A fire broke out at a factory in Durban on Monday. Emer-G-Med Firefighters are battling a blaze that started at a factory in Durban on Monday morning. “Firefightes and emergency services are currently at a scene of a fire at Brickfield Road where there is a factory on fire. It …

  The Khoi community in South Africa are taking on an global trade giant in the form of American multinational technology company, Amazon. The indigenous group insists that a portion of land in the port city of Cape Town where Amazon’s Africa headquarters is expected to be hosted, was a …

  Today marks exactly 40 years since reggae legend Bob Marley passed away. His death on May 11, 1981, came as a shock to many across the world. The iconic musician reportedly died at age 36 en route to Jamaica at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Florida. Despite his …

The son of Liberia’s ex-footballer president, George Weah, has been handed a six-month suspended jail sentence by a French court for “Ibiza-style” parties at his home in an upmarket Paris suburb. George Weah Junior, 33, was also ordered to pay 20,000 euros (24,000 dollars) to his neighbours after more than …

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Milton Obote, Uganda’s first elected president, was exiled in Tanzania along with his head of securityImage caption: Milton Obote, Uganda’s first elected president, was exiled in Tanzania along with his head of security A former head of security for late Ugandan President Milton Obote, who was …

  Some students of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) have rejected the Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering certificates issued to them by the university upon completion of the programme in 2020. They argued that before they enrolled for the course in August 2018, the authorities of TTU told them …

Gunmen have abducted some 40 worshippers from a mosque during overnight Ramadan prayers in the town of Jibiya, police in the north-western Nigerian state of Katsina say. The incident happened on Sunday night. Police spokesperson in the state Gambo Isah told the BBC a combined team of local vigilantes, the …

The security situation in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is reportedly worsening with militants and bandits virtually ransacking the capital, Abuja. Multiple international and local media reports suggest that incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari, is facing increasing pressure from critics and allies alike over the security crisis in his country. According …

King Misuzulu kaZwelithini with prime minister of the Zulu monarchy Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace. Image: SANDILE NDLOVU/Sunday Times Princess Thembi Zulu-Ndlovu, sister to the late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, has assured SA that the family is fully behind the new Zulu king, Misuzulu kaZwelithini. Zulu-Ndlovu’s statement comes after …

Qualifying asylum seekers and refugees have until 30 June 2021 to renew their expired visas and status online. Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, extended the validity of asylum seeker visas and refugee statuses which expired during the lockdown to 30 June 2021. The online extension is aimed at providing …

The Special Tribunal on Friday froze the bank accounts of a senior Eskom manager over R11m in alleged kickbacks which had been paid to him. File photo. Image: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham The Special Tribunal on Friday froze the bank accounts of a senior Eskom manager over millions in alleged kickbacks. The Special …

An unknown number of university students have been kidnapped in the south-eastern Nigerian state of Abia. The group was abducted on Wednesday, the same day that 29 students seized last month in the north-western state of Kaduna were released, reportedly after the payment of a ransom. Authorities in Umuahia, in …

A knife-wielding man who attacked police officers and motorists was shot and wounded in the conclusion of a tense stand-off in Johannesburg on Thursday. A knife-wielding man who attacked police officers and motorists was shot and wounded after a tense stand-off in Johannesburg on Thursday. The shirtless man got into …

The provincial memorial service of late regent of the Zulu nation Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu will be held on Friday at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace in KwaNongoma. The queen was interred in a private ceremony early on Thursday. She passed away last Thursday aged 65. President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a special provincial …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFPimage captionQueen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, seen here in 2004, died unexpectedly at the end of April The Zulu Queen, Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu, who died unexpectedly last week, has been buried in a private ceremony in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. She was appointed regent of the country’s largest ethnic group in March …

Ali Al-Khalfouni, a 56-year-old Libyan elementary school teacher, used to make about 700 U.S. dollars per month 10 years ago, an income high enough to cover the expenses of his entire family. Nowadays, he makes less than 200 U.S. dollars per month. In order to secure the basic needs of …

Avian flu has been detected at a broiler breeder farm in the Worcester area, sparking a call for Western Cape farmers and producers to be vigilant. This comes after outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in Gauteng and North West. “The affected farm is under quarantine, and the process …

Dominic Ongwen, the Ugandan rebel commander who has just been sentenced to 25 years in jail, was the first former child soldier to be convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) – and his case has raised debate over whether he should be treated as a victim or a perpetrator. …

A teacher at St. Stephens Senior High and Technical School (STEPSS) in Akyem Asiakwa near Kyebi in the Eastern Region has given a male student 25 strokes of cane for assaulting another student. A leaked video captured the teacher identified only as Sir Amable whipping the student who was only …

  The victory of English premier league club, Chelsea over Real Madrid in the Champions League yesterday made entertainer, Peter Okoye N48 million richer after gambling. Chelsea who qualified for their third champions league finals on Wednesday, April 5, means they will face Manchester United, another English rival in the …

Nearly 80,000 years ago, a three-year-old child was carefully laid to rest in a small pit at the entrance of Panga ya Saidi, a cave in eastern Kenya. Locals folded the child’s knees up to the chest and wrapped the body in a shroud. The child’s body was then placed …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTSOWETAN/GETTYimage captionKing Goodwill Zwelithini was on the throne for almost 50 years The Zulu monarchy in South Africa has been plunged into controversy following the death of King Goodwill Zwelithini and – weeks later – the regent. It has led to a vicious power struggle for the throne – …

The remaining 27 students abducted from a forestry college in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna have been freed. They were among 39 students seized from their dormitories by armed criminal gangs in March. A number of them had been released last month. The authorities say the victims freed on …

A driver wearing a face mask is reflected in a mirror as he is stuck in a traffic jam near a checkpoint, on the first day of a national travel ban as Indonesia halts sea, land, air, and rail travel for the Eid al-Fitr celebrations in an effort to prevent …

ER24 said the man had been opening his shop when he was struck by the vehicle.  Image: ER24 A man in his 40s was critically injured on Thursday morning when a motorist drove onto the pavement, striking him. ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said paramedics responded at 7.45am to the accident on …

The Parent Teacher Association of the Wesley Girls’ Senior High School has expressed shock at what it says is the misinterpretation of the issues surrounding the school’s refusal to allow a Muslim student to fast during the Ramadan. According to a statement, the school PTA stated that it is quite …

Many see the developmental challenges across Africa simply as hurdles to overcome, leading to greater economic prosperity and advanced communities.     In fact, adopting new technologies and fresh, innovative ideas to solving some of the most complex issues is a huge opportunity to leapfrog the status quo. Over recent …

A former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Michael Nsowah has expressed disappointment over the Methodist Church’s response to the ongoing impasse over fasting by Muslim students at Wesley Girls’ SHS. The Methodist Church of Ghana has rejected a directive by the GES to allow Muslim students at the …

  A Malian woman gave birth to nonuplets in Morocco on Tuesday and all nine babies are “doing well”, according to a statement from the Mali Health Ministry. Anadolu Agency reports that Halima Cisse, 25, delivered five girls and four boys. According to the evaluation of doctors both in Mali …

  Image: Flickr GovernmentZA Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu died last Thursday night at the Milpark hospital in Johannesburg, at the age of 65. The AmaZulu and eSwatini royal families will transport the body of the AmaZulu regent, Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, from Johannesburg to the KwaKhangelamankengane royal palace in Kwa-Nongoma, …