PRETORIA – South African athlete Oscar Pistorius should not go to jail over the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, his sentencing…
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s capital Mogadishu now has its first-ever ATM bank machine — and it dispenses U.S. dollars. The machine was installed…
CAPE TOWN – Reports say that Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye and his co-accused Themba Tshabalala have been found not guilty of murder…
WESTERN CAPE – British businessman Shrien Dewani has formally pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife on their honeymoon in South Africa…
NEW YORK – A mystery no-show at the United Nations raises speculations about the state of health of Zambia’s President, Michael Sata,…
JOHANNESBURG – The retail price of 95-grade petrol in South Africa will drop by 5 cents a litre from next Wednesday, while…
GENEVA – New figures suggest 70% of those infected with Ebola in West Africa have died, higher than previously reported, says the…
PARIS – A French tourist has been kidnapped in Algeria by a militant group linked to Islamic State (IS), French Foreign Minister…
LAGOS – Torture has become such an integral part of policing in Nigeria that many stations have an informal torture officer, Amnesty…
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has called the West Africa Ebola outbreak “a threat to global security” as he announced a larger…
