A four-year-old boy who went missing on his way to a local tuck-shop was found hours later, dead in a box in the Northern Cape. The boy’s family, from Ikhutseng in Warrenton, reported him missing on Friday when he did not return home. His body was found in a box …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is determined to end police brutality, introduce reforms and bring “erring personnel… to justice”. His comments came after two days of protests sparked by a video of a man allegedly being killed by police. The protest movement initially targeted the federal Special Anti-Robbery …

At least 12-people have been killed in a horrific taxi accident in Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday. Three other people were injured and transported to nearby hospitals. Emergency services say the taxi rolled down an embankment flinging passengers out as it rolled. Source: NCA

The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service received an emergency call at 07:40 about an informal structure that was alight just off Tienie Meyer Bypass, Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said. “Bellville’s fire crew was quickly on [the] scene and found a man with third-degree burn …

A previously unknown work by Ben Enwonwu, Nigeria’s most celebrated 20th Century visual artist, is up for auction in an online sale organised by Sotheby’s. The Court of the Oba of Benin, thought to have been painted in the 1940s, is described as a “masterpiece” by the auctioneers, but was …

A man who killed nine women in a case that caused outrage in Nigeria has been sentenced to death in the southern city of Port Harcourt. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Gracious David-West strangled his victims in hotel rooms across Nigeria between July and September 2019. Justice Adolphus Enebeli said he is …

Lirandzu Themba, a spokeswoman for South Africa’s Ministry of Police has reported that callers, some of whom identified as disgruntled farmers in the town of Senekal, threatened and racially abused her following the murder of a farm manager in the town last week. The Police ministry had criticized a violent …

A woman was allegedly shot in the mouth by a mobile police officer in Lagos today, October 8.   According to Twitter user @abba_kamselem, the incident happened at Salvation busstop, Opebi in Lagos. Spokesperson of the state police command, Muyiwa Adejobi, couldn’t immediately confirm the incident. He however, promised to revert …

The Paramount chief of Ahodwo Akuapeng Anorfo community in the Ashanti Region has accused the government of abandoning the Ahodwo Akuapeng Anorfo School Project. He said, the community has managed to raise funds for the construct Junior High School but due to financial constraints the project has been abandoned. A …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon for emerging as winners of the 2020 edition of the much talked about competition. The President described the schools as the undisputed kings of the National Science and Maths Quiz after they clinched their sixth …

Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School (PRESEC) have won the 2020 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). They beat off competition from Adisadel College and Opoku Ware School on Thursday, October 8 to win their sixth title. PRESEC won by 36 points, Adisadel College amassed 31 whereas Opolu …

The Libyan authorities have arrested three suspects for killing a man by setting him on fire, the interior ministry has said. The interior ministry is quoted as saying that the three Libyans, all in their 30s, stormed a Tripoli factory where African migrants were working, detained one of the workers, …

The Management of the Ghana School of Law has stated that the institution is considering introducing a triple track system to manage the large number of students who have passed the entrance exams. This follows the publication by the Independent Examination Committee of the General Legal Council (GLC) of 1045 …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has automatically employed all teachers from the Colleges of Education who have passed their Licensure and done with their National Service. According to the Ministry of Education’s Public Relations unit in a statement made available to DGN Online, even teachers who had trailed due to several …

One person has been killed and another wounded after they were shot in Brackenfell on Tuesday. According to police, the shooting happened on Tuesday at 12:50 on the corner of Frans Conradie and Kenwill Drive in Brackenfell. Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said two people have been arrested. The details …

Police in Gauteng are investigating a murder after a motorist was shot and killed in his vehicle in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on Tuesday morning. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters, officers responded to the scene on Rissik and Smith streets around 10:00, following reports. On arrival, the body of an …

KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating the murder of an 11-year-old girl who was found with stab wounds in her bedroom in Madadeni. According to the police, Olwethu Mdlalose’s body was found on 1 October in Section 5 Madadeni. “Police found the body of Owethu Mdlalose with multiple stab wounds on her …

Fongo Junior High School (JHS) in the Wa Municipality is in dire need of water to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Issah Nanjo Sahid, Head Teacher of the school currently buys water from water tankers out of his pocket to fill hand washing containers placed in the school for handwashing among …

A Zimbabwean soldier, identified as Tendai Saunyama Kandima, has bagged a 12-year-jail sentence after bragging about being the mastermind behind the White City bombing in Bulawayo in 2018. The White City bombing, which is also called the Bulawayo bombing, occurred on June 23, 2018, a few weeks before July 2018 harmonized …

The number of people hit by seasonal flooding in East Africa has increased more than five fold in four years, according to UN figures. Nearly six million people have been affected this year with 1.5 million of them forced from their homes. Parts of the region are recording the heaviest …

A group identified as Concerned Tertiary Students of GIJ (CTSG) has given the management of two tertiary institutions – University of Ghana (UG) and Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), a 14-day ultimatum to reverse a decision they took to increase school fees for the 2020/2021 academic year. According to a …

A  24-year-old woman was struck dead by lightning two weeks after her wedding. The deceased, Kamuya Nabirye, died on the spot after being hit by lightning as she sat on a bench inside her house, while carrying her three-month-old daughter during a heavy downpour on Monday, October 5. This incident …

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trial of Ramon Abbas, the Nigerian Instagram celebrity facing wire fraud charges in the United States, has been moved to 2021. According to the chambers orders of Judge Otis Wright released September 23, the jury trial will continue by 9:00 a.m. on May 4, …

Liberia’s President George Weah has derided what he perceives as disrespectful text messages sent to him by young people seeking financial relief and claiming to be supporters of his Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) party. In a church sermon, the former world best soccer player told worshippers that out of …

At least eight migrants have drowned and 12 are missing after human smugglers forced them off a boat near Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Another 14 migrants survived and are receiving medical care, a statement said. The migrants were all believed to be Ethiopians returning to …

Nigeria’s police affairs minister says that there will be an investigation into alleged infractions by a notorious unit in the police force that has been accused of atrocities against innocent civilians and routine harassment. On Sunday, Nigeria’s inspector general of police Mohammed Adamu banned the Special Anti Robbery Squad (Sars) …

A Ugandan judge was injured in a road accident on Monday morning while travelling to a court in the western part of the country, according to the Uganda Red Cross. The Daily Monitor newspaper has identified the judge as Paul Gadenya. He was previously the chief registrar of the judiciary. …

“God revealed to me on October 3, during a church service that young children are going to die through various means. The devil needs blood, especially as we prepare for elections and so I beg the President to rescind his decision of reopening schools for SHS 2 students and JHS …

A man, identified as Leroy Chacon, has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a mortuary to have sex with his late lover who died of coronavirus. The 50-year-old man was arrested by the Guyana police in South America and charged. Mr Chacon, according to reports, pleaded guilty for breaking into …

A 26-year-old woman, Hauwa Habibu, has been arrested by the police command in Kano State for using a cutlass to hack her two children to death over a dispute with her husband for taking a second wife. It is reported that the incident happened at Diso Quarters, Gwale Local Government …