A bill aimed at providing a legal framework for the establishment of a public communication technology university in Ghana has been passed. Members of Parliament (MPs) on Friday unanimously approved the Ghana Communication Technology University Bill, 2020 which will allow the Government to take over the Ghana Technology University College …

A team charged with developing Nigeria’s economic recovery plan from the coronavirus pandemic says about 39.4 million people could be jobless by the end of 2020 if government fails to act. The Committee on Economic Sustainability Plan, led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, said restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of …

Burundi’s Constitutional Court has ruled that President-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye should be sworn in as soon as possible as the country’s next head of state. Pierre Nkrunziza, who had been president for 15 years and was due to leave office in August, suddenly died on Monday. According to the constitution, the …

A Nigerian man has recounted the tale of a harrowing ordeal a young lady went through in the hands of her employer after she was accused of theft. The man known as Igala Alan Shore took to Twitter to disclose that the lady (name withheld) was accused of stealing a …

A man has been arrested for stealing a car in Somerset West, Cape Town on Friday. The green double cab Toyota Hilux was parked on the pavement outside the owner’s home when it was stolen. The alleged thief was chased by the police and various security officers before he was caught. …

Mpumalanga police are investigating a case in which a 13-year-old girl was drugged, raped and dumped in a bush in Saselani Trust in Bushbuckridge. The incident occurred on 6 June. According to the police, the girl woke up and found that she had been dumped in a bush, close to …

  Life in a Covid-19 isolation and treatment center is an experience no one would love to go through. But this somewhat unpleasant choice does not rest entirely in the hands of individuals. Being on admission in a Covid-19 center definitely comes along with restrictions because of how infectious the …

A police camp in Kenya’s Naivasha town, west of the capital Nairobi, was set on fire by angry residents who were protesting against alleged harassment. The residents set the house of the officer in-charge on fire before flames spread to the other houses. Fire fighters put out the fire but …

    The C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Science has set to Conduct Examination Online and Digital Platform for Final Years.   According to Prof. Luguterah the acting Vice Chancellor on behalf of the Interim Prof. Eric Magnus Wilmot, the university will conduct its examinations online and on …

The clergyman stated this in a video which shows him delivering a sermon during a devotion service concerning marriage. Pastor Adeboye stated that he can tolerate whatever anyone does to him, but will never stomach such when directed to his wife. He said, “You can do whatever you like to …

A 21-year-old man identified as Zuozoa, from Agudama-Ekpetiama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has been arrested and is cooling off in police custody for allegedly defiling a 16years old daughter of a serving Police Inspector. The suspect, a former undergraduate of a private university before he …

Three police officers in Kenya have been arrested after one of them was filmed apparently dragging a 21-year-old woman tied to a motorcycle. Accusing her of involvement in a robbery, another man is seen whipping her as she pleads for them to stop. The crowd in a town in the …

Two police officers stationed in Limpopo, who are accused of robbing another police officer and his wife at gunpoint, were arrested on Wednesday. The accused are Sergeant Reuben Madida, 48, and Warrant Officer Machel Raedani, 56, National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mashudu Malabi Dzhangi said in a statement. They appeared in …

A 42-year-old woman has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing her husband to death after catching him with another woman. According to a statement by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Suzan Barbara Maetja from Ga-Kuranta Village, Limpopo, allegedly came home earlier than expected on Monday, and found her husband …

South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the current Electoral Act, which bars independent candidates from running for office, is unconstitutional. It’s a ruling that could change the face of South African politics. Until now only members of political parties were allowed to run for office. In future elections, the …

Trending on social media at the moment is the story of a mother who has accused her two-year-old daughter for allowing herself to be raped. The mother described her toddler as an ‘ashawo’ to wit prostitute, because the baby kept going to the man. She subjected her daughter (victim) to …

On Tuesday, a woman and her three children, including a one-month-old baby, were burnt to death in their apartment in the Nkangbe area of Minna. The woman lived with her husband and Fati, his other wife inside the building. An intense fire immersed the building which burnt her and her …

E A 35-year-old pregnant King William’s Town woman was shot and killed in her driveway by unknown gunmen on Tuesday afternoon. The woman died after the occupants of a Toyota Fortuner SUV opened fired on her, said police spokesperson Colonel Sibongile Soci. She said the incident took place in Clubview at …

Police in Gauteng are searching for three gunmen after six people were killed and one wounded at the Jabulani Hostel in Soweto late on Monday. Initial investigations have found the victims were in a shack on the hostel property when three man armed with “handguns and rifles” opened on the …

One person died and several people, who were trapped in a collapsed building in Durban, have been rescued, paramedics say. Paramedics on the scene successfully rescued all the people who became trapped when the veranda of the Noor Chambers building in central Durban collapsed on Tuesday. News24 reported earlier one …

Police in Lebowakgomo, 45km southeast of the Limpopo capital Polokwane, are investigating a case of assault after a teenager was allegedly attacked by her mother, who poured hot water on her. A 37-year-old man laid a complaint on behalf of the 14-year-old girl, who resides with him. According to police …

A 36-year-old Eastern Cape man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his 45-year-old girlfriend and dumping her body in an open field last week. According to police spokesperson Captain Khaya Tonjeni, Mthatha detectives in Marhambeni arrested the man on Tuesday, shortly after 15:30. “The body of the deceased was found dumped …

Two eThekwini metro cops were killed in an apparent ambush in Durban on Tuesday, the eThekwini metro police said. According to eThekwini metro police spokesperson Parboo Sewpersad, the two cops were on their way to work when they were killed. “We received a call about a shooting incident at around 05:15,” …

Global economic growth could rebound next year but the number of people living in extreme poverty is expected to remain unchanged after a huge surge this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank warned Tuesday. The bank said three countries (India – 24%, Nigeria – 12%, DR Congo …

Overview Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). When you become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and lose interest or pleasure in most activities. When your mood shifts to …

Ballito mom Fungai Nyamadzawo, who is accused of murdering her six-year-old daughter Alexia, has a history of mental illness. This emerged when the 42-year-old appeared for the second time in the Umhlali Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. An anticipated bail application was abandoned. Prosecutor Sanesh Rambaran told Magistrate Blanche van Eeden …

Some 663 new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), the new cases have increased Nigeria’s tally to 13,464. In a tweet on Tuesday night, June 9, 2020, the Center reported that deaths related to the virus have …

South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has said Cuban doctors brought in to fight the coronavirus outbreak will cost the country $14m (£11m). The minister said the 187 specialists – including biostatisticians, epidemiologists, family physicians and health technologists – will be accommodated until 2021. Dr Mkhize said the medics were …

In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu captures the frustrations of Kenyans who have been pleading with the government to ease the measures taken to curb the spread of Covid-19. “Mr President, we beg you – please, please set us free!” These are not the words of …

  Sex coach, Dzifa Sweetness, has educated that sexual intercourse is not only beneficial for reproduction or pleasure but has a lot of side benefits that we do not realize. In an interview on eTV Ghana’s adult show, In Bed with Adwen, with Ghana’s greatest love Doctor, Adwen, she noted …