The call this week by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for the urgent deployment of the regional East African Standby Force (EASF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo as violence escalated in the country’s troubled east signalled a sense of fatigue in solving the problem politically. But that deployment may face …

South Africa has turned to Russia for food as it also considers Moscow’s help to mitigate record fuel prices. President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke on the phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday seeking the supply of agricultural products and fertilizers. The telephone discussion between the two BRICS (Brazil, …

In 2021, the Ghana Education Service (GES) issued a sack letter to Michael Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie alias Teacher Kwadwo. While the GES attributed his dismissal to gross insubordination among other charges, several critics said the popular teacher who advocated for teaching professionals and students was booted out for his activism. …

Zimbabwean investors, including pension funds, are working on plans to take over a US$113 million (N$1,8 billion) property, The Grove Mall of Namibia, in Windhoek. The deal, which is at an advanced stage, is being coordinated by two local financial companies Stratus Capital Partners, an asset management firm, and Bard …

The Chief Executive Officer of Kumasi based Constructions Firm, Fapem Constructions Limited Mr.  Emmanuel Boakye Fapem has called on the government to focus more attention on technical and vocational education and training in order to provide the practical skills needed to reduce unemployment menace in Ghana. While lauding the government …

The Namibian Police Force (Nampol) has denied doing “dirty work” for President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to some US$4 million in cash (around R64 million at the current exchange rate) that was stolen from Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo. Ramaphosa has come under fire after former spy boss …

A fire incident in Lagos State has stalled the appeal trial of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, at an Ikeja Special Offences Court. It was gathered that the inferno made it impossible for Evans and others to reach the court on Friday. The notorious kidnapper is facing trial …

The funeral of the 40 persons gruesomely killed by unknown gunmen who attacked the St. Francis Catholic church, Owo, on June 5, is currently taking place in the state. The funeral mass is being attended by the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, his wife Betty and other government functionaries. Below are …

Nzan Ayam Osim, a Major in the Nigerian Army has been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Niger State. This is coming barely two years after his elder brother, Nzan Anara Erick, a captain in the army was also killed by same bandits in Niger State. The …

As the natural environment degrades, environmental problems are produced not only by incorrect use of natural resources, but also by unreasonable exploitation, overpopulation of states, low population incomes, and unemployment. The high rates of population reproduction connected with the increase of acreage and pastures, the expanding number of towns, and …

Tanzania has imposed a new requirement on grain traders to get an export permit before shipping maize out of the country, in a policy shift that has locked already bought stocks of grain by Kenyan millers at the border. Kenyan millers say the new requirement could paralyze their operations at …

Police are investigating a man who allegedly shot dead his wife and another man at a pub in the South Sudanese capital, Juba on Wednesday evening. According to sources, Longar Akok, a National Security officer, was arrested by the National Security personnel shortly after committing the crime and then handed …

Three children died in a fire in Wallacedene, Cape Town on Thursday morning. The City’s Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said crews were alerted shortly before 06:30 to informal structures on fire in Pietersen Road. He said: Crews from Kraaifontein and Brackenfell were dispatched, and it was just …

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A bus conveying Methodist women to Umuahia somersaulted four times and nobody died nor was injured. Below is the testimony that was shared “At the mention of the name- Jesus every knee shall bow, this was the song of a Methodist women wing that survived a fatal accident on their …

On June 16 each year, Youth Day is celebrated nationally in South Africa to commemorate the Soweto Uprising, or the “16 June” events, which took place on this day in 1976. Thousands of Sowetan students protested the introduction of Afrikaans (the language of their oppressors) as a language next to …

A Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom State command, for allegedly defiling a minor. His arrest was confirmed by the National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, during an interview with Qed. Rollas, according to the report …

A military court has convicted a Somali couple in the capital Mogadishu for terrorism activities under Somalia’s Islamic State (IS) branch. Dayib Moalim Hassan and his wife Halima Abdi Mursal were on Thursday identified as having worked for the terrorist group Daesh under the pseudo names of Mustaf and Hawa. …

The circumstances surrounding how three men who patronized the services of a prostitute but ended up beating her to death after seeing her in possession of the Holy Quran of Muslims is currently under investigation by the police. The customer identified as Abubakar Musa while the prostitute was identified as …

The authorities in Yirol East County, Lakes State, have confirmed that one person has been killed with four of his cows stolen near Wulu camp The incident took place on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The act was perpetrated by armed raiders suspected to be from the neighboring Panyijiar County of …

Three people have been confirmed dead and five others injured when a gold mine collapsed in the Camp 15 area of Budi County, Eastern Equatoria State, over the weekend, county officials said. Arkangelo Lokolimoi, the kimotong Payam executive director, said the incident occurred on Saturday at around 4 pm and …

Five gang members, who terrorised a local Mpumalanga community, were sentenced for various crimes. The five appeared in the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court on Tuesday. Eduard Ndlovu, 34, Thulani Maphanga, 32, Evens Mavimbela, 30, and Shane Ngobeni, 24, were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Bongani …

All students admitted to hospitals following Monday’s clash between protesting students of Islamic Senior High School and the Police in Kumasi have been discharged. 22 of them were treated and discharged on Monday while the remaining 17 students were equally discharged on Tuesday and have reunited with their colleagues on …

Starrfm.com.gh has uncovered bulk printing of Free SHS branded T-shirts for distribution to about 1,274,412 students who are currently in schools across the country. The T-shirts are being procured by the Free Senior High School Secretariat at the office of the Presidency. The cost of procuring the shirts has not …

Six pupils have died in an accident in the Eastern Cape after a truck and a bakkie transporting school children collided, and then ploughed into pupils on the side of the road who were walking home. Police said the children are aged between 14 and 18. Police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana …

Troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade have reportedly rescued Mary Ngoshe, who is believed to be one of the girls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014. Recall, that some members of the insurgent group invade the government school abducting 276 students. Their …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has sent a warning to the Christian community in the South-East about plots by the Fulani herdsmen to attack churches in the region. The spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, who made this known in a statement, affirmed that the herders had already infiltrated …

South African boxer Siphesihle Mntungwa says the “criticism and insults” he has been subjected to in the wake of his opponent Simiso Buthelezi’’s death after their fight is causing him stress and making him contemplate suicide. During their bout, Buthelezi, 24, was seen fighting an imaginary opponent in the final …

A former Nigerian striker, Akeem Omolade, has been found dead inside his vehicle at Palermo, Italy According to a report by Goal, the 39-year-old, who spent his entire career in Italy, was found dead on Monday in a Peugeot car. He was found dead in his car days after complaining …

Afram Plains South and Birim North districts in the Eastern Region have recorded three suspected cases of Monkey Pox disease. Speaking on Nkawkaw-based Agoo FM, Richard Essien, the director of Health at Afram Plains South District explained that two suspected cases were identified in the district during a community outreach …