LAGOS – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking fresh treatment in London for an undisclosed illness. His health has been a major cause of concern in a country where there are fears that a power vacuