Gunmen in western Ethiopia killed at least 34 people in an attack on a bus on Saturday night, the national human rights body said on Sunday, as fears grow of a security vacuum in the country amid a military campaign in the north. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said the …

President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has been vocal on clamping down on Covid-19 related corruption, now has another serving — a massive medicine purchase from Cuba — added to his plate. The presidency has said, however, that due process must be followed before it can comment on a damning preliminary report …

The government says fugitives from justice Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary did not leave SA aboard a flight carrying Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera and his delegation. It also said SA has initiated a process to secure the extradition of the self-proclaimed prophet and his wife from Malawi. The government …

Around 25,000 Ethiopians fleeing conflict in the Tigray region have crossed into neighbouring Sudan, state news agency SUNA reported, as the UN said it was working to find them shelter. “The number of Ethiopian refugees who have arrived in Gadaref and Kassala states since Saturday has reached 24,944,” the agency …

Uganda’s Daily Monitor newspaper is reporting that the country’s national voters’ register has been sent to the Netherlands for verification. The electoral commission has contracted a Dutch company to remove multiple registrations in the register ahead of January’s elections, the newspaper reports quoting officials. “We have started the process of …

The SABC has announced that it has suspended Umhlobo Wenene Breakfast show host Phiwe Nozewu following the EFF’s complaint against him for his comments about the assault of EFF members in Cape Town. In a statement issued on its social media accounts, the public broadcaster said it has unscheduled Nozewu …

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on South Africa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic… The address follows a special sitting of Cabinet that took place on Tuesday 10 November 2020 that considered recommendations of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) meeting. Here are 10 key thing you should know from …

A diplomatic storm is brewing between SA and Malawi after Pastor Shepherd Bushiri absconded this week — at about the same time that Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera jetted into SA for a brief meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa. The slick escape from SA has left Ramaphosa “extremely angry” and law …

Mercy Nana Ama Akomprah of Achimota Senior High School fame has scored all As in the 2020 West African Senior Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The brilliant Science student obtained As in all eight subjects. As a student of science, she scored A in almighty Physics, Biology and Chemistry. Mercy Akomprah is …

PRESEC’s National Science and Maths Quiz 2020 (NSMQ) star Gakpetor Daniel Kekeli scores 8A’s in the WASSCE The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Since the provisional results were released on Friday, November 13, 2020, it …

The leaders said that they are going to imprison gay and lesbian couples for not being like normal families because they can’t have kids. ‘We would like to shut them [gay couples] up in a room and see if they can get pregnant; if they don’t, then it’s jail because they have …

A 30-year-old man has been killed in an alleged vigilante attack in Limpopo. The murder took place in Muraleni village, outside Makhado, when residents allegedly “went on the rampage” on Friday, said police spokesperson Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe. “[They] attacked and killed a 30-year-old man they suspected of being involved in …

Forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have fired rockets at airports in a neighbouring state, as their conflict with the government grows. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls Tigray, said it had targeted the two sites in Amhara state and warned of further strikes. Tension between Ethiopia’s government …

Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s alleged escape to Malawi was driven by his “persecution” by SA authorities. Bushiri, and his wife, Mary, who are facing charges of money laundering, fraud and theft in connection with an investment scheme, were out on R200,000 bail when they allegedly skipped the country. Strict bail …

The Hawks have confirmed that self-proclaimed pastor Shepherd Bushiri failed to appear as required at a police station on Friday. As part of the bail conditions for Bushiri and his wife, Mary, the couple have to appear at their nearest police station on Monday and Friday. The couple, who fled …

It can be very frustrating when a man wants to make love to his woman but she seems to be off all the time. This is usually a case of low libido and most times, the man has to do a lot of foreplay to be able to get the …

Twenty people died following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, Doctors without Borders said Thursday. The incident occurred just hours after at least 74 migrants also died in a similar incident. “Two days ago, our boat set off to Italy from a site near al-Khums, at about nine o’clock at …

Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 70-year- old man, Hunsu Sunday, for allegedly impregnating his 15-year-old granddaughter. Sunday was arrested on Tuesday following a complaint by the aunt of the victim to the police. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this on …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the WASSCE in 2020 in Ghana, showing a massive improvement as compared to the 2019 batch. “The provisional results indicate that there were improvements in the performance of candidates at Grades A1 to C6 in …

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has put in motion a number of interventions aimed at helping South African companies invest in the continent and participate in the African Continental Free Trade Area. He said this when he responded to oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday. “We want to …

The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is to pursue criminal charges against the administrator of Dr JS Moroka local municipality who allegedly failed to appear before the commission on Wednesday. The SAHRC convened a subpoena hearing this week due to the failure of the administrator, named by the commission as …

The West Africa Examination Council has cancelled the entire results of 480 candidates who sat for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) for school candidates. Their results have been cancelled for bringing mobile phones into the examination hall. Meanwhile, the entire results of 384 candidates have been …

Professor Marian Asantewah Nkansah of the Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana has been named among the top 10 scientists in Africa. She was also named among the top 60 scientists around the world in the 2020 Analytical Scientists Power List. The Analytical Scientists …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2020 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). This follows the completion of all post-examination processes. The results for the schools would be dispatched through the District Directors of Education to their schools. A …

The demise of former President JJ Rawlings has caught Ghanaians and the entire political world in deep grief. Many people have sent their condolence to the families of the deceased concerning how sorry and heartbrokened they are. Many leaders and very influential personalities have added their voices for the past …

President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is no place for religious intolerance in South Africa. He said this when he responded to oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday. “There is no place for religious intolerance of any sort in the democratic South Africa. “Our Constitution is clear that no …

The Ghana Education Service has directed the heads of all Senior High Schools in Ghana to provide a break in academic work from Friday, December 4, 2020, to Tuesday, December 8, 2020. The GES made this announcement in a post on its Facebook page. “Management has directed that all SHS …

WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: Residents of Khayelitsha in Cape Town took to the streets in protest on Thursday. They were reportedly protesting about housing and service delivery issues. Three Golden Arrow buses and a truck were allegedly set alight by the angry mob. Cape Town officials said that one of …

A crater spanning several metres in the middle of the road is the fallout of a traffic accident in which a truck transporting explosives caught alight on Thursday night. The driver and several motorists who were in the vicinity were lucky to escape injury, said ER24’s Russel Meiring. The explosion …

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, says former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, “will be remembered for his critical role in the evolvement of modern democratic Ghana”. He recalled that Rawlings, who died on Thursday aged 73, supported and accommodated his non-governmental organisation, the Africa Leadership Forum, when former Nigerian Military …