AFRICA

The Eldorado Park community is expected to come out in their numbers at the Protea magistrate’s court near Soweto on Monday as two police officers, accused of shooting dead an unarmed teenage boy, are set to make their first appearance. 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies was shot and killed in Eldorado Park, …

The number of COVID-19 deaths has exceeded the 14 000 mark in South Africa, after 47 more people succumbed to the respiratory disease on Sunday. Sixteen fatalities were reported in Gauteng, 11 in Mpumalanga, seven each in the Eastern Cape and Western, and three each in KwaZulu-Natal and Free State. “This …

An off-duty police officer was shot and killed in his car in Bethelsdorp, Port Elizabeth on Saturday night. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana, at approximately 11.15pm police officers in Bethelsdorp responded to a report of a shooting in Wallflower Street in Extension 33. “On arrival, the body of …

A hell-father has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 4 yrs old daughter for 3yrs and using scissors to cut her private part for ‘easy’ entry. The incident happened in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State. The 38-Year Old man identified as Peter Sunday Etim was reported to have been molesting the 4-Yr-Old …

Brighto, Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, has been evicted from the reality show. He was evicted during the Sunday live eviction show. In a surprise twist, housemates were not allowed to save the least housemates put up for eviction Brighto has now become the ninth housemate to be evicted from …

South Africa’s ruling party officials have said President Cyril Ramaphosa will appear before an integrity commission to answer questions about a controversial campaign donation. But Jessie Duarte, a senior member of the African National Congress, did not specify when Mr Ramaphosa would present himself before the party panel. In a …

A manhunt is underway for suspects responsible for the murder of a 22-year-old woman in Mutsha Khwekhwe Location, Limpopo, on Saturday night. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo, residents alerted the Levubu police in the Vhembe District about the incident. “On arrival, they found the lifeless body of the …

Democracy is the norm across the continent, but soldiers are still seizing power The coup is back in Africa. Last week, soldiers in Mali overthrew the unpopular president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, completing the west African country’s second coup in eight years. In Sudan, in April last year, after months of …

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Cape Town have appealed to anyone who may have information about the killing of an off-duty SAPS sergeant on Saturday night to contact police. In a statement on Sunday, the Western Cape SAPS provincial management expressed shock at the murder of the police …

A farm owner, his wife and their dog have been shot dead on their farm in KwaZulu-Natal.The Newcastle municipality identified the couple as Glen and Vida Rafferty.It is believed that the attack happened on Saturday evening. A couple was killed on their farm in Normandien, near Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal, police …