AFRICA

Russia’s Government has on Monday announced the suspension of flights between Russia and Tanzania, with effect from April 15 to June 1, due to the status of the coronavirus pandemic. The Russian Government says it will review the suspension if the pandemic situation in Tanzania stabilizes. The suspension was announced …

  The management of Dangote Cement Plc says the increase in the price of cement is due to the Value Added Tax which was included on April 12. Currently, the price of a bag of cement from its factories and plants in Obajana and Gboko is N2,450 and N2,510 at …

An assistant ranger, who was recently brutally attacked by an elephant, says his will to survive saved him despite his intestines protruding as a result of his injuries. Simasiku Matomola (39) works at the Mudumu National Park and is employed by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism in the …

  Claim: Malawi government ordered vaccines from Zimbabwe and a huge rock was delivered to them. Full text COVID-19 vaccination programmes are underway across the world. In Africa, more than half of the countries on the continent have either received their first consignment of vaccines or have already started vaccinating …

  Pregnant Meghan Markle has been advised by her doctor not to fly to the UK for the Prince Philip’s funeral. However Prince Harry, the Duke of Edinburgh’s grandson, will be able to attend the ceremony next Saturday, a palace spokesperson confirmed. The Duke of Sussex will make the journey from the …

At least 40 people were burnt alive after a bus carrying flammable cargo crashed and burst into flames in Democratic of Congo’s province of Kwilu, east of the capital Kinshasa, officials say. The region’s Governor Willy Itshunda told local media that out of 31 survivors, nine were seriously injured in …

Archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be the largest ancient city ever found in Egypt, hailing the discovery as one of the most important finds since Tutankhamun’s tomb. Dubbed ‘the lost golden city’ by Egyptologist, Dr Zahi Hawass, the site was unearthed near Luxor, home of the Valley of …

A four-year-old boy, Shoveling Junior Moleme, has gone missing in Mase village in Taung, North West police said on Saturday. “The child was last seen on Thursday at about 12:00 while he was playing with other kids not far from the outskirts of the village,” said spokesperson Seargent Tryphosa van …

Prince Harry and his late grandfather, Prince Philip. Image: Phil Walter/Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have posted a tribute to the prince’s late grandfather, Prince Philip, on the website of their non-profit organisation, Archewell. Short and poignant, the message reads: “In loving memory of His …