AFPCopyright: AFP Zimbabwe’s government has complained that it has not been able to acquire new spare parts due to Western sanctionsImage caption: Zimbabwe’s government has complained that it has not been able to acquire new spare parts due to Western sanctions A Zimbabwean military helicopter has crashed into a house …
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‘Born to burn’: The alien trees that turned Cape Town fire into a disaster
Clearing invasive aliens can save lives and protect the mountain from runaway wildfires Image: NCC Environmental Services/Charl Steenkamp In January 2000, a wildfire torched about 8,800ha on Table Mountain and the urban edge, burning down 80 structures, each one surrounded by alien vegetation. This wildfire ultimately sparked the formation of the …
Read More »Robbers allegedly distribute bread to residents after failing to access cash in bakery van
A security officer inspects a bakery van in Mawothi, KwaZulu-Natal, after robbers failed to open a safe at the back of the vehicle. Supplied by Reaction Unit South Africa Would-be robbers in Mawothi, KwaZulu-Natal, allegedly resorted to offering bread to residents after failing to open a cash safe in a …
Read More »Free SHS funding: Q & A with Education Minister
Host Francis Abban (right) and Education Minister Dr Adutwum FUNDING FREE SHS AND SHARING COST HOST: The matter of Free SHS, thus far, per the Budget that was read by the Finance Minister, we’ve spent a little over GHC 3 billion on the flagship program Free SHS. Three years after …
Read More »Free SHS: Parents are free to pay fees – Adutwum
The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said parents who wish to pay the fees for their wards despite the Free SHS program are free to do so. According to him, the government would applaud any parent who does so. He told Starr News’ Francis Abban in an …
Read More »LGBTQIA+ people in SA ‘are under siege’
Murders of queer people in and around Durban recently have highlighted their daily struggle to survive, let alone find acceptance. File photo. Image: Loren Elliott/Reuters/ File photo The pain and hurt was written all over his face as he pointed out fresh scars on his right arm, the result of the …
Read More »AU condemns Somalia president’s term extension
The African Union has condemned the extension of the term of Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and is sending a special envoy to Mogadishu to help resolve the political impasse there. The AU’s Peace and Security Council made the announcement after hours of closed-door meeting where it also resolved to …
Read More »Tributes pour in for veteran broadcaster Grant Shakoane
Grant Shakoane Photo: Gallo Images Veteran broadcaster Grant Shakoane has died. Broadcaster Tim Modise confirmed the news on Thursday, saying: “I’ve just learned from Wilson Nkosi that ‘the Gentle Giant’ Grant Shakoane has passed on. Like many of us and his friends, I’m saddened by the news. I extend my …
Read More »Veteran broadcaster Grant Shakoane dies
Grant Shakoane Photo: Gallo Images Veteran broadcaster Grant Shakoane has died. Broadcaster Tim Modise confirmed the news on Thursday, saying: “I’ve just learned from Wilson Nkosi that ‘the Gentle Giant’ Grant Shakoane has passed on. Like many of us and his friends, I’m saddened by the news. I extend my …
Read More »Chad’s army divided over appointment of Idriss Deby’s son as country’s new leader
Several Chadian army officers, led by General Idriss Abdéramane Dicko, refuse to recognise the authority of the Transitional Military Council, led by Mahamat Idriss Déby. The political crisis in Chad is becoming even more entrenched. While Mahamat Idriss Deby took the head of the Military Transitional Council after the death …
Read More »Recruit only licenced teachers from next month or be sanctioned – Private schools told
The National Teaching Council (NTC) through the National School Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) – the regulator of pre-tertiary schools – has informed all pre-tertiary private schools to ensure that from next month their teachers begin processes to acquire their teaching licence. Also, it has notified the private schools that all yet …
Read More »No student has been reported dead at UEW in last 24hrs – SRC
Authorities at the University of Education, Winneba say they are yet to receive any information concerning the death of a student in the school. According to the Students’ Representative Council of the University, no student of the university has been reported dead per the university records in the last 24hrs …
Read More »Man gets life terms for killing his fiancée and her mother
A man has been sentenced to two life terms by the Verulam Magistrate’s Court for killing his fiancée and her mother over two years ago. Provincial Director of Public Prosecutions spokesperson, Natasha Kara, said Muzi Sam Radebe (56) killed his fiancée, Nombuso Dube (30) and her mother, Thokozile Dube (73) …
Read More »VIDEO: Slay queen leaks video of her sponsor bathing with a snake
South African slay queen has seen herself trending after she did the unthinkable. She pulled a shocker when she decided to bite a hand that feeds her. The slay queen named Faay Nice has since gone Awol after leaking a millionaire’s bath routine video. To many it might be like …
Read More »Rule of law in East Africa: Rwanda top, Uganda bottom – Report
Uganda is the worst country in the East African region in terms of not adhering to justice and rule of law, a new report indicates. The report titled “The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2020”, ranks Uganda at number 117 globally out of 128 countries. The report …
