AFRICA

A woman is accused of brutally whipping a two-year-old boy after he broke a credit card and phone case. Pictures of the shocking injuries inflicted on the boy were shared widely on social media, prompting the country’s interior minister Eduardo del Castillo to call for a full investigation. The incident …

A 50-year-old man has been arrested for defiling his neighbour’s six-year-old daughter at Hanyi Danmasani, Rigasa in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The village head of Hanyi Danmasani, Umar Ibrahim, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on Monday, November 23, said that the child has been …

The South African Broadcasting Authority (SABC) has extended the suspension of the retrenchment process to end of December, the company said on Tuesday as it attempts to find a solution to the impasse. The public broadcaster insisted that delay does not mean retrenchments are off the table altogether. Last week, …

Calvin Anele Ngcongca was a South African professional footballer. He played for AmaZulu before his death. On 29 August 2015, he joined Troyes AC on a season-long loan from Racing Genk after being relegated to the bench by his head coach. The 33-year-old footballer reportedly died in a ghastly accident …

A teenager who got 7A1s in the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has died.   Chisom Chukwuneke, made straights A’s in the entrance exam and emerged the best student from her school, Graceland college in Enugu last year. She went on to win numerous academic awards in …

A truck assistant sustained critical injuries, a driver was hospitalised for minor injuries and an additional two drivers escaped uninjured when three trucks collided on the N3 northbound, between the Van Buuren on-ramp and Gillooly’s interchange in Bedfordview on Monday. According to Ekurhuleni Emergency Services spokesperson William Ntladi, a call …

Citizens of 15 African countries will have to post bonds of up to $15,000 (£11,000) to visit the US, according to a new temporary travel rule which comes into effect on 24 December. The six-month pilot programme – which targets those on both visitor and business visas – will act as a …

The tutor who blew the whistle on the leak of physical sciences paper 2 erased the tweet on Monday after receiving calls from angry pupils fearing they would have to rewrite it. The tutor, whose identity is known to Sunday Times Daily, received a screenshot of the question paper at …

Activist Harrison Gwamnishu who shared the video of the assault, said the head of Civil Military Affairs, Maj. Gen. Bature confirmed the ‘arrest’ of the soldiers. He also revealed that he is pushing for the arrest of the Civil Defense officers involved in the incident.   He wrote;   JOINT …

A former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity, including mass rape. A military court convicted Ntabo Ntaberi of murder, rape, sexual slavery and enlisting children under the age of 15. The ruling came at the end of …