AFRICA

As we are congratulating Joe Mettle and his wife, Salomey Selssie Dzisa; it was all drama between Somali President and his Vice as they exchange blows. In a rather unpopular turn of events, Somalia president, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and his vice Hussein Kulmiye Afrah exchanged ‘James Bond’ kind of blows to the point …

Prosecutors in Angola have ordered the closure of places of worship belonging to one of Brazil’s biggest churches, accusing it of corruption. At least seven buildings belonging to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) have been seized in the capital, Luanda. Prosecutors said the evangelical church had …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will be moving to alert level 2 with bans on travel between provinces and the sale of alcohol and tobacco products being lifted. The easing from level 3 is effective from Monday midnight. The move follows a special cabinet meeting on Saturday …

Four people were killed when a car hit a wall in Cape Town early on Saturday. Three bodies were found in the remains of the burnt-out car and the fourth was found on the roof of a house alongside the R300 in Belhar, said Cape Town fire and rescue services …

A Nigerian man has been rescued from the garage of his parents’ house in the northern city of Kano, where he had been locked up for three years, police say. Ahmed Aminu, 30, was discovered after a police raid on the family’s residence. Neighbours had alerted a local NGO about …

A food poisoning incident at Auki village of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State has left seven members of same family, consisting of five children and two housewives dead. It was further learnt that husband of the late women, Mallam Hassan also developed a psychiatric disorder after eating the food …

Tanzania’s opposition Chadema party office in the north-eastern town of Arusha has been “firebombed”, according to its leader Tundu Lissu. Mr Lissu said the office was destroyed on the eve of his visit to the town on Friday. He has termed the act as “terror and intimidation”. The politician said …

The International Crisis Group has warned of the increasing risk of armed conflict developing as a result of an election dispute between the Ethiopian government and the authorities in the northern region of Tigray. In a new briefing paper, the think- tank urges both parties to reconsider their positions. Tigrayan …

Pope Francis has confirmed reports for the first time that a particular Malawian Diocesan impregnated 30 nuns. According to Pope Francis, he revealed that priests and bishops in the Catholic Church had sexually abused nuns and that some priests have been suspended on several occasions. Specifically, several examples came from …

Power utility Eskom says that it will continue stage 2 load shedding on Friday (14 August) as it faces continued capacity constraints. This follows the introduction of stage 2 load shedding on Thursday due to unplanned breakdowns. “Eskom has successfully returned four generation units to service today. This, however, is …