AFRICA

Two Togolese opposition leaders are being held by the authorities after they were arrested over the weekend. Brigitte Adjamagbo-Johnson, who in 2010 was the first woman in the country to run for president, was detained on Saturday shortly after visiting a fellow opposition member who had been arrested earlier. Gerard …

The troops of Operation Fire Ball, a subsidiary operation under Operation Lafiya Dole, have eliminated five insurgents during different clearance operations in Borno State. They also injured many of the criminals and recovered firearms and foodstuff from their warehouse, which was destroyed. A statement on Sunday by the acting Director, …

According to police, the owner of a tavern in Verulum was stabbed to death in the Cottonlands district of northern Durban. Police spokesman Captain Nqobile Gwala said the body of a 50-year-old man was found “with multiple stings.” “He was sentenced to death on the scene. The circumstances surrounding the …

Three people were killed in a taxi crash on Helpmekaar Road, a suburb of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal. Saturday ER24 spokesman Werner Vermaak said the three were killed shortly after 11:00 on Friday morning. Vermaak said: Emergency personnel from ER24 and other services arrived at the scene, finding 13 minor to …

On 29 November 2020, the Government and people of the Republic of South Africa will join the international community to observe the 43rd United Nations (UN) International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The day was mandated by UN General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 32/40 B of 1977.   The …

Sudan has declared three days of national mourning after former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi who died aged 84 from Covid-19 complications on Thursday. The Transitional Council of Ministers said on Thursday flags will fly at half-mast at all state facilities, institutions and Sudanese embassies, as a mark of respect for …

Five fishermen, believed to be from Mitchell’s Plain, capsized their 23-foot fishing boat near Rooi Els, just outside Pringle Bay on Thursday [November 26]. One fisherman aged 48 was located in the surf but was pronounced dead, another is still missing despite an extensive search – three others managed to get to …

A critically ill Kenyan man, who collapsed in his house and was rushed to hospital, shocked morgue attendants after he regained consciousness as they prepared to embalm him. Peter Kigen, 32, was presumed dead on Tuesday by staff at Kapkatet hospital, in Kericho county, and transferred to the morgue, according …

Two trucks were set alight on the R59 near Albertsdal in Gauteng – one just before midnight and the other after 01:00 on Thursday. According to police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Brenda Muridili, in one incident, the driver was shot and is in a critical condition in hospital. “Allegations are that …

The nation’s land borders that have been closed since August 2019 may be reopened soon. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, gave this indication during an interview with State House correspondents on Wednesday. Ahmed said the presidential committee set up on the matter has completed its …