AFRICA

  The criminal case against a 44-year-old soldier in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) charged with attempted murder after allegedly knowingly and intentionally infecting his partner with HIV has been set down for trial. The accused, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity, appeared in the Pretoria …

The Constitutional Court has issued directions that former president Jacob Zuma must file an affidavit addressing what penalty the court should impose if it were to find him in contempt of court. This follows an application by the Zondo Commission into state capture that he be imprisoned for two years …

  First Lady, Aisha Buhari has opened up on how she survived after getting married at an early age. She got married to President Muhammadu Buhari in 1989 when she was 18 years old. In the book: ‘Aisha Buhari: Being Different’, the first lady said the future seemed unsure when …

  South Africa has been ranked as the top global business services sector location for 2021, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has announced. “In a boost to business confidence, South Africa has won an award as the top global location for business process services, in a sector …

  As an alleged money launderer who worked with the Venezuelan government and is fighting an extradition order to the United States, Alex Saab has some unlikely allies. Since mid-January, #FreeAlexSaab has been a rallying cry among Nigerians on Twitter, thanks to a broad influence operation with connections to employees …

Ugandan truck drivers destined for South Sudan have parked their trucks at the Elegu border town in protest of the recent highway killings, as they demanded security guarantees from the South Sudanese government. This followed shortly after South Sudanese authorities handed over the bodies of four Ugandan drivers who were …

The Serum Institute of India on Thursday refunded the South African government for vaccines Pretoria had ordered but which were undelivered. South African Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, said the Institute – which is the main supplier of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to Africa under the Covax facility – had refunded …

A journalist working with Kenya’s state broadcaster was shot dead at her home in the outcasts of the capital Nairobi. Two gunmen entered Betty Barasa’s home as she was driving in from work on Wednesday evening. They ordered her husband and children to lie on the ground and one of the gunmen …

A man in his early 20s reportedly chopped off his grandmother’s head, placed the severed head in a plastic bag, and took it to Kisumu Central Police Station in Kenya.   The man shocked police officers when he arrived at the station with the bag and asked the officers to open …

  A 16-year-old senior two student in Uganda’s Bududa District has told court that she was waylaid and attacked by a machete-wielding man who left her crying in pain after cutting off her hand when she refused to strip in a botched rape. The girl whose identity we cannot reveal …