A 3m (10ft) great white shark has killed a surfer in northern New South Wales, police in the Australian state have said. The shark bit the leg of the surfer, aged between 50 and 60, off Kingscliff, 800km (500 miles) north of Sydney. Several “heroic” boarders tried to help the …

The Coronavirus pandemic, floods and landslides have forced the government to push the planned pay rise for civil servants to 2023. Authorities in Public Service docket revealed that only public universities’ academic staff will get salary increments in the forthcoming financial year 2020/2021. Ms Catherine Bitarakwate, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry …

A farmhouse restaurant owner in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands was hacked to death outside his office on Saturday morning,  Midlands EMS said in a statement. According to Midlands Emergency Medical Services, the owner of Gunther’s and Sausages, described as “a little piece of Switzerland in the heart of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands”, …

Junior High School students will not spend more than four hours in school per day, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said. The comment comes after President Akufo-Addo announced the reopening of schools for final year students in the country. As part of measures to return lives to normalcy while …

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is working with the Government to allow entry for international students returning to the campus to complete their academic work for the Second Semester. They include those in the fifth and sixth years in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, School …

Zimbabwe’s police arrested five senior officials of the main opposition party on Friday after they attempted to enter the party’s Harare headquarters, which is being occupied by a rival faction. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has been divided since Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court ruled on March 30 that Nelson Chamisa …

Twenty-six people were killed in an attack on a village in central Mali, officials said Saturday, in the latest violence to hit the West African nation. Friday’s attack targeted a Fulani village named Binedama in the volatile Mopti region, said Aly Barry, an official from Tabital Pulaaku, a Fulani association …

South Sudan has rubbished reports that it has agreed to Egypt’s request to build a military base in Pagak, a town bordering Ethiopia. In a statement on Wednesday, South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed some media reports as “unfounded and baseless”. “There is nothing of that kind. No agreement …

Four prisoners in Mali’s capital Bamako have died after a “mutiny” which saw inmates break out of their cells and attack prison guards. The violence occurred on Friday while anti-government protesters were demonstrating in Bamako, according to government spokesman Yaya Sangare. “A mutiny occurred at the Bamako Central Remand Prison,” …

Madagascar’s education minister has been fired over plans to order more than $2m (£1.6m) worth of sweets for schoolchildren. Rijasoa Andriamanana said pupils would be given three lollipops each to mask the “bitter” aftertaste of an untested herbal remedy for coronavirus. The plan was called off after objections from Madagascar’s …

A Chief in Kula kingdom in Rivers state has caused confusion among community members with English while speaking on some challenges faced. As the video of the Chief addressing the people while speaking and “blowing grammar” in English language goes viral, Nigerians started calling on interpreters to help break down …

A false pretense mad man has been caught with a baby which has been confirmed dead by the people in a community in Aba a town in Nigeria after he was suspected to be normal but acting up. The suspect was carried away by the security service personnel who were …

Nigerians have continued to fight against the surge in cases in the country with many either coming out to condemn the act or tell their own story In the past week, many rape stories have been shared on various social media platforms with some Nigerian celebrities been called out. The …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Adeyeye Oluwatosin, a Botany student of Lagos State University (LASU) seen kissing a minor in a viral video. Adeyeye Oluwatosin who was arrested on Friday 5th May is currently being investigated at the State Criminal Investigation Department for molesting his three-year-old step sister. …

Nearly 30 health workers in the Eastern Region have tested positive for Covid-19. The affected health workers are a mixture of those conducting contact tracing and those working in hospitals and other health facilities. About eight (8) out of the total number have, however, recovered. The inadequate Personal Protective Equipment …

George Floyd’s memorial fund set a world record as donations hit its peak. Death before dishonour came into play in George Floyd’s life as his memorial fund set a world record shaking all grounds. As it stands now, the fund has been able to gather $13Million from 500,000 donations across …

France says it has killed the leader of al-Qaeda in north Africa, Abdelmalek Droukdel, in an operation in Mali. Defence Minister Florence Parly said Droukdel along with members of his inner circle had been killed in the north of the country on Wednesday. French forces had also captured a senior …

The weather across the country will once again be fine and cool on Saturday, says the South African Weather Service. The weather in your region: Gauteng, the North West and Free State will be fine and cool. The expected UVB sunburn index is low. Mpumalanga will be partly cloudy in the east with morning fog patches …

President Muhammadu Buhari is not in charge of Nigeria, said, Prof Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, on Thursday. Soyinka was reacting to the letter written to Buhari by the former military governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar(retd), wherein he advised Buhari to change his mode of appointments, noting that …

The First Satanic Church which was launched in February this year has now been officially registered in South Africa. The church’s mission reportedly is to educate the public on the Satanic Religious Board and to address common misconceptions about Satanic practises as well as ease what they term as ‘Satanic …

Former President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors and Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari “Garba Shehu ” has voiced out on the fire outbreak that guts in the presidential villa of Nigeria in Abuja, indicating its cause to be from an electrical spark. According to him, this unfortunate …

A fire incident occurred at the presidential villa on Thursday June 4 as confirmed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. Shehu said the fire occurred at a store near the State House Chapel in the Presidential Villa on Thursday afternoon. He described it as …

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has increased by 3 267 to 40 792, while the death toll has jumped to 848. Out of the 56 more COVID-related deaths reported on Thursday, 54 are from the Western Cape and one each in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State. “We …

A thief fell asleep in the middle of his operation after breaking into a TV presenter’s house in Tanzania. Confirming the incident in an interview with East Africa Radio, ITV Zanzibar presenter, Farouk Karim said the thief entered his compound by scaling the fence. The journalist added that the thief …

A man has died after he was struck by lightning during a downpour in Edo state.   The man, identified simply as Mr. Edafe, died on Thursday, June 4, in Benin, Edo State.   The deceased was reportedly working at a building site around the Cattle Market in Asoro Hill, on …

Three persons out of the seven who tested positive to COVID-19 in Sissala East have recovered and reunited with their families. This was after 26 days in isolation where the three made up of two females and a male underwent two separate tests, conducted at different times and came out negative, Mr …

Ghana has recorded 337 more cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the country’s total case count stands at 8, 885. Recoveries have also increased marginally to 3,189 while the death toll still stands at 38. The current active cases stand at 5,658. Accra still has the highest …

Cabinet has resolved to appeal the North Gauteng High Court judgment that declared COVID-19 regulations under levels 3 and 4 invalid and unconstitutional. Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, announced this during a media briefing on the outcomes of a Cabinet virtual meeting held earlier on Thursday. According to Judge …

The number of confirmed COVID-19 in South Africa is 37 525, while the death toll has spiked to 792. Out of the 37 recorded deaths on Wednesday, 29 are in the Western Cape, seven in the Eastern Cape and one in KwaZulu-Natal. On Tuesday, 50 people lost their lives due …

In an effort to weed out corruption in its ranks, the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Wednesday nabbed eight of its own in a pre-dawn operation across the country. The eight are among the 14 arrested by an Anti-Corruption Task Team during the operation. Among the arrested are senior …