A fire at the South African parliament caused extensive damage on Sunday, collapsing the roof and gutting an entire floor in one building. A man in his 50s was arrested in connection with the blaze.The fire broke out in the early morning and authoritie…
Read moreThe vigilance of members deployed during Safer Festive Season operations led to the arrest of four suspects, two charged for robberies, in connection with incidents perpetrated over the past weekend. They are expected to appear in the George Magistrate…
Read moreRedelinghuys Detectives are seeking the assistance of the public to locate the person depicted in the photograph, who they believe can assist them in a murder investigation. She used to live on a farm in the Redelinghuys area. Anyone who can assist w…
Read morePOTCHEFSTROOM: Hebron police are investigating cases of murder and attempted murder after a 42-year-old woman’s body was found in the bushes whilst her injured boyfriend was taken to hospital on Thursday, 30 December 2021.Police were called by passers-…
Read moreGABORONE– Chinese Ambassador to Botswana, Wang Xuefeng, announced yesterday that, China will donate two million doses of Sinovac vaccine to Botswana in 2022.“We hope that this new batch of donations will further help the Botswana government with its na…
Read moreWorld-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, the country’s president said.The legendary paleoanthropologist rema…
Read moreWASHINGTON— President Joe Biden’s administration announced that it had excluded Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from a US-Africa trade agreement, saying the actions of the three governments violated its principles.“The United States today terminated Ethiopia…
Read moreCAPE TOWN— A major fire broke out in the South African parliament building in Cape Town on Sunday.Firefighters were present at the building as large flames and a huge column of smoke were seen at around 0530 GMT.“The roof has caught fire and the Nation…
Read moreBAMAKO— Mali’s interim authorities have proposed to its West African neighbours that a transition back to democracy following a 2020 military coup be extended by five years, the foreign minister said.The transitional government initially agreed to hold…
Read moreKHARTOUM— Sudan’s Security and Defense Council ordered to speed up investigations into Thursday’s mass protests in the capital Khartoum and neighboring areas which resulted in the deaths of four protesters and injuries of hundreds of others.The council…
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