A woman has been charged with the murder of her six-year-old daughter Alexia Nyamadzawo, whose body was found dumped in a sugar-cane plantation in KwaZulu-Natal province earlier this week. Fungai Nyamadzawo previously said that the girl had been taken from the back seat of her car on Sunday by unknown …

The South African Government has taken note of the Johannesburg High Court ruling, which declared COVID-19 lockdown regulations in levels 3 and 4 unconstitutional and invalid. The court, however, suspended the declaration of invalidity for a period of 14 days. “This means that the Alert Level 3 regulations remain in operation for …

Thanks to the maintenance it got in during lockdown, there should be only a couple of days of load shedding this winter, Eskom told Parliament on Wednesday – down from the around a month of electricity interruptions it projected before the coronavirus arrived. Eskom is now anticipating three days of …

A two-year-old boy was shot and a man killed in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, on Wednesday night, Western Cape police have said. The victims are reportedly father and son, the local ward councillor said. The shots rang out at about 19:15, police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said. “Crime scene experts …

The Gambia has demanded a “credible” investigation after the son of a diplomat was shot dead by US police. Thirty-nine-year-old Momodou Lamin Sisay was shot after a car chase in Georgia on Friday morning, according to the preliminary investigation by Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). He was pronounced dead on the scene. …

In three years, Isaac Mbatha got used to the lack of space, running water and electricity in a tent he shared with his wife and three children in Wilgespruit, a township on the outskirts of Johannesburg. But he never got used to the rain. The coronavirus brought an unexpected respite …

For raping a baby that was 2 years 9-month-old to death, a Kaduna State High Court sitting at Dogarawa Sabon Gari Zaria has convicted one Usman Shehu Bashir of Dogarawa area to death by hanging. While delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Kabir Dabo said the judgment passed was under section …

About 75 men in Ghana die every week from tobacco related diseases according to data from the Tobacco Atlas, Ghana. The data also revealed that, more than 425,200 men, 69,200 women and 2,700 boys smoke cigarettes each day in Ghana, making the trend a dire public health threat. However, the …

The Ghana Health Service says 146 more people have recovered from Covid-19 but 251 new cases have been recorded, taking the national tally to 8,548. No new deaths have been recorded, leaving that count at 38. Greater Accra remains Ghana’s epicentre with 5,894 cases while the Ashanti has 1,342 cases. …

Equatorial Guinea has told the World Health Organization (WHO) representative to leave, the AFP news agency reports citing a document from the foreign ministry and a source at the UN health agency. The country accuses Triphonie Nkurunziza of “falsifying” the country’s tally of coronavirus cases. “We don’t have a problem …

Just as Nigerians are trying to get over the unfortunate death of Uwa and Tina, another story of the same sort is coming in from Ibadan. 18-year-old Bello Barakat a student of the Institute of Agricultural Research And Training IAR&T in Ibadan, Oyo state was allegedly murdered by armed robbers after she …

Two people have died and 15 others seriously injured in a minibus taxi crash in Cape Town on Wednesday, with the driver allegedly fleeing the scene. And in a second incident, one person was killed after a motorist allegedly jumped a robot and drove in the wrong lane, colliding with …

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ordered that any person who has tested positive for Covid-19 cannot be forced to quarantine be or isolated at a state facility if that person is able to successfully self-quarantine. The order, which was handed down on Wednesday, follows an agreement between AfriForum …

In a shock twist, the mother of six-year-old Alexia Nyamadzawo, whose body was found in sugar-cane fields on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast on Tuesday, appeared in the Umhlali Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on a murder charge. Fungai Nyamadzawo appeared briefly on Wednesday, and has also been charged with two counts …

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a sex worker while in police custody in Cape Town in April. The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), Sisonke, the National Movement of Sex Workers and Triangle Project have called for an investigation …

“When the head is too big, it cannot dodge blows” – Zambian. Our teachers are the pivot of quality education therefore; their welfare issues must be the headline of every educational discourse.   On this note, I call on H. E. President Nana Addo Danquah to announce a special stimulus …

Controversial Nigerian founder and the leader of Freenation, Daddy Freeze has publicly reject Jesus as his Saviour. Daddy Freeze rejected Jesus giving reasons that, the character of Jesus was created by the whites. The OAP said this on his Instagram page on last Sunday, a day set aside by most …

Joy News’ investigations have uncovered breast cancer patients at the radiotherapy units of Ghana’s two main referral hospitals are made to pay some unapproved fees before being administered a life-saving drug. An agreement signed between government and the Swiss-based pharmaceutical company, Roche in 2018 provided breast cancer patients with a …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has backed the head of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina’s re-election bid, despite allegations of corruption and abuse of office against him. Mr Adesina has denied all the allegations and was cleared of wrongdoing by an internal investigation, but US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin …

Candidates for this year’s West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSEC) will write ‘Country Specific Examinations’ due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The WASSCE is expected to commence from August 3 to September 4, this year following the postponement of the original date in June. The country specific becomes necessary following …

A praise and worship leader, Emmanuel Fisher Amankawaa, has told Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm that the use of face mask and singing would be difficult for singers as churches plan to resume following the easing of restrictions. In his explanation, he warned of serious respiratory problems should …

The restrictions that were placed on the former President of Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, and his ex-Minister of Sports and Youth, Charles Blé Goudé, after being freed on all charges of crimes against humanity, have been lifted. The trial of the two politicians, for the crimes allegedly committed during post-electoral …

The Ministry of Education has asked all boarding schools to make provisions for all final year day-students to be in a boarding house as one of the enhanced safety measures taken to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 as the government eases restrictions on social gathering. Following the president’s Sunday announcement …

Government, as part of efforts to improve education, has instituted a new incentive for teachers and non-teaching staff dubbed ‘Teacher Professional Allowance’ for their continuous professional development. As part of the allowances, every teacher is expected to receive a yearly amount of GH¢1,200 while the non-teaching staff would earn GH¢600 …

An East London medical doctor, who was arrested on Thursday for allegedly selling a sick note to an undercover Hawks agent, was released on R3 000 bail by the East London Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said the fraud case against Dr Siphokazi Sokupa, 69, was …

A restaurant owner who gave police officers free meals was shot dead by cops amid Black Lives Matter protests in Kentucky. David McAtee, 53, was killed on Monday morning while police officers and National Guard soldiers were enforcing a curfew in Louisville, amid a wave of protests calling for justice …

Poachers have killed at least six elephants in just one day at Mago National Park in southern Ethiopia. The park’s warden described the incident as a “massacre”. The poachers used more than 30 bullets on just one elephant, Ganabu Balmy told the BBC. All of the elephants were from the …

The Minister of Education has revealed that his outfit has been granted financial clearance to employ a total of 27,367 staff for the pre-tertiary sector. The employment will comprise 16,500 newly trained teachers, 6,500 graduate teachers, 3,232 replacement staff and 1,135 non-teaching staff. Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh disclosed this at …

Burundi’s first lady has reportedly been airlifted to Kenya after contracting COVID-19, Kenyan media report. Citizen TV reports that Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza arrived in Nairobi on Thursday and was immediately admitted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, one of the COVID-19 treatment facilities in the country. The 50-year-old was accompanied …

A Kenyan boy is among this year’s recipients of state commendations for his invention of a handwashing machine. Nine-year-old Stephen Wamukota used wood to suspend a jerrycan of water and create a pedal to be used to dispense water and soap and avoid contact. He had told his mother that …