AFRICA

Three people were killed and six others injured in a shooting on Friday night at a house in Soul City, Kagiso. The shooting happened just after 22:00 at a house where a group of people had gathered to drink alcohol, Gauteng police said. “While they were drinking and enjoying themselves, …

An engine boat loaded with about 85 passengers has capsized and killed no fewer than 76 persons on board. It was gathered that the ill-fated boat, which had about 85 persons on board, took off from Onukwu Bridge and was heading to Nkwo market, Ogbakuba in Ogbaru Local Government Area, …

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has regained his freedom following the expiration of his prison term for contempt of court. The country’s government official disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 7. Correctional services said he had been released from their system having served only part of his …

Burkina Faso as of October 3 had a new president despite last holding an election in November 2022. Ibrahim Traore, rose to the high office of president and Supreme Leader of the Armed Forces after leading a coup that ousted his former boss Lt. Col. Sandaogo Damiba. Traore, at the …

Members of Kenya’s National Assembly engaged in a near-fight on Thursday evening, October 6, over which party has the majority in the legislature. The decision by Speaker Moses Wetang’ula to declare the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition as having the majority as against the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition, triggered the …

  It appeared all is not well in one school as a student landed himself in trouble after sending a love message to his female teacher. According to report, 16-year old pupil of Mukatasha Secondary School in Lusaka has sent shockwaves after it emerged earlier today that he had made …

The Moroccan government has issued 10 permits for farmers to legally grow cannabis for industry and export for the first time. Farmers in the northern regions of al-Hoceima, Chefchaouen and Taounate will be allowed to produce and sell cannabis for medical, pharmaceutical, and industrial use, in accordance with a law …

The world ’s most famous terrorist Osama Bin Ladin was eliminated in 2011 by Seal Team Six, a unit of US Special Forces. Source: Google Although many individuals initially disputed the idea that the Al Qaeda leader was killed by the US government while former President Barack Obama was in office, they were forced to accept …

The head of the Russian mercenary Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has welcomed the takeover in Burkina Faso. Meanwhile, the Russian government said on Monday it “would like the situation in Burkina Faso to normalise as soon possible”. Burkina Faso controls as little as 60% of its territory, experts say, and …

An unidentified man from the Bokkos local government area of Plateau state, has been reported dead after drinking nine bottles of locally brewed alcoholic drink, ‘Ogogoro’. According to reports, the man bragged about finishing the drink without embarrassing himself, as he ordered 11 bottles from the seller. Hafsat Abubakar of …