AFRICA

A 15-year-old relative of slain KwaMashu girl Sanelisiwe Mhlongo has been arrested in connection with her brutal murder. The body of the four-year-old girl was discovered with multiple stab wounds last week. Police spokesperson Brig Jay Naicker said Sanelisiwe was allegedly left in the care of a relative while her mother was …

A huge fire broke out at a compost plant in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, early on Wednesday. Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said the fire broke out at the agricultural holdings at about 6am. “The fire is under control. No injuries have been reported.” Mulaudzi said the cause of the blaze would …

South Africa’s economy lost 2.2 million jobs in the second quarter of 2020 during the country’s coronavirus lockdown, the authorities say. It is the biggest fall in job numbers since the employment survey began in 2008. Restrictions were brought in to try and prevent the spread of the virus and …

Operations of South African Airways (SAA), the country’s national carrier, have been suspended with immediate effect. “This means SAA will complete repatriation flights that have already been scheduled but will not schedule any further flights,” Business Day news site reports. Administrators said they were putting the struggling state-owned carrier under …

A heartless Nigerian woman identified as Ogochukwu Anichukwu has been called out for pouring hot water on her 8-year-old house help for licking common milk. It was gathered that Ogochukwu and her husband Emmanuel Anichukwu are in the habit of maltre Heartless_Woman-Pours-Hot-Water-On-8_Year_Old-House-Help-For-Licking-Milk-_Photos ating the young girl. According to a post shared by Jane …

A Nigerian Pastor identified as Tega Ahre has been declared missing by his family.   According to the father of the Pastor, he has been missing for two weeks and the entire family is trusting God for a miracle of his return.   Media personality Ushbebe who also reshared the …

One person died on Monday in a car park while waiting for treatment at Kenya’s largest referral hospital as health workers downed their tools to protest against delayed pay of improved salaries and allowances. The management of Kenyatta National Hospital said the deceased, a motorbike taxi rider, arrived at the …

A Nigerian university graduate has burned his university certificate after years of frustration due to unemployment. According to a post on Facebook, the frustrated guy Usman Abubarkar burnt all his certificates which includes his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) University degree and WASSCE. According to him, his certificate has become useless …

Africa is losing nearly $89bn a year in illicit financial flows such as tax evasion and theft, amounting to more than it receives in development aid, a new UN study shows. The estimate, published on Monday in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) 248-page report, is the …

The Nigerian military says 18 people have been left dead after an ambush on a government convoy in the north-east of the country. It said four soldiers, 10 police officers and four civilians were killed in the attack targeting Borno state officials on Friday. The Islamic State (IS) group said …