Makerere University starts headcount to establish number of staff
Makerere University has commenced a headcount exercise to establish the actual total number of staff it employs. The headcount exercise…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in Kenya
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kenya as part of his East Africa tour to set the pace for…
Seven arrested for allegedly stealing groceries worth R2.2m in Eastern Cape truck hijacking
Seven people have been arrested in connection with an Eastern Cape truck hijacking in which goods worth R2.2 million were…
Gunmen Kidnap Two Chinese Nationals, Kill Three Nigerians in Niger
Two Chinese Nationals working on the Zungeru Hydro Electric dam project in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State…
Nigeria needs referendum not election
The constitution of a country is a contract that legally binds it’s people and their government. Like every other contract,…
Air Force appoints, redeploys senior officers
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the appointment of new branch chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), commandants of tri-service…
UKZN threatens legal action against ‘illegal’ matric upgrade centres
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) says it will institute legal action against illegal matric upgrade centres claiming association with the…
MK grouping surfaces with fresh proposals on saving ANC, while another group threatens January 8 rally
Yet another document offering solutions on how to save the ANC from its current “leadership challenge” has been prepared and…
Pensioner strangled at home, son says mom died for a trivial thing like a cellphone
THE murder of a pensioner, Sarawathi Mangray, 72, in her home on Monday afternoon, in Phoenix, north of Durban, has…
Minutes show ANC ran ‘parallel process’ to fill top government jobs: DA
The ANC, through its controversial deployment committee, appears to have run a parallel deployment process to fill senior public service…
Ethiopia: Returned Tigrayans Detained, Abused
Ethiopian authorities have arbitrarily detained, mistreated, and forcibly disappeared thousands of ethnic Tigrayans recently deported from Saudi Arabia, Human Rights…
Kenyans barred from 40 nations despite vaccinations drive
Kenyan passport holders cannot access 40 countries, a marginal drop from the 43 in October last year and 54 in…
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
In the decade since Kim Jong Un took power, North Korea has made rapid progress in its military technology at…
President Museveni reaches out to famed herbalist Ssenfuka
President Yoweri Museveni has reached out and pledged support to the Kasubi-based herbalist, David Ssenfuka who has gained national recognition…
Nigeria won’t be dumping ground, says NAFDAC DG
Nigeria won’t be made dumping ground for banned products, says NAFDAC DG igeria will not be a dumping ground for…
Turkey keeps US, China on toes for lucrative arms market in Africa
Geopolitics, imports of military hardware, security and Covid recovery topped the agenda in the most recent Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit held…
Jailed activist Ramy Shaath to be freed from Egypt detention
Prosecutors in Egypt have ordered the release of Egyptian-Palestinian political activist Ramy Shaath, after almost 30 months in detention, according…
Algeria’s Hamel takes over as new GECF secretary general
Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), a 18-member international governmental organisation, has appointed Mohamed Hamel as its fourth secretary general. Headquartered…
Traffic builds up as holidaymakers head home to Gauteng
As traffic volume increases due to holidaymakers travelling back to Gauteng this week, authorities have vowed to enforce compliance with…
Libya’s parliament asks elections commission to set new date
Libya’s eastern-based house of representatives has requested the elections commission to set a new date for the country’s postponed elections,…