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South Africa: Bitcoin ‘Ponzi Scheme’ brings pain to many

Many South Africans are in distress after a bitcoin investment scheme appears to have duped them of their monies. The alleged Ponzi scheme trading as...

Opinion: Understanding Cape Town’s gang problem

The Cape Flats is currently enduring an intense period of gang violence, in which over 900 people have been murdered in the first half...

Cape Town overwhelmed by violence, military deployed

The city of Cape Town, in South Africa in recent weeks appeared to have been overwhelmed by violence requiring a national intervention. At least 20...

South Africa: Zuma’s son acquitted of culpable homicide

Duduzane Zuma, the son of former president Jacob Zuma, has been found not guilty of the charge of culpable homicide in the Randburg Magistrate's...

South Africa to launch E-Visa system in November 2019

South Africa's Department of Home Affairs has announced that it will launch a new E-Visa system in November 2019. The department said the new regime...

South Africa: Top anti-graft crusader faces graft allegations

South Africa's top anti-corruption crusader, Busisiwe Mkhwebane who serves as the Public Protector is facing corruption allegations. She is facing allegations of abuse of office...

eSwatini bans competition for witchdoctors

eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland has banned a planned competition for witchdoctors. The competition often pits witchdoctors against each other in a battle of skills...

Child rape in Zambia alarming, activists call for stiffer laws

No bail, no bond, for rape suspects is the slogan many Zambians are chanting, in response to the recent rise in child rape numbers...

SA teens finally land in Egypt in homemade plane

The aircraft built by some twenty South African teenagers has finally landed in Egypt's capital cairo after a tour of parts of Africa. The four-seater...

South Africa: Farm manager attacked and thrown into fire

A farm manager in South Africa has been hospitalized after he was attacked and thrown into fire on Saturday. Local news outlets reported that the...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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