The Special Tribunal on Friday froze the bank accounts of a senior Eskom manager over R11m in alleged kickbacks which had been paid to him. File photo. Image: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham The Special Tribunal on Friday froze the bank accounts of a senior Eskom manager over millions in alleged kickbacks. The Special …
Read More »More Nigerian students kidnapped in fresh attack
An unknown number of university students have been kidnapped in the south-eastern Nigerian state of Abia. The group was abducted on Wednesday, the same day that 29 students seized last month in the north-western state of Kaduna were released, reportedly after the payment of a ransom. Authorities in Umuahia, in …
Read More »Knife-wielding man shot after attacking cops, motorists
A knife-wielding man who attacked police officers and motorists was shot and wounded in the conclusion of a tense stand-off in Johannesburg on Thursday. A knife-wielding man who attacked police officers and motorists was shot and wounded after a tense stand-off in Johannesburg on Thursday. The shirtless man got into …
Read More »WATCH LIVE: Memorial service of queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu
The provincial memorial service of late regent of the Zulu nation Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu will be held on Friday at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace in KwaNongoma. The queen was interred in a private ceremony early on Thursday. She passed away last Thursday aged 65. President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a special provincial …
Read More »Zulu Queen: Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu buried amid succession row
IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFPimage captionQueen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, seen here in 2004, died unexpectedly at the end of April The Zulu Queen, Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, who died unexpectedly last week, has been buried in a private ceremony in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. She was appointed regent of the country’s largest ethnic group in March …
Read More »10 years since Gaddafi ouster, Libyans struggling in poverty, chaos
Ali Al-Khalfouni, a 56-year-old Libyan elementary school teacher, used to make about 700 U.S. dollars per month 10 years ago, an income high enough to cover the expenses of his entire family. Nowadays, he makes less than 200 U.S. dollars per month. In order to secure the basic needs of …
Read More »Avian flu hits the biggest Commercial farm in SA
Avian flu has been detected at a broiler breeder farm in the Worcester area, sparking a call for Western Cape farmers and producers to be vigilant. This comes after outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in Gauteng and North West. “The affected farm is under quarantine, and the process …
Read More »LRA commander is sentenced to 25 years
Dominic Ongwen, the Ugandan rebel commander who has just been sentenced to 25 years in jail, was the first former child soldier to be convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) – and his case has raised debate over whether he should be treated as a victim or a perpetrator. …
Read More »Nigerian musician Peter Okoye wins $100K bet after Chelsea victory
The victory of English premier league club, Chelsea over Real Madrid in the Champions League yesterday made entertainer, Peter Okoye N48 million richer after gambling. Chelsea who qualified for their third champions league finals on Wednesday, April 5, means they will face Manchester United, another English rival in the …
Read More »Oldest human burial in Africa found – a child laid to rest with pillow 78,000 yrs ago
Nearly 80,000 years ago, a three-year-old child was carefully laid to rest in a small pit at the entrance of Panga ya Saidi, a cave in eastern Kenya. Locals folded the child’s knees up to the chest and wrapped the body in a shroud. The child’s body was then placed …
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