Malawians have voiced anger after newly appointed President Lazarus Chakwera unveiled a cabinet that they said was tainted by family ties. Chakwera, 65, comfortably beat Peter Mutharika with 58.5 percent of the vote in last month’s election, marking the first time in African history that an election rerun led to …

Five people have been killed after attackers stormed a South African church, reportedly amid an argument over its leadership. South African police said they had rescued men, women and children from a “hostage situation” on the outskirts of Johannesburg on Saturday morning. They have also arrested at least 40 people, …

A 19-year-old man is in custody for allegedly strangling his grandmother to death after he accused her of practising witchcraft. The suspect allegedly killed his 74-year-old grandmother inside their house in Hlanganani outside Giyani on Friday night. The suspect was arrested on Saturday. Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said the …

Libya’s national oil company says it has resumed its vitally important exports after a halt of nearly six months, caused by conflict and political upheaval. The first tanker has begun loading in the eastern port of Es-Sider. The company’s production facilities in the region had been blockaded by forces loyal …

One person was confirmed dead while six others were rescued alive, weekend, underneath the rubbles of a three-storey building which collapsed on Freeman Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State. The incident occurred at about 4.05 am as the building was said to have suffered total collapse leaving its occupants trapped as …

Police in Mali on Friday fired gunshots and tear gas to try to dislodge protesters demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from occupying the state broadcasting house and parliament, according to a Reuters witness. Two sources said at least one person was killed outside the national assembly building. …

Eskom resumed stage 2 load-shedding from 9am on Saturday. The rotational power cuts are expected to continue until 10pm. The power utility said on Friday night that even though some generation units were expected to return to service overnight, it was necessary to continue with load-shedding  to replenish emergency generation …

SA has recorded 12,348 new cases of Covid-19 and 140 deaths in the past 24 hours. According to the health ministry, there are now 250,687 cases of Covid-19 across the country and 3,860 fatalities. There are also a reported 118,232 recoveries. Gauteng is the country’s epicentre with 87,033 cases, of …

A school principal in KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal, was shot dead in a shower of bullets on Friday afternoon as he was leaving his school. According to spokesperson for the South African Police Service (SAPS), Colonel Thembeka Mbhele, the principal was jammed by an unknown vehicle. “An unknown male jumped off the passenger’s …

Five people were killed while one sustained critical injuries after a car collided head on with a bakkie on the R512, near Lanseria airport on Friday. According paramedics, the accident happened around 07:07 in the morning. “Five patients from the car had sustained fatal injuries and were declared deceased on …

Here is why having casual sex will not take away the hurt of a bad [or good] breakup. Rebound sex is simply the act of trying to drown out the ache and pain of a breakup with sex. Most times, when a breakup happens, people look for the most convenient …

The search for an eight-year-old girl who fell into a canal, as well as for the man who tried to rescue her, in Belgravia Estate in Cape Town on Thursday, has been called off due to poor weather conditions. According to the Western Cape police spokesperson, Captain FC Van Wyk, …

Fuel imported into Nigeria said to be extremely toxic and of lower quality than what is produced on the black market, with serious health consequences – the results of a laboratory analysis show. That dirty fuel, as in many African countries, is of lower quality than those from illegal refineries …

A royal family in South Africa has confirmed the death of Queen Noloyiso Sandile from Covid-19. A sister to the current Zulu monarch, King Goodwill Zwelithini, she served as regent of the amaRharhabe royal family. Queen Noloyiso was married to the amaRharhabe monarch, Maxhoba Sandile, for over two decades until …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia’s former president, and Helen Clark, New Zealand’s former prime minister, are to head a panel to review the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Mrs Sirleaf led Liberia during the Ebola epidemic that began in 2014, killing more …

The Ashanti region chapter of the National Association of Graduate Teachers(NAGRAT) says its members in the KNUST Senior High School(SHS) did not act irresponsibly in the case involving the death of a student in that school. The Ghana Education Service has begun investigating claims that teachers and school authorities stood …

The Education Directorate in the Ashanti Region has interdicted two teachers of KNUST SHS over the death of a final year student. The two are Owusu Ansah Seth, a Senior Housemaster, and Anthony Awotwe, housemaster of the Densu House, where the deceased student was. A committee has also been constituted …

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Professor Opoku Amankwa who is a member of an 11-member committee chaired by Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo to fashion out modalities aimed at reopening schools is one of five members to …

Mother of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Senior High School student, who died on Tuesday, has given a harrowing and chilling account of how her son lost his life. The boy who was suffering from severe stomachache was left in the hands of colleague students for …

The  Ashanti regional chairman of the Ghana Medica Association (GMA) Dr Paa Kwasi Baidoo has appealed to the Ghana Education Service to reconsider the decision to put students in schools despite the creeping cases of COVID-19 in secondary schools. According to him, it is surprising to see how Ghana insists …

A teenage boy has sustained critical injuries after he was electrocuted while train surfing in KwaMashu, outside Durban, on Tuesday. According to KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Services (EMS), they received a call that a male had fallen off a train around 15:00. KZN EMS spokesperson Robert McKenzie said that, when they arrived …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has come to the conclusion that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from easing up its talons on people as it continues to ravage the country. It is against this background that the Buhari-led government has made a U-Turn on the reopening of schools. Nigeria has …

Two students of the Breman Asikuma Senior High School (SHS) have been injured following a clash with the Police. Reports indicate the clash ensued after two house masters allegedly beat a student who used a mobile phone contrary to school rules. Students, who were witnesses to the ordeal their fellow …

At least 180 bodies have been found in mass graves in northern Burkina Faso where soldiers are fighting jihadists, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report says. “Available evidence suggests government forces were involved in mass extrajudicial executions,” HRW says. Over seven months, the bodies had been dumped near the town …

A 41-year-old priest died after he was shot in the head at a mission house next to an Anglican church in Hambanathi near Tongaat this week, police have confirmed. A case of murder was opened at Tongaat police station for investigation, police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbhele said. “It is alleged that …

The headmistress of KNUST Senior High School has been ordered to step aside as the Ghana Education Service investigates circumstances leading to the death of one of the students. Details of a statement signed by Head of the Public Relations Unit of the GES, and sighted by GhanaWeb disclosed that …

Langeberg mayor Henry Jansen has died due to Covid-19, the municipality in the Western Cape confirmed on Wednesday. Jansen died on Tuesday afternoon after being hospitalised at the Mediclinic Worcester for more than a week, said municipal manager Soyisile Mokweni. He was 64. “Alderman Jansen has provided the municipality with …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has served notice SHS students whose parents have picked them from campuses over COVID-19 fears will be isolated during exams. According to the Chairman of the GES Council Michael Nsowah, the intention of the planned action is to ensure that the students coming from home …

A drive-by shooting in Hanover Park has reportedly left a pregnant woman seriously injured and a man hospitalised on his birthday. Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk confirmed to News24 that detectives had visited the two in hospital following the shooting on Sunday morning. He said the man …

Kenya’s education ministry has said that all primary and secondary schools will reopen next year. The ministry said all students would resume studies in their current classes. Education Minister George Magoha said no final-year national examinations would be held for primary and secondary pupils this year. Those exams are usually …