AFRICA

In May 2003, Nelson Mandela—former South African president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and hero to millions—sat down at the dinner table of his house in Johannesburg and laid his right hand, palm side down, into a lump of cold dental putty. A team of technicians from the precision-casting division …

As Ethiopia celebrated rains which began filling a controversial dam on a tributary of the River Nile, Egypt was fuming. The North African nation had long been opposed to any development on the Nile upstream that could reduce the amount of water it receives from the river and has regarded …

Brother Naija Lockdown housemates, Ka3na and Praise were caught on camera having s8x on Saturday morning, August 1.   The housemates had just finished playing a game of truth or dare in which Ka3na played with Laycon’s d!ck and also kissed ozo, before she and Praise decided to get freaky. The …

Award-winning Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga, a nominee for this year’s Booker Prize, has been arrested in the country’s capital, Harare, during an anti-government protest. Dangarembga, 61, and another protester were bundled into a police lorry while carrying placards. The government has warned that participation in Friday’s demonstration is regarded as …

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy Church has slammed the Nigerian government for stipulating the amount of time worshipers are to spend during church service. This was after government issued a list of guidelines ahead of the reopening of worship centers. The guidelines were given to help curb the spread …

Donna Marie Lange, 50, is accused of smothering her boyfriend to death with her ample chest after witnesses told police they saw the couple drinking and arguing in their Everett, Wash., motor home, according to the incident report obtained by the Daily News. Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at …

Libya’s internationally recognised government in Tripoli will impose a full lockdown in areas of the country it controls, it said on Thursday, after a sharp rise in Coronavirus cases. Libya, split since 2014 between areas held by the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli and a rival administration in the east, …

A 9-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 14-year-old cousin at an undisclosed location in Mpumalanga on Thursday. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Leonard Hlathi, the teenager tied the victim with a rope, covered her mouth with a cloth and then allegedly raped her. “This incident, which is under investigation, …

Three women have been shot dead and a fourth seriously injured after a man allegedly attacked them in Sterkspruit in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday. According to police spokesperson Colonel Sibongile Soci, a 48-year-old man handed himself over to the police following the shooting. “It is alleged that on 29 …

The Groenvlei lake, in South Africa, is full of gleaming carps. The fish were introduced in the 1800s and have proliferated so much that they threaten the lake’s ecosystem. So park managers like Thulani Ndlovu, an employee at CapeNature, are trying to curb numbers of the invasive species. “We eradicate …