AFRICA

The SABC has announced that it has suspended Umhlobo Wenene Breakfast show host Phiwe Nozewu following the EFF’s complaint against him for his comments about the assault of EFF members in Cape Town. In a statement issued on its social media accounts, the public broadcaster said it has unscheduled Nozewu …

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on South Africa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic… The address follows a special sitting of Cabinet that took place on Tuesday 10 November 2020 that considered recommendations of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) meeting. Here are 10 key thing you should know from …

A diplomatic storm is brewing between SA and Malawi after Pastor Shepherd Bushiri absconded this week — at about the same time that Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera jetted into SA for a brief meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa. The slick escape from SA has left Ramaphosa “extremely angry” and law …

The leaders said that they are going to imprison gay and lesbian couples for not being like normal families because they can’t have kids. ‘We would like to shut them [gay couples] up in a room and see if they can get pregnant; if they don’t, then it’s jail because they have …

A 30-year-old man has been killed in an alleged vigilante attack in Limpopo. The murder took place in Muraleni village, outside Makhado, when residents allegedly “went on the rampage” on Friday, said police spokesperson Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe. “[They] attacked and killed a 30-year-old man they suspected of being involved in …

Forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have fired rockets at airports in a neighbouring state, as their conflict with the government grows. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls Tigray, said it had targeted the two sites in Amhara state and warned of further strikes. Tension between Ethiopia’s government …

Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s alleged escape to Malawi was driven by his “persecution” by SA authorities. Bushiri, and his wife, Mary, who are facing charges of money laundering, fraud and theft in connection with an investment scheme, were out on R200,000 bail when they allegedly skipped the country. Strict bail …

The Hawks have confirmed that self-proclaimed pastor Shepherd Bushiri failed to appear as required at a police station on Friday. As part of the bail conditions for Bushiri and his wife, Mary, the couple have to appear at their nearest police station on Monday and Friday. The couple, who fled …

Twenty people died following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, Doctors without Borders said Thursday. The incident occurred just hours after at least 74 migrants also died in a similar incident. “Two days ago, our boat set off to Italy from a site near al-Khums, at about nine o’clock at …

Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 70-year- old man, Hunsu Sunday, for allegedly impregnating his 15-year-old granddaughter. Sunday was arrested on Tuesday following a complaint by the aunt of the victim to the police. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this on …