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 …

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 …

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) …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

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. …

(File photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) A suspected poacher was killed by elephants in the Kruger National Park on Saturday while he and two of his accomplices were fleeing from park rangers. The SA National Parks (SANParks) said on Sunday rangers managed to arrest one of the suspects. …

  Big fire wey dey out of control dey burn for Table Mountain for Cape Town, South Africa. Fire fighters dey fight very hard to control di fire wey don go out of control as e don move begin burn buildings. Di fire don burn part of one restaurant and …

People gather at the site where train carriages derailed in Qalioubia province, north of Cairo. Cairo, Egypt (CNN)At least 97 people were injured when a train went off the tracks near the city of Toukh, north of Cairo on Sunday, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Health. More than 50 ambulances …

A wildfire is raging out of control on the slopes of Table Mountain above the city of Cape Town, South African authorities say. The blaze has destroyed part of a cafe at the Rhodes Memorial overlooking the city’s port. Hundreds of students have been evacuated from a nearby University of …

Two girls, aged seven and eight, died when their Mpumalanga home caught fire. iStock Two cousins, aged seven and eight, died when their Mpumalanga home caught fire while they were asleep. According to police, the girls’ parents were away and their uncle, who lives in the same house in Masoyi, …

Police are at the offices of the state capture inquiry commission which were allegedly broken into on Saturday Image: Mogamad Slamdien Police were on Sunday at the state capture commission’s offices in Parktown in Johannesburg after a reported burglary. An eyewitness, Mogamad Slamdien, told TimesLIVE that police were on the scene …

The University of Ghana, Legon, has opened the application process for students who wish to avail themselves of the student loan facility for the 2020/2021 academic year. This was announced by the Student Representative Council of the university. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the SRC, Mr …

  Di number of pipo wey don die for world for di COVID-19 pandemic don pass three million, according to Johns Hopkins University. Dis new record dey come one day aft oga of World Health Organization (WHO) warn say di world dey “approach di highest rate of infection” so far. India – …

  Per the video going viral, it is all obvious that the future is indeed in a mess as the disturbing video on social media captures five young schoolgirls smoking shisha in their uniforms. In the video, the young girls who are believed to be in their teens were seen …

  Sexual violence is being used as a weapon of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray, the U.N. aid chief told the Security Council on Thursday, prompting the U.S. envoy to challenge the body’s silence, asking: “Do African lives not matter as much as those experiencing conflict in other countries?” The U.N. …