The United States has announced a new visa restriction policy targeting certain South African nationals over the country’s land reform programme and other measures Washington says discriminate against minority groups.
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A South African man and his two sons — one of whom is a police officer — appeared before a Cape Town magistrate last month, accused of extorting around 50
Dr Francis-Xavier Sosu, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Madina, has called for a full investigation into the seizure of a cocaine shipment worth over $260 million
Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has d!ed. He passed away on Monday, September 9, while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar, according to Vice
The United Nations has cautioned that the international response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must accelerate urgently, as the death toll from the
The Savannah Regional Police Command has arrested two persons in connection with the alleged mob k!lling of a young man at Daboya in the North Gonja District. The deceased, identified
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang says Ghana is gradually recovering from the economic challenges the Mahama administration inherited on taking office, citing progress made in tackling inflation and stabilising
A man accused of k!lling a 20-year-old woman, Ndèye Bigué Sène in Tivaouane, Senegal, has allegedly confessed to m8rdering her as part of a ritual he believed would make him
Four Ugandan boxers have gone missing following their participation in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, prompting the launch of an immigration investigation, sporting news outlet NBS Sport has reported. According
A 43-year-old South African man and his four-year-old nephew have reportedly d!ed after eating biscuits allegedly taken from a looted foreign-owned spaza shop in Witbank, Mpumalanga. According to reports, the
At least 11 people, including children, were killed and 19 others injured after a fire tore through an orphanage in the Mohammadia suburb of Algiers early Thursday, Algerian authorities said.
South African midfielder Jayden Adams, who represented his country at the ongoing World Cup, died Saturday at the age of 25, Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said. “It is with profound
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 600, the World Health Organization announced Thursday, a grim milestone reached barely three days after
Kenyan police said they would not allow a planned march in Nairobi on Tuesday to mark an annual day of protest, with heavy security deployments disrupting traffic. Demonstrations have traditionally
Six players of Nigerian heritage were picked during the 2026 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center, underscoring Nigeria’s expanding footprint on the global basketball stage as franchises across the league