AFRICA

A team charged with developing Nigeria’s economic recovery plan from the coronavirus pandemic says about 39.4 million people could be jobless by the end of 2020 if government fails to act. The Committee on Economic Sustainability Plan, led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, said restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of …

Burundi’s Constitutional Court has ruled that President-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye should be sworn in as soon as possible as the country’s next head of state. Pierre Nkrunziza, who had been president for 15 years and was due to leave office in August, suddenly died on Monday. According to the constitution, the …

A Nigerian man has recounted the tale of a harrowing ordeal a young lady went through in the hands of her employer after she was accused of theft. The man known as Igala Alan Shore took to Twitter to disclose that the lady (name withheld) was accused of stealing a …

A man has been arrested for stealing a car in Somerset West, Cape Town on Friday. The green double cab Toyota Hilux was parked on the pavement outside the owner’s home when it was stolen. The alleged thief was chased by the police and various security officers before he was caught. …

Mpumalanga police are investigating a case in which a 13-year-old girl was drugged, raped and dumped in a bush in Saselani Trust in Bushbuckridge. The incident occurred on 6 June. According to the police, the girl woke up and found that she had been dumped in a bush, close to …

A police camp in Kenya’s Naivasha town, west of the capital Nairobi, was set on fire by angry residents who were protesting against alleged harassment. The residents set the house of the officer in-charge on fire before flames spread to the other houses. Fire fighters put out the fire but …

The clergyman stated this in a video which shows him delivering a sermon during a devotion service concerning marriage. Pastor Adeboye stated that he can tolerate whatever anyone does to him, but will never stomach such when directed to his wife. He said, “You can do whatever you like to …

A 21-year-old man identified as Zuozoa, from Agudama-Ekpetiama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has been arrested and is cooling off in police custody for allegedly defiling a 16years old daughter of a serving Police Inspector. The suspect, a former undergraduate of a private university before he …

Three police officers in Kenya have been arrested after one of them was filmed apparently dragging a 21-year-old woman tied to a motorcycle. Accusing her of involvement in a robbery, another man is seen whipping her as she pleads for them to stop. The crowd in a town in the …

Two police officers stationed in Limpopo, who are accused of robbing another police officer and his wife at gunpoint, were arrested on Wednesday. The accused are Sergeant Reuben Madida, 48, and Warrant Officer Machel Raedani, 56, National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mashudu Malabi Dzhangi said in a statement. They appeared in …