- Mozambique arrests for riot texts
Security forces are maintaining a heavy presence in Maputo Police in Mozambique have arrested six people who they suspect sent text messages inciting people to...
- Bees card 'user' remains in custody
Pretoria â A 29-year-old man arrested in connection with the theft of Blue Bulls player Bees Roux's credit card will remain in custody at the...
- RWANDA: President Kagame sworn in after landslide re-election
Thousands of Rwandans and several African heads of state gathered in Kigali on Monday for the inauguration of President Paul Kagame (pictured), who won a...
- East Africa: Women Leaders Told to Develop Cities
Kampala Nakasongola Woman MP Grace Tubwita has told the East African countries to develop their cities. "East African governments should prioritise the development of their...
- Mystery over lawyer's drowning
Parys - The day before a lawyer from Johannesburg presumably drowned on a game farm at Parys, he reportedly called in the services of a...
- Unknown number of missing after boats capsizes in Congo
One boat sinks after it hits a rock The missing passengers may have swum to shore, spokeswoman says The second boat catches fire and capsizes...
- South Africa: Safety in Numbers in a Downturn
Johannesburg FINANCIAL journalists fortunately don't usually earn enough to have anything spare to invest, which could create conflicts of interest. Most financial publications restrict or...
- Selebi to seek appeal
Johannesburg – Former police chief Jackie Selebi was set to return to the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Monday to try and appeal...
- Mozambique police on high alert for more protests
Mozambique police were on high alert yesterday on reports that fresh protests over soaring bread prices might erupt in the capital following demonstrations last week...
- 'Many dead' in DR Congo accidents
Many people are feared dead in two separate boat accidents in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One of the boats was carrying up to 300...
- Unknown missing after Congo boat fire
(CNN) -- A cargo vessel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving an unknown number of people missing, a government spokesman...
- Maputo calm despite messages to resume protests
While calm prevailed in Maputo, the capital, the anonymous messages urged people to resume demonstrations today. Silvia Mahumane, a Maputo police spokesman, said: 'We are...
- Kibaki to attend Kagame's inauguration
President Kibaki is in Rwanda for a two-day official visit to attend the inauguration of President Paul Kagame. Kibaki will also attend a Heads of...
- Letters: Swaziland trade unionists targeted
Swaziland marks 42 years of independence from British colonial rule today. It should be an anniversary to enjoy, but for many Swazis there is little...
- 600 stray dogs culled
Cape Town - The farmers of Laingsburg can rest a little easier now, after about 600 stray dogs, which have presumably been killing sheep and...
- DR CONGO: Hundreds feared dead after overloaded boats capsize
Seventy people have died and 200 are feared drowned after two overloaded boats capsized in separate incidents on Congolese rivers at the weekend. AP -...
- Up to 200 feared dead after Congo riverboat catches fire
Congo riverboat: Survivor tells of escape from blaze on boat heavily loaded with passengers and drums of fuel As many as 200 people are...
- Kibaki pledges more cash in war on poverty
He noted that Kenya supported calls for developed nations to honour the allocation of at least 0.7 per cent of the Gross National Income as...
- South Africa Calls Time On Undocumented Zimbabweans
South Africa has come under fire from human rights groups for ending the special dispensation for undocumented Zimbabweans living and working on within its borders....
- Mkhize denies R200m fraud claims
Durban - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize on Sunday denied any involvement in the alleged R200m tender fraud which led to the arrest of senior government...
- SACP wants Modiselle fired
Johannesburg - The SA Communist Party (SACP) in the North West province has called on the ANC to fire premier Maureen Modiselle, spokesperson Kaizer Mohau...
- Premier visits attacked nurse
Johannesburg - Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane on Sunday visited a nurse who had been attacked by striking public servants at Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital earlier...
- American Peace Corps volunteer slain
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- Mozambique police on alert amid calls for new riots
A policeman on a Maputo street on September 2. Mozambique police were on alert after days of riots over food prices, as calls for renewed...
- Ministers skip duties
Johannesburg - Nineteen out of the 34 ministers in President Jacob Zuma's cabinet, have failed to appear before Parliament for oral questioning, with no explanation...
- Six die in shack fire
Johannesburg - Six people were killed when a fire gutted a shack they were sleeping in Khayelitsha in the early hours of Sunday, Western Cape...
- U.S. Peace Corps volunteer fatally shot in Lesotho
An American aid worker died from a gunshot wound suffered in the southern African nation of Lesotho, the Peace Corps said in a statement. Peace...
- U.S. aid worker shot dead in Lesotho
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- An American aid worker died from a gunshot wound suffered in the southern African nation of Lesotho, the Peace Corps...
- Injured trapped in bakkie
Johannesburg - Two people were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision on the M1 Higginson highway near Arena Park, Chatsworth, during the...
- Russian freed after negotiations in Darfur
Three Russian helicopter crew members have been freed a day after they were abducted in Sudan's war-torn western region of Darfur. Khartoum - Three Russian...
