SAPS Two farm workers were killed when a goods train collided with a bakkie early on Thursday at a railway crossing in the Free State. The collision happened at 6.38am near Alpha …

Rapper AKA won’t performing at the Huawei Joburg Day. Image: Instagram/AKA Rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes has U-turned on his decision to return to the spotlight, announcing his withdrawal from the Huawei Joburg Day line-up and public appearances in general. In a statement shared by AKA’s management team, The T Effect, the …

  At the time of filing this report, the Somali government was the sole African country to condemn Israeli bombardments on Palestinian city of Gaza. But protests have also been held in South Africa against the Israeli attacks as part of growing global protests in support of the Palestinian cause …

Somalia has rejected the appointment of former Ghanaian President John Mahama as the African Union’s (AU) special envoy to help mediate its political impasse with Kenya. Somalia argues that, the former Head of State has “extensive links” with Kenya, and has written to AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat notifying him that Somalia will no …

In the near future women in South Africa will soon be allowed to marry more than one husband, in the same way, that polygamous men are allowed to marry more than one wife. This is according to the country’s Department of Home Affairs, which is looking at creating a new …

Former Zimbabwean First Lady, Grace Mugabe has been summoned by traditional ruler Chief Zvimba, to explain why she “improperly” buried her husband and former President Robert Mugabe at his rural home in Zvimba. Mugade died in Singapore in September 2019. However after a protracted wrangle between his family and the government, he was finally …

Funeral undertakers protest at the Department of Home Affairs Head Offices in Pretoria. (Photo by Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius) Undertakers protested outside of the Department of Home Affairs offices in Pretoria on Tuesday over numerous issues, including the registration of death certificates. At the heart of these issues was certificates of …

A fire broke out at a factory in Durban on Monday. Emer-G-Med Firefighters are battling a blaze that started at a factory in Durban on Monday morning. “Firefightes and emergency services are currently at a scene of a fire at Brickfield Road where there is a factory on fire. It …

  The Khoi community in South Africa are taking on an global trade giant in the form of American multinational technology company, Amazon. The indigenous group insists that a portion of land in the port city of Cape Town where Amazon’s Africa headquarters is expected to be hosted, was a …

  Today marks exactly 40 years since reggae legend Bob Marley passed away. His death on May 11, 1981, came as a shock to many across the world. The iconic musician reportedly died at age 36 en route to Jamaica at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Florida. Despite his …