Unesco honours Congolese rumba as cultural heritage
Unesco has inscribed the Congolese rumba on the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The development was announced on…
Okoth Obado party to field presidential candidate
Migori Governor Okoth Obado has announced that his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will field candidates in all elective posts, including…
Covid-19: Angola to start vaccinating children, giving booster doses
Angola will on Thursday begin vaccinating children between 12 and 17 years old against Covid-19, Health Minister Sílvia Lutucuta said…
89 people are killed by mystery disease in South Sudan: WHO taskforce sent to investigate unidentified illness
A World Health Organization (WHO) taskforce has been sent to South Sudan to investigate an unidentified illness which has killed…
Crowded Durban beach sparks uproar but city says it can’t impose its own lockdown
A picture of hordes of people frolicking in waves without social distancing at a Durban beach has sparked outrage and…
Egypt reports 799 new coronavirus cases, 44 deaths on Monday
Egypt reported 799 new coronavirus cases on Monday in a noticeable decline bringing the total infection tally officially to 369,997…
Libya prepares for polls as fear of renewed violence grows
Libya is set to hold its first-ever presidential elections late next week; however, many fear a return to violence. Standing…
Senegalese lawmakers draft tougher laws against LGBT
A group of Senegalese lawmakers has drafted a law that would tighten already repressive laws against same-sex relations, lengthening potential…
Women carry water buckets for kilometres, while workers go unpaid
They say the murky water, which often contains fungi and worms, has to be strained and boiled before use Villagers…
Death Toll in Srinagar Attack on Police Bus Rises to 3 as Another Cop Succumbs to Injuries, 11 in Hospital
Three Jammu and Kashmir armed police personnel have died and 11 have been injured after two terrorists attacked a police…
Woman caught stealing leggings from Cotton On given 10-year prison term
A shoplifter who stole two pairs of leggings worth about R800 from a Cotton On store in Montana in Pretoria…
Ghana secures €82.5m EU concessional loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided Ghana with an €82.5-million concessional loan to strengthen health care, provide specialist medical…
COVID-19: Buhari Sends Get-Well Message To Ramaphosa
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday asked Nigerians to disregard the allegation that the COVID-19 pandemic is a foreign creation to depopulate…
24-year-old Nigerian woman face 30-year jail term for $1.9 million fraud in US
A Nigerian woman is facing a maximum of 30-year jail term in the United States for a $1.9 COVID-19 relief…
Leonardo close to selling its training jet to Egyptian Air Force
The Italian manufacturer, which late last month attended the Air Power Symposium organised by Cairo, is expected to win a…
Girls bore brunt of school closures, new report shows
Adolescent girls were more disadvantaged than boys by the closure of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report…
Rwanda: Butaro Cancer Centre to Be Expanded
The Butaro Cancer Centre is currently undergoing expansion works that will increase its capacity from 150 to 250 beds, among…
Four suspects to appear in Ceres court for the poaching of five Inverdoorn rhinos
Four suspects were arrested by police for the poaching of five rhinos at a private game reserve. Police spokesperson Wesley…
Department of Social Development launches a report on basic income support
The Department of Social Development, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)…
Ramaphosa urges South Africans to “release“ FW de Klerk “so that he can be at peace“
Image: Twitter@PresidencyPresident Cyril Ramaphosa is pictured with FW De Klerk’s widow Elita De Klerk at the state memorial service of…