AFRICA

President Cyril Ramaphosa testified at the state capture commission on Wednesday. File photo. Image: GCIS The appearance of President Cyril Ramaphosa before the state capture commission on Wednesday has received positive responses from many South Africans, who have commended him for co-operating with the inquiry in its bid to establish the …

Two men allegedly abducted Naadira Vanker from her home last week. File photo. Image: 123RF/Paul Fleet The body of a 31-year-old Lenasia primary school teacher has been found in a shallow grave in a township south of Johannesburg, provincial police said on Wednesday. Gauteng police spokesperson Capt Mavela Masondo said two …

Angry mob on Tuesday attacked Kware Divisional Police Station in Sokoto State and lynched a suspected kidnapper. Members of the mob, who are residents of the area, went violent and also set ablaze a car belonging to the Divisional Police Officer and two other police vans. The Command’s Public Relations …

WATCH THE LIVE VIDEO BELOW:   Ramaphosa will be wearing his party cap when he appears on Wednesday and Thursday, and will be expected to take the punches for both his personal role and that of the ANC in the state capture project. He will return to the commission in …

  Five security officers including two soldiers were killed at the weekend by suspected separatists in Nigeria’s oil hub of Port Harcourt, according to a police memo seen Monday by AFP. The southeastern part of Nigeria is experiencing a spate of attacks on security forces, which authorities attribute to members …

Nigeria has been ranked the third-worst country in global good governance index. This was announced at the inaugural Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) which was launched on Monday, April 26, 2021. The criteria for the ranking include; 34 indicators which are organized into seven pillars: leadership and foresight; robust laws …

  At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when IS-aligned fighters ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, military sources said on Monday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the convoy with rocket-propelled grenades on Sunday in the …

  As relations strengthen between Europe and the Sahel, the EU’s foreign policy chief held talks with Mali’s top leaders in Bamako on Saturday. Josep Borrell Fontelles pledged EU support as Mali undergoes a transition to an elected government following last year’s military coup. Young military officers ousted president Ibrahim …

AFPCopyright: AFP Zimbabwe’s government has complained that it has not been able to acquire new spare parts due to Western sanctionsImage caption: Zimbabwe’s government has complained that it has not been able to acquire new spare parts due to Western sanctions A Zimbabwean military helicopter has crashed into a house …

Clearing invasive aliens can save lives and protect the mountain from runaway wildfires Image: NCC Environmental Services/Charl Steenkamp In January 2000, a wildfire torched about 8,800ha on Table Mountain and the urban edge, burning down 80 structures, each one surrounded by alien vegetation. This wildfire ultimately sparked the formation of the …