AFRICA

Police in South Africa is investigating the killing of two alleged armed robbers at a church in Centurion municipality in Gauteng Province, local media report. The reports say three armed men stormed Querentia Ministry Church in Wierda Park on Sunday and started robbing the worshippers. A congregant identified as Pieter …

The police in Ogun state have arrested a herbalist and four others for allegedly carrying out robbery attacks in Osiele and its environs in the Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. A statement from the public relations officer of the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the names of …

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party on Monday called the United States ambassador a “thug” and accused him of funding the opposition ahead of this week’s planned anti-government protests that authorities say are meant to overthrow the government. Without providing evidence, ZANU-PF spokesman Patrick Chinamasa told reporters that U.S. ambassador to Harare, …

Morocco has announced new restrictions in major cities to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The country is stopping people from entering and leaving some of its biggest cities following a surge in COVID-19 cases. The interior and health Ministries said on Sunday some of the cities to be locked …

A long-distance truck driver from Memel in the Free State was stabbed to death on the N11 between Ermelo and Amersfoort at around 19:00 on Friday after he stopped to change a flat tyre. According to TimesLIVE, Jan Stickling, 58, who worked at KRM Plastics, was making his way home with an …

A man is currently on the run as Police officers in Bungoma County, Kenya are searching for  him for burning his daughter’s thighs and private parts with a hot iron. The man, who resides in Bukembe market, is said to have committed the cruel act on Saturday and then disappeared …

The COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve in the Africa region since it was first detected in Algeria on 25 February. As of 24 July, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reports 638,903 cumulative cases in 47 African countries,10,000 of which are healthcare workers. In a virtual press conference on 23 July, WHO regional …

COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus has killed 114 more people on Sunday, pushing the death toll to 6 769. Of the additional deaths, 34 were reported in Limpopo, 30 in the Western Cape, 29 in Gauteng, 12 in KwaZulu-Natal, seven in the Eastern Cape and two in the …

Two people have been shot dead in a church in Centurion on Sunday after they allegedly stormed in during a service and proceeded to rob the congregants at gunpoint. According to police, three individuals entered the church in Wierda Park and robbed the churchgoers of their personal belongings. One of …

Zambian MP Princess Kasune Zulu, who is living with HIV and is a prominent AIDS activist, has announced that she has tested positive for Covid-19. Ms Zulu, a member of the opposition United Party for National Development, was tested last Thursday. Some 15 Zambian MPs have so far tested positive …