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A South African court on Tuesday postponed a long-delayed corruption trial against former president Jacob Zuma to Sept. 9, following his hospitalisation. High Court Judge…

The embassy of the republic of Ghana has debunked reports that Ghana passport holders can now travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) visa-free. Over the weekend, there…

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, jailed for contempt of court last month, was admitted to hospital on Friday, less than a week before he is due in court…

An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced 24 Muslim Brotherhood members to death for the killing of police officers in two separate cases, a judicial source said. The…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the use of 1,495 members of the military to help neighbour, Mozambique, fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency,…

Boko Haram militants overrun an army base in Cameroon’s Far North region on Saturday, killing at least seven soldiers and wounding several others, said military and local…

Israel has submitted a letter of credence to rejoin the African Union as an observer — 19 years after the country lost the status. The western Asian country was an observer…

At least 800 people in Uganda have been given fake coronavirus vaccines — some injected with water — in a scam authorities say involved "unscrupulous"…

South Africa’s jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma was granted compassionate leave from prison on Thursday so he can attend his brother’s funeral, the government…

The number of deaths resulting from the violence that erupted in South Africa, following the imprisonment of ex-President Jacob Zuma has now risen to 276. TheCable had…

The dragging corruption trial of South Africa’s jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma resumes on Monday despite deadly violence that swept the nation after his imprisonment…

Some 117 people have died and many others have been injured in the violent unrest in parts of South Africa over the past week, according to government figures from Thursday.…

As South Africa’s worst public violence in decades swept Johannesburg and its biggest township this week, Nhlanhla Lux was ready to defend the shopping centre he…

Looting is not just an African disease, it is a global pandemic which the world must jointly abolished. Looting was experienced in US during the "Black lives matter" protest that took place a year ago, Looting was recorded during the "ends…

About 72 people have now been killed in the violence that erupted in South Africa, following the imprisonment of ex-President Jacob Zuma. TheCable had earlier reported that…

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it is set to deploy soldiers in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces to assist law enforcement in their efforts to calm the ongoing…

Sporadic violence has erupted in South Africa, with dozens arrested after looting in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, where ex-president Jacob Zuma is in…

Geoff Makhubo, the mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa, has died after contracting COVID-19.  Mlimandlela Ndamase, the spokesman of the city, said Makhubo was…

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, who on Thursday began a 15-month sentence for contempt, will be eligible to be released on parole in…

Some Twitter users have taunted Jack Dorsey, Twitter founder and CEO, asking him to replicate the support he gave Nigeria’s #EndSARS protesters for #FixTheCountry…

No fewer than 136 students in a high school have been infected with the COVID-19 Delta variant, the Ghana Health Service has confirmed. During the latest national COVID-19…

Two persons were shot dead following a clash between #FixTheCountry protesters and the military in Ghana. The youths were said to have been protesting rising…

Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court. Zuma, on Tuesday, was found…

South Africa will tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days as current containment measures are insufficient to cope with the speed and scale of new infections,…