AFRICA

Residents of Jeppes Reef near the Matsamo border with Swaziland last Sunday gathered to kill and eat a baboon which was found wandering on the streets during a lockdown.     When pictures of the slaughter emerged on social media, it prompted Mpumalanga MEC for community safety, security & liaison …

The World Health Organization has warned that discrimination against those who test positive for coronavirus could be more dangerous than the virus itself. In South Africa, people who have the virus say they’re facing a double burden – fighting off the illness and suffering victimisation from their communities. The stigma …

The Democratic Republic of Congo reported its third new case of Ebola on Monday, a seven-year-old girl who had visited the same health center as the two previous cases in the city of Beni. Boubacar Diallo, deputy incident manager for the World Health Organization’s Ebola response, said the girl started …

One Bilkisu Surajo, 20, and Ibrahim Sani,13 have died after they consumed food suspected to be laced with poisonous substances at a wedding in Katsina. The Katsina State Police Command while confirming the incident on Thursday said that 19 victims who consumed the food at a wedding which was held …

The Department of Home Affairs has outlined temporary measures that have been put in place to address immigration matters during the lockdown period. The temporary measures were introduced after President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a National State of Disaster on 15 March and subsequently a national lockdown from 27 March, extended …

A deadly blow from a farmer, Mr. Eric Olowokande, on his wife, Mojere, has led to her death. The incident happened at Yaba street in Idanre, Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. Witnesses said Eric had a quarrel with his wife and it led to fighting which made him …

One Mrs Esther Frank resident in Uyo, on Thursday night, took her life over alleged pressure and lies from her husband. the deceased was said to have left a suicide note for her husband and two children, saying she was tired of the pressure. It was gathered that the deceased …

South Africa says it is succeeding in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, with a nationwide lockdown showing clear signs of containing the disease, for now. At a televised briefing, the chair of the government’s advisory committee said South Africa’s success in halting an exponential rise in cases was unprecedented. South Africa …

One person was reportedly killed on Sunday morning while several others were injured and many houses burnt in a renewed clash between two families of Mbapen clan in Taraku town of Gwer East Local Government Area in Benue State. It was gathered that the deceased victim identified as Tseaa Wanpera was …

The bored and the brave have taken over the six-lane highways of Nigeria’s capital, now on coronavirus lockdown. Vehicles in Abuja are mostly gone. In their place: hundreds of people doing group workouts with little concern for a disease that has so far killed 10 and infected 300 in Nigeria. …