A woman’s body has been recovered from the sea near Kalk Bay harbour in Cape town, according to a report from the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI). The NSRI’s Simon’s Town and Strandfontein crews responded to a report of a body in the water just before 10:00 after it was …

An 18-year-old boy was killed and a 13-year-old girl critically injured after their motorbike collided with a vehicle in Vanderbijlpark on Saturday, ER24 has said. According to ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring, the incident happened on President Steyn Street, adding paramedics had arrived at the scene at 17:20. Upon arrival, medics …

Government has revised the recommended isolation period for patients who have tested positive for COVID-19. “We wish to inform South Africans that the recommended isolation period for patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection is reduced from 14 to 10 days,” said Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. The Minister said the recommendation to …

Ivory Coast’s deceased Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly was buried Friday in his hometown in Korogho, the main city in the north of the country. Before his burial, relatives surrounded his remains and prayed for the departed Prime Minister in the main mosque of the city. In this tranquil atmosphere, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked students, teachers and invigilators who will be involved in the conduct of the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to abide by COVID-19 protocols. “Just as has been done over the course of the last four weeks, since their return …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has confirm the death of a final year Senior High School (SHS) student at Methodist Girls High School located at Mamfe in the Eastern region. The final year SHS student died just a few weeks after resumption of academic work to prepare for the final …

Chemical tanker CURACAO TRADER was attacked at around 1100 UTC Jul 17 in Gulf of Guinea, 230 nm south of Lagos, Nigeria, while en route from Lome Togo to undefined port. Pirates boarded the tanker and kidnapped 15 crew, according to Dryad/IMB report. They’re believed to be of Russian and …

South Africa now ranks fifth in the world for confirmed coronavirus cases as the African continent faces the pandemic’s first wave head-on, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. South Africa on Saturday reported 13,285 new confirmed cases for a total of 350,879. That puts the country ahead of Peru, …

Two men were killed and seven others injured during an alleged robbery at OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday. According to Russel Meiring of ER24, the robbery was said to have taken place in the cargo area outside the airport in Kempton Park, Johannesburg.   “ER24 paramedics, along with other services, arrived …

Management of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says an investigation is ongoing following the allegation of sexual assault leveled against one of its directors in the Savannah Region. This was after a petition was sent to the authority outlining the allegations. A nurse at the Soma CHPS facility has …

A number of the University of Ghana students have started a petition on social media to get authorities of their school to rescind its decision of making them come back to school to write their resit examinations. The Management of the University of Ghana says students of the University who registered for …

The Kamasi base singer, songwriter and Chief executive Officer of BRAINDOM known in Showbiz as Ben Brainy features Mic Burners artist/fast raising rapper Amerado on his Afro song. Brainy named this one #WeNoDeyHear.  The song which was released three years ago 17/12/2017 is now gaining popularity on Social Media and many players are getting a lot …

The Chief Executive Officer of Noble Trust Herbal Clinic, Dr George Donkor, has cautioned persons who enjoy sex for more than 13 minutes to stay off that practice. Speaking on ‘Nyankonton Mu Nsem’ on Rainbow radio, he said men who go beyond 13 minutes are prone to prostate enlargement and …

A 28-year-old woman, Mrs Clara Vincent, has allegedly committed suicide by drinking sniper after quarrelling with her husband. City Round learnt that the deceased, who lived on Ebewi Street at Agodo area of Lagos State with her husband, was rushed to the General Hospital, Isolo, Lagos where she was confirmed …

An innocent man, Abuchi Wisdom Nwachukwu, has lost his life after he showed his account balance to his colleague. The money in the account was meant for the completion of his elder brother’s house. The brother, who resides in South Africa, had reportedly sent about N13m to his brother to …

Quarantined students of Accra Girls Senior High School were like,’ to hell with coronavirus’, let’s twerk and have some fun, after all, death is inevitable and truly ── they twerked heavily in the video below ── probably, to shake coronavirus away. In a video sighted by A2zgh.com on Zacknation Dotnet posted on …

South Africa has terminated a national state of disaster that was declared to mitigate the effects of a severe drought, even though some areas haven’t had sufficient rain for more than seven years. The decision not to extend the four-month state of disaster beyond July 4 was taken after “reassessing …

Ms Rejoice Biscoff, the Birim Central Municipal Director for National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised students to avoid lending their textbooks to their friends to prevent the possibility of transferring the virus to one another. She advised the students to stop stigmatization against victims of the coronavirus because …

Two babies were found dumped in a dump site in Calabar.   The corpse of the babies, believed to be twins, was discovered early today, Friday, July 17, at a dump site at Mayne Avenue Extension, Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, Nigeria.   Identity of the perpetrator and …

Dozens of pro-Sharia supporters have protested in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, over recent government reforms that allow non-Muslims to drink alcohol, and scrap the apostasy law and public flogging. The reforms come after long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was ousted last year following massive street protests. The protesters, who oppose any easing of …

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Office, Prof. Opoku Amankwah, has disclosed that enough preparations have been put in place to ensure the safety of students as they commence their WASSCE exams on Monday. He indicated that though they are starting with the practicals on Monday, it is imperative to …

  Gifted Ghanaian singer and songwriter 1FDK has gotten the risings a plus, the singer has finally undressed his new music  video which was premiered on his YouTube channel some few hours ago. The grind is on and nothing can hit on a halt, releasing his first single of the year ‘Asocden‘ has already paved …

Amidst the coronavirus scare, some students of the Adeiso Senior High School in the Eastern region have been left to their fate to deal with the contagious disease. It appears that the school does not have an isolation center and a health professional on campus as directed by President Nana Addo …

Final year students of the Kpandai Senior High School who fled campus after a misunderstanding with their teachers are returning to the school. Security personnel deployed to the school have also been withdrawn. On Wednesday, July 15, a misunderstanding ensued between the students and their teachers over an alleged use …

Two final year students of St. Fidelis Senior High Technical School in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern region who recently delivered and a seven month old pregnant student are struggling to cope with the compulsory boarding directive. President Akufo-Addo directed that all final year Senior High …

A human rights lawyer in Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Ojeh, on Friday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take steps to remove Mr. Godswill Akpabio as Minister of Niger Delta.   ‘’We passionately appeal to Your Excellency to curb the excesses of Mr. Akpabio by relieving him of ministerial duties of the …

A man is behind bars after being found with two bags containing what he says was his dead father’s bones that he had dug up from his grave site, North West police have said. Fikille Modukanele, 28, appeared in the Molopo Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on a charge of violation …

A man who allegedly stabbed his mother to death is expected in the dock of a Cape Town court on a murder charge on Friday. The 26-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly fleeing the scene in Gugulethu on Tuesday, police spokesperson Captain Ntomboxolo Sitshitshi confirmed. “The 67-year-old deceased …

The US is willing to consider lifting an arms embargo and targeted sanctions against Sudan Sudan if a number of conditions are met, its outgoing ambassador Thomas Hushek has said. The conditions include a “reduction in level of violence and corruption” in the system. The UN Security Council renewed the arms …

Repentant bandits in Nigeria’s north-western state of Zamfara are being offered two cows for every AK-47 they surrender. It is an attempt to encourage them to give up a life of crime and live a normal life as responsible citizens, Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle says. Motorcycle-riding armed bandits operating out …