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Ex-Zimbabwe army chief, Mugoba, dies same day as Mugabe
After the announcement of the death of founding leader, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe has been hit with yet another bad news: the death of former National Army Chief of Staff Major General…
Everyone dies in the end, even Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe, former president of Zimbabwe (for 30 plus years) is dead. No one is really surprised by this, in fact it was expected once he was ‘gently’ removed from his post as…
No provision for compensation, says South African minister on xenophobia
Naledi Pandor, South African minister of foreign affairs, says there is no provision for compensating those affected in the fresh attacks in the country. In an interview with Reuters,…
South African Drivers Barred From Crossing Borders Into Other African Countries (Video)
Following the recent xenophobic attacks on foreign black people in South Africa, truckers from several African countries have barred South African truck drivers from crossing its borders. In several video circulating on social media, the…
South African business leaders urge President Ramaphosa to reform faster
South African business leaders on Wednesday urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to push through reforms faster to lift the economy and curb investment outflows, as executives and…
JUST IN: South Africa’s High commission in Zambia set ablaze over xenophobia (VIDEO)
South Africa’s High Commission in Zambia has been set ablaze. This is coming after the Zambian government recently issued a warning to its citizens residing in South Africa, amid…
South Africa arrests 90 for xenophobic attacks, looting
No fewer than 90 persons have been arrested in connection with the xenophobic attacks on foreigners, especially Nigerians in South Africa, the government has stated. In a statement by…
Xenophobic Attacks Shame South Africa as Regional Leaders Meet
South Africa has been hit by an outbreak of xenophobic violence in its biggest city, attracting criticism from other African nations in the week political and business leaders from at…
South Africans again attack, loot, burn foreign-owned properties
South Africans have begun fresh attacks, looting and burning of properties belonging to foreigners and in the process killed three people, while another is still receiving treatment for…
Kenya Census: Country becomes 1st in Africa to recognise intersex people
As president says exercise is geared towards future planning Saturday and Sunday have been scheduled by the Kenyan government for the general headcount of its citizens. For the first time, the intersex people will also be counted by…
Shoot both herdsmen, farmers dead if….- Chadian President orders army
Following the continued clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Chad, the President has ordered the Chadian army to shoot both herdsmen and farmers dead, if the clashes continue.Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno gave…
South African police arrests 18 over looting of foreigners’ shops
The South African police said on Saturday that 18 suspects had been arrested following the Soweto looting of shops belonging to foreigners on Wednesday night.According to the police, the situation is now calm in…
Zimbabwe protesters say Mnangagwa worse than Mugabe
Riot police in Zimbabwe on Friday fired teargas and beat demonstrators who defied a protest ban, as the opposition accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government of surpassing Robert…
Rwanda: where even poverty data must tow Kagame’s line
In landlocked Rwanda, a tiny mountain state in the centre of Africa, strongman President Paul Kagame has overseen a miracle. From the ashes of a genocide in which some 800,000 people were killed in just 100 days, Mr…
Fuel tanker blast kills 64 in Tanzania
Sixty-four people perished in Tanzania Saturday when a fuel tanker overturned and then exploded as crowds of people rushed to syphon off leaking fuel.The deadly blast, which took place near the town of Morogoro,…
Police In South Africa Arrest Almost 600 Undocumented Foreigners In Raid
Nearly 600 foreigners were arrested in a police raid on a business district in Johannesburg, South Africa, police and government officials said Thursday. The operation involving…
Botswana Citizens Do Not Need Visa To Visit The UK
It's not just Botswana it applies to people in Namibia too. What has Nigeria done wrong???
Rwanda closes border with DRC over deadly Ebola outbreak
Rwanda has closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a deadly Ebola outbreak that started a year ago has killed more than 1,803 people. Congo’s presidency…
Killings unabated in South Africa’s gangland despite army presence
Murders in South Africa’s gang-ridden areas continued to rise over the weekend despite the deployment of troops, authorities said. A total of 46 people were murdered over the weekend,…
South Africa’s unemployment rate hits 29%
South Africa’s unemployment rate in Q2 2019 grew by 1.4% to 29%, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday. The figure is the highest unemployment rate in the country in more than a…
Opposition members keep going ‘missing’ in Rwanda… Few expect them to return
When Eugene Ndereyimana woke up last week, he didn't tell his wife where he was going, and she didn't ask. The less she knew, the better, she thought.The 29-year-old father of two was traveling from his home in…
BREAKING: Tunisia President Beji Dies At 92
92-year-old Tunisia's President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died. Essebsi died at Tunisia's military hospital on Wednesday, according to a statement from the presidency. He had been…
World Bank Commits $300m To Tackle Ebola Spread in DR Congo
Following the declaration of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a public health concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the World Bank has said it will mobilise $300…
Kenyan finance minister to be prosecuted over graft – prosecutor
Kenya’s finance minister, Henry Rotich, will be arrested and charged over alleged corruption related to the construction of two dams, the chief prosecutor said on Monday. The Director of Public…