THE Emir of Agaie in Niger state, Alhaji Yusuf Nuhu, has rescued two girls from their parents who wanted to force them into early marriage. Nuhu disclosed this to newsmen …
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A WOMAN and her three-month-old baby in southeastern Zimbabwe have been trampled to death by an elephant, the national parks authority said on Tuesday. The 23-year-old woman from rural Chipinge …
SOUTH Africa, where the Omicron variant was detected last month, says its latest coronavirus wave has peaked without a surge in deaths or hospitalisations, enabling the country to lift a nightly …
LIZ Cowan, a 65-year-old white social worker, grew up in apartheid South Africa being told that the charismatic black cleric Desmond Tutu was a dangerous man. But on Thursday she …
By Peter JegwaLilongwe, Malawi THE first woman to hold the title of “first lady” in Malawi has died at the age of 69. Anne Chidzira Muluzi, who was highly regarded …
OFFICIALS in the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least six people have died in a suicide bomb attack on a crowded restaurant in the eastern city of Beni. Police …
SOUTH Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma can appeal a court ruling last week that he should not enjoy medical parole and should return to jail. High Court Judge Elias Matojane …
PEOPLE in Kenya will have to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination to use public transport or enter government offices, the health ministry said Wednesday, ignoring a court order against the …
A MADAGASCAR minister was one of two survivors to have swum some 12 hours to shore Tuesday after their helicopter crashed off the island’s northeastern coast, authorities said. A search …
SOUTH Africa will next month start giving Pfizer booster shots against coronavirus, a health official said Friday, a day after the country reported a near-record high in daily cases of …
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