Free State police are investigating three cases of murder following the discovery of the bodies of three men at a farm in Fouriesburg, near to the Caledonspoort Port of entry between Lesotho and South Africa. A farm employee discovered the bodies on Thursday at about 16:30, police spokesperson Brigadier Motantsi …

South Africa’s rail freight company Transnet has suspended business dealings with the Chinese train manufacturer CRRC, over contract disputes, but it may have to reverse that ban to get its locomotives repaired. Transnet is taking legal action against the Chinese company to enforce payment on penalties levied against the company …

Lawmakers in Nigeria’s Kaduna State have approved surgical castration as punishment for those convicted of raping children under the age of 14. State governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai needs to sign the bill for it to become law in the north-western state. He has previously supported castration to prevent rapists from …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has said it will advise its members against performing their core duties if the government fails to pay their Book and Research Allowance (BRA) by Monday, 14 September 2020. This follows what the association describes as the “countless attempts” to see the authorities …

The Ghana National Teaching Council has announced the postponement of the Ghana teacher licensure examination (GTLE) scheduled to take place on Thursday, 24 and Friday, 25 September. The new dates for the exam are now October 1 and 2, 2020. A statement issued by the National Teaching Council and signed …

Police in Ethiopia have banned fireworks during Friday’s New Year’s celebrations citing a terror threat, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting has reported. The police spokesperson said they had intelligence that some individuals were planning to carry out an attack under the cover of fireworks. Police had seized a grenade, four pistols and …

NIGERIA – Dubai-bound passenger with 2,886 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card carefully concealed in a noodles has been intercepted by operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) command and handed over to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).   The Kano passenger identified …

Angolan authorities have agreed to reopen schools from October, after learning institutions in the country were closed to control the spread of COVID-19. Learning activities were cancelled in March after the country recorded the first case of COVID-19. State Minister and Head of presidential palace Adão de Almeida said the country will …

A Nigerian woman, identified as Sadia Abass, has divorced her husband over alleged claims that he stole her pant for rituals. Sadia, who is a trader, had petitioned the Court to dissolve her marriage to her husband, Azeez, on Wednesday at the Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan. Speaking to the …

Mauritius’ fisheries ministry has banned the sale and consumption of fish and seafood caught in a south-eastern lagoon after samples from the area returned positive tests for traces of hydrocarbons. About 1,000 tonnes of oil spilled into a sanctuary for rare wildlife after the Japanese-owned ship MV Wakashio struck a …

Ivory Coast’s former ruling party, the Democratic Party of Cote d’Ivoire – African Democratic Rally, has threatened to boycott October’s general elections if conditions to make them fair and transparent are not met. Its executive secretary Maurice Kakou Guikahue said the party wants the electoral commission changed. He said the …

A member of the NDC’s manifesto committee Prof. George K.T Oduro says the party is yet to conclude on the implementation strategy to face out the double-track system under the free SHS policy. According to the former Pro-VC of the Cape Coast University, the party will unveil their roadmap to …

A South African man left social media users in stitches after he held a meeting with his animals – In the video uploaded on Twitter, the man was heard explaining to the goats that he would be buying their food shortly The animals were gathered at the front of the …

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Oheneba-Owusu Danso has been admitted at a special ward of the hospital after reportedly testing positive for COVID-19. Although there has been no official communication about his condition, a source at the hospital said Dr. Owusu-Danso is coping. The …

Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, August 8, sentenced five persons to death by hanging for kidnapping and murdering a Shell staff, named Anthony Okoro.   The five defendants out of seven persons in suit number PHC/324/2017, are Oluchi Charles (1st defendant), Miracle Anumuna (2nd defendant), …

A fresh graduate of Yendi Senior High School (SHS), Rahman Abdul Basit, has been killed in a robbery-attack-caused accident at Mpaha in the Central Gonja district.   Young Basit, who was heading home after successfully completing his West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination, was a victim of an accident which …

Controversial south African entertainer Zodwa Wabantu, took to social media to share a video of herself with a giant snake. The socialite introduced the snake as her MaMlambo. She said the snake is responsible for all her good fortune. The dancer and beauty entrepreneur recently visited the famous Vilakazi Street …

Kgaogelo Shai’s boyfriend Rodney Kgatla was out on parole after serving ten years for killing a previous girlfriend. A 20-year-old TVET student, who went missing on 29 August, has been found killed at Mokgoloboto village, outside Tzaneen, in Limpopo. Kgaogelo Shai’s partially decomposed body was discovered on Monday in a …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has called on West African leaders to stick to their constitutional term limits. “It is important that as leaders of our individual member-states of Ecowas, we need to adhere to the constitutional provisions of our countries, particularly on term limits. This is one area that generates …

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has expressed its support for the abolishment of the double-track system by Presidential Candidate, John Dramani Mahama. Speaking at the manifesto launch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Mahama asserted that he will abolish the double-track system by bringing onboard the …

Report convened has it that GES has released verified data of teachers that will qualify for the payment of the legacy arrears. We hereby publish this data for all CCT Ghana members that are affected to check in their names in the list. We also want to state that GES …

International institutions are warning of a growing food crisis in southern Africa, with up to 50 million people at risk. The UN’s World Food Programme says Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe are the worst affected countries. These were hit by a devastating drought in 2019 and have been ravaged this …

Students of the School of Hygiene have expressed their discontentment with the decision of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to pay 10 months allowance of financial clearance out their three-year backlog of allowances. In an exclusive interview with Univers News, President of the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana …

A 37-year old man has died after being electrocuted when he tried to change over from generator power to the main grid while watching TV in Sapele, Delta State.   The incident was said to have happened on Sunday August 6, at about 1:35 pm along Oleh road in the …

A minister in Uganda was arrested late Saturday for shooting into a post-election crowd and injuring three people. “Mwesigwa Rukutana has been arrested with three of his bodyguards,” said deputy police spokesperson Polly Namaye. “He is being detained at Ntungamo police station and with the guards they face attempted murder …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid GH¢915 million claims from January to August 2020 to service providers. In the order of payments, a total of 4,292 service providers comprising 2,993 public health facilities, 1,038 private health facilities, 228 mission health facilities and 33 quasi-government health facilities have been …

Sudan’s Security and Defense Council declared a national state of emergency for three months because of floods that have killed 99 people this year and designated Sudan a natural disaster zone, state news agency SUNA reported early on Saturday. The Sudanese minister of labour and social development said that in …

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe Boy, has revealed that six new coronavirus cases have been recorded at the Kotoka International Airport since its reopening. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Lockdown, he said that the first case was recorded on Friday, with two others on Saturday and the other three …

The assumption by many Ghanaians that there are no more or very few new HIV/AIDS infections in the country is far from the truth. This is because information from the Ghana Aids Commission (GAC) has indicated that, 20,068 new infections were recorded across the country, with 13,616 HIV/AIDS related deaths …

Mali’s ex-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who was ousted in a coup last month, has left the country. Mr Keïta, 75, flew to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday for medical treatment after suffering a minor stroke, military officials said. The junta is currently in talks with opposition and civil …