DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzanian President John Magufuli has sacked two public officials after scolding one of them on live TV. He had asked the two municipal directors what their budget was for road construction in their districts. Neither could recall on the spot, and a few hours later both officials were sacked. No reason…
NAIROBI – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared winner of a controversial re-run of the presidential election. Odinga boycotted the re-run because he said that no reforms had been made to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) after the Supreme Court found irregularities and illegalities in the original poll. Mr Kenyatta, who is…
MONROVIA – Liberia’s ruling party on Sunday announced a formal complaint against the electoral commission over the outcome of the October 10 presidential poll, days before a runoff involving its candidate, Vice-President Joseph Boakai. The Unity Party said it would join two other parties in seeking “a logical legal conclusion as quickly as permissible under…
NAIROBI – Security has been tightened in Kenya as voting takes place in a re-run of the presidential election, which is being boycotted by the main opposition. Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is seeking a second term, has urged people to vote and remain peaceful. Opposition leader Raila Odinga, who has pulled out of the…
JOHANNESBURG – South African lobby group Afriforum has announced plans to privately prosecute President Jacob Zuma’s son. The group says it wants to prosecute Duduzane Zuma on manslaughter, or culpable homicide, charges emanating from a car crash in which a 27-year-old woman died in 2014. The man who intends to spearhead Afriforum’s private prosecution is…
FREETOWN – Partial results from Liberia’s presidential election show former football star George Weah has taken an early lead. Figures from the National Elections Commission (NEC) put Mr Weah ahead in 11 out of 15 counties, although most votes have yet to be counted. His main rival, incumbent Vice-President Joseph Boakai, leads in one county…
LILONGWE – Malawi government has imposed a night-time curfew to prevent any more deaths after at least five people were killed by people accused of behaving like vampires. The UN says it has pulled staff out of two districts as the vampire scare sweeps across the south of the country. According to reports, the victims…
JOHANNESBURG – Two paramedics were robbed at gunpoint in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, on Tuesday morning, the City of Johannesburg EMS said. Spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said the paramedics had just picked up a patient in Second Street at around 02:00, and had started driving when two armed men confronted them and forced them to stop….
MAPUTO – Suspected Islamists attacked a string of police stations in a small town in northern Mozambique killing two policemen but 14 of the gunmen were slain, police said on Saturday. Police have been slow in releasing details of the attacks which occurred on Thursday and Friday in Mocimboa de Praia. “We recorded 14 deaths…
JOHANNESBURG – Residents of Johannesburg have been warned to take extra precautions, as heavy rainfall could result in localised flooding. Emergency Services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said that the country had “officially entered into thunderstorm season”. He warned residents in low lying areas, especially those in informal settlements, “to move to higher ground when there is…
