Tue 21 May 2019: Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya will race the 3,000 meters at the Diamond League Prefontaine Classic on June 30, a distance she can contest without reducing her testosterone levels. The South African has won two Olympic golds at 800 meters, and has insisted she will not take medication to comply with […]
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Mon 20 May 2019: South Africa’s National Qualifications Amendment Bill is on the brink of being signed into law. Once that happens, it could lead to jail time for those who fabricate CV qualifications. The National Qualifications Amendment Bill is one of the new laws President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to sign off on soon. […]
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Sun 19 May 2019: HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s central bank has secured a $500 million loan from unspecified international banks to support interbank currency trading from Monday and ease a dollar crunch that has brought fuel and medicine shortages, Governor John Mangudya said. The central bank introduced a new local currency in February, the RTGS […]
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Sun 19 May 2019: Bodies of twin babies in a polythene bag were retrieved from Nairobi River on Saturday, bringing the number of dead foetuses retrieved in the last one week to eight . Six other foetuses have been retrieved from the river near Korogocho area. Youths hired in the ‘Ng’arisha Jiji Initiative’ by Nairobi County have […]
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Sun 19 May 2019: Video footage has shown Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger being attacked at an event in South Africa. The 71-year-old former California governor was interacting with fans during a skipping competition at his Arnold Classic Africa sporting event when a man drop-kicked him from behind. The attacker is seen being restrained following the […]
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Fri 17 May 2019: A Berlin museum is set to announce plans to return the Stone Cross, a key cultural artifact, to Namibia. The cross, placed on Namibia’s coast by Portuguese explorers in 1486, is a symbol of the country’s colonial past. The German Historical Museum in Berlin is set to announce the return of […]
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Fri 17 May 2019: LONDON (Reuters) – A surge in palladium prices has thrown struggling South African mining companies a lifeline. But it may not be enough. Besides patchy power supplies and high labor costs, South African miners are saddled with ore that typically produces twice as much platinum as palladium – just at a […]
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Fri 17 May 2019: Rigging fears, a rap song and the voice of Malawi’s youth are all elements in next week’s presidential election. Incumbent president Peter Mutharika is hoping to beat seven rivals to stay in office for a final term. With less than a week to go before Malawi holds tripartite elections to elect a […]
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Thu 16 May 2019: CHICAGO (AP) — A pregnant woman who had gone to a Chicago home in response to a Facebook offer of free baby clothes was strangled and her baby cut from her womb, police and family members said. The newborn was in grave condition and not expected to survive, and three people […]
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Thu 16 May 2019: At least 17 soldiers killed and 11 others missing near the Malian border, according to government spokesperson. Armed men have killed at least 17 troops in an ambush near the Malian border in Niger, where several armed groups are active, while 11 other soldiers have been missing. The attack took place on Tuesday near the […]
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