Read More »Ada Jesus dead: Wetin pipo dey tok afta tori of di comedian death comot
Nigerians don begin mourn di death of female comedian, Mmesoma Mercy Obi wey dey popularly known as Ada Jesus. Tori comot say she die on Wednesday afternoon afta she don dey battle kidney problem for almost one year. Pipo say dem dey happy at least say before she die …
Read More »Nigerian Bandits kill Kaduna private university worker, abduct students
Armed bandits have killed a worker, Paul Ode Okafor of the Greenfield University, Kasarami, Kaduna State and abducted some students of the institution on Tuesday night. The security agents, however, on Wednesday returned the remaining students of the school in their custody to the management of the institution Samuel …
Read More »Three-month-old baby girl found abandoned at Cape Town bus station
An abandoned baby was found in Cape Town. Getty Images A three-month-old baby girl has been found abandoned at a bus station in Milnerton on Monday. According to the police, a child abandonment case was opened for investigation after the discovery was made at the bus stop at Omuramba Road. Police …
Read More »Chad president’s death: Rivals reject Déby’s son inheriting power
IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionMahamat Idriss Déby Itno, one of the late president’s sons, is a 37-year-old four-star general Opposition politicians in Chad have rejected the army’s appointment of President’s Idriss Déby’s son to take over in the wake of his death. Déby, 68 – who had been in power for three …
Read More »VIDEO: Why so many kidney deaths in Ghana?
65-year-old Ajara Mensah is battling for her life as her 25-year-old daughter, Rose Mensah struggles to pay for the treatment of kidney complications, which is dragging her slowly to her grave. Studies show that about 13% of Ghanaians have chronic kidney disease and many are dying on daily basis from …
Read More »I’m no more ashamed of my gay son
IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFPimage captionIn Uganda, gay sex can be punishable by life imprisonment When Rita heard rumours that her son was gay she refused to believe it. At the time, she thought that homosexuality was an abomination – a “problem” that happened elsewhere, not in Uganda. When she finally realised the …
Read More »Chad’s president Idriss Déby dies ‘in clashes with rebels’
IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionIdriss Deby had been in power for 30 years Chad’s President Idriss Déby has died suddenly in clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, the army has said on state TV. His death came shortly after provisional election results which projected he would …
Read More »Nigeria police rescue girl wey parents lock am up for 10 years for Kano
A 15 year old wey parents lock up for 10 years don finally see rescue. Nigerian police for northern state of Kano on Monday rescue Aisha Jubril wey dem keep for room since when she dey 5 years old. Kano police command say dem receive report of di girl situation …
Read More »Has Twitter found a new home in Ghana?
The social media giant wants to open new headquarters in Accra – the company’s first in Africa. Twitter’s also recruiting at least a dozen people to help it expand its reach across the continent. “Microsoft has been here, Facebook has been here, Amazon in South Africa”, says Linda Bonyo, a Kenyan lawyer …
Read More »Cool Pastor – Yesu din (Official Video)
Cool Pastor is out with his latest single, ”Yesu Din”.. Gospel songs have been one of the largest medium in transforming positiveness into the lives of the people. Several gospel songs have come to do its work and yes the legacy continuous. We bring to you a fresh dedication tune …
Read More »PHOTOS: Residents Evacuated As Cape Town Fire Spreads
South African emergency workers have evacuated three 17-storey residential buildings overlooking Cape Town as a huge fire burns along Table Mountain. The blaze spread quickly after breaking out on Sunday morning near a memorial to politician Cecil Rhodes. A restaurant was destroyed. The University of Cape Town’s historic library was …
Read More »Caution urged as huge Cape Town fire burns into second day
A fire broke out Sunday on Table Mountain, the iconic peak overlooking the city of Cape Town on the tip of South Africa, and was not under control by Monday morning, according to the city. The flames destroyed part of the restaurant next to a monument to British colonist Cecil …
Read More »Egypt train accident claims 11 lives, 98 others injured
Eleven people were killed and 98 injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt’s Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement. The train was heading from Cairo to the Nile Delta city of Mansoura when four carriages derailed at 1:54 p.m. (1154 GMT), about …
Read More »WATCH: Nigerian Transgender James Brown Beaten By Angry Mob In Heartbreaking Video
Being transgender in Africa is definitely a bad idea, you have no rights and could easily be found in a bad state at any point in time. Video shows the exact moment Nigerian transgender James Brown was attacked and beaten by an angry mob in public as if he had stolen …
Read More »PHOTOS: Table Mountain Fire Destroys Historic Building
A wildfire on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain has spread to the nearby University of Cape Town campus, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of students, officials say. The blaze spread quickly after breaking out on Sunday morning near a memorial to politician Cecil Rhodes. A restaurant was destroyed. …
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