At least eight people, including five women and two children, died on Wednesday 5 July 2023 in a new attack in DR Congo’s troubled east, local people told AFP on Wednesday 5 July 2023. Armed men attacked the village of Bungushu in North Kivu province overnight, killing eight people, a worker with the local Red Cross said. […]

Unknown assailants killed three senior police officers in the restive Ethiopian region of Amhara this week, according to the local authorities. Amhara has been the scene of unrest since a controversial move by the federal government earlier this year to dismantle regional forces and integrate them into the national army or regional police. The police […]

At least 17 people, including three children, died near Johannesburg from a leak of toxic gas apparently used for scavenging gold at an abandoned mine, rescue services said on Thursday. HAVE YOUR SAY | POLL | The new ‘BLUE’ Springbok jersey: Like it or loathe it? Emergency teams received a call at around 20:00 on Wednesday about […]

At least 16 people, including children, have died after a gas leakage at a South African slum near Johannesburg, emergency services said Thursday 6 July 2023, revising the death toll after some people were resuscitated. The Wednesday night disaster thought to be linked to illegal mining activities, occurred at the Angelo informal settlement east of […]

A host of changes to simplify the rules governing the complex work permit regime were submitted to the state legal adviser last week and are expected to be passed into law in the coming months, said Saul Musker, Director of Strategy and Delivery Support in the South African Presidency. Musker said that the adviser will consider […]

The public disagreements between King Misuzulu and Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has turned political. The ANC in KZN has deployed Zweli Mkhize to quell the feud in the royal house. While the IFP’s Zululand Mayor Thulasizwe Buthelezi has accused royal spokesperson Prince Africa Zulu of being a useful idiot for the ANC. ZULULAND MAYOR ISSUES SCATHING LETTER In […]

Your country is one of the poorest in the world, battered by a bloody jihadist insurgency and last year underwent two military coups. So, if you are a citizen of Burkina Faso, what can you do? Well, instead of plunging into despair, you can turn to the safety valve of laughter — making light of […]

A Limpopo-based producer of cleaning products is on an ambitious mission to bridge the gap between affordability and quality in a market dominated by established international brands. ALSO READ: Social entrepreneurs’ diverse motivations drive venture creation Saddled by the lack of job opportunities, budding entrepreneur Lebogang Moloto became a reseller of established multinational cleaning brand products […]

Bafana Bafana kick-off their Cosafa Cup campaign on Wednesday when they face off against Namibia in Durban. As the team search for their title, Bafana coach Morena Ramoreboli said he was satisfied with the team’s preparations which began end of last month. Ramoreboli won the 2021 Cosafa Cup edition, and will be assisted by Raymond Mdaka of […]

South Sudan’s leader Salva Kiir on Tuesday 4 July 2023 pledged that delayed elections set for next year would go ahead as planned and that he would run for president. Kiir, a towering guerrilla commander, has been the nation’s only president since he led it to independence from Sudan in 2011. The world’s youngest nation […]

Zimbabwe’s government on Tuesday 4 July 2023 announced a sudden end of blackouts that have crippled businesses and left millions of households without electricity for up to 19 hours a day. The information ministry said a cabinet meeting had “noted with satisfaction” that the power utility “has announced the end to load-shedding as a result […]

President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe has intervened in the debacle involving SAFA and Banyana Banyana. Motsepe has reportedly intervened to solve the ongoing matter over bonuses ahead of Banyana’s appearance at the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament later this month. ALSO READ I Modise warns Banyana coach not to conspire […]

Heavy fighting raged Tuesday 3 July 2023 across the Sudanese capital where witnesses reported a fighter jet being shot down and artillery and machine gun fire rocking several neighbourhoods. “We saw pilots jumping with parachutes as the plane plunged to the ground,” said a witness in northern Khartoum who, like others, asked not to be […]

Word doing the rounds in South African media is that Orlando Pirates are eyeing a Congolese finisher, Guy Mbenza as they look to beef up their strikeforce. Pirates are heavily linked with the Congolese talented finisher, Mbenza who has played his football in several countries as they aim to have more options in their strikeforce. […]

Relief swept Senegal and its supporters on Tuesday 4 July 2023 after President Macky Sall declared he would not seek a contested third term in office, a move that defused fears of bloodshed. Reactions at home and abroad were almost universally positive after Sall, ending months of feverish speculation, said that after “long consideration” he […]

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who backs the politically-split country’s eastern administration, has threatened military action unless oil revenues are divided fairly by the end of August 2023. The country sits on Africa’s biggest oil reserves but the wedge between the eastern government and a United Nations-recognised administration in Tripoli has hampered Libya’s efforts to […]

Famous British entrepreneur Richard Branson, recently surprised crew and staff of local budget carrier Fastjet when he flew to Zimbabwe’s capital city. The Virgin Group founder happily posed in photographs with passengers and airport staff at Harare’s Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. The British billionaire is somewhat of a celebrity in these parts. Being the […]

Egypt and Turkey said Tuesday 4 July 2023 they had appointed ambassadors to each other’s countries for the first time in a decade, in the latest sign of warming ties. Cairo and Ankara both issued statements announcing “the upgrading of diplomatic relations between them to the level of ambassadors”. The two foreign ministries said the […]

Explosions again rocked Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Monday 3 July 2023 as the army rallied civilians to take up arms against a renewed onslaught by its paramilitary foes. The sound of artillery fire shook the dawn in northwest Khartoum and progressed towards the centre and east of the city, witnesses told AFP. The fighting “began […]

African women champions Banyana Banyana have made headlines for the wrong reasons this past weekend. The South African national women’s team boycotted their warm-up against Botswana on Sunday afternoon ahead of FIFA Women’s World Cup which kick-off later this month. One of the reasons why the team did not want to play was venue choice. The players […]

A respected South African investigative journalism organisation on Monday 3 July 2023 won a legal battle against a powerful businessman in a case that tested the country’s media freedom. The amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism had earlier been barred from using documents acquired from a source in its reporting on controversial businessman Zunaid Moti — […]

Kenyan President William Ruto announced Sunday 2nd July 2023 the lifting of a near six-year ban on logging, despite the concerns of environmental campaigners. Ruto said the move was “long overdue” and was aimed at creating jobs and opening up sectors of the economy that rely on forest products. “We can’t have mature trees rotting […]

The South Africa Women’s World Cup team, Banyana Banyana were called “mercenaries” and “traitors” on Sunday as they boycotted a warm-up against Botswana ahead of the global showpiece this month. ALSO READ | Best potential Kaizer Chiefs XI under Molefi Ntseki Banyana Banyana said the match venue in the Tsakane township, 50km southeast of Johannesburg, was unsuitable […]

South Africa’s Zulu king, head of the country’s most influential traditional monarchy, has undergone “thorough” medical examinations following the sudden death of a close adviser, a spokesman said Sunday, amid suspicions he was poisoned. ALSO READ: King Misuzulu hospitalised in eSwatini amid fears of poisoning The king, who was visiting neighbouring Eswatini, “underwent precautionary and thorough medical […]

Botswana has reached an eleventh-hour deal with diamond giant De Beers after months of tense negotiations that saw the continent’s top producer threatening to cut ties with the storied company. ALSO READ: Botswana threatens to cut ties with diamond giant De Beers The Botswana government and Anglo-American, the majority owner of De Beers, have reached an “agreement in […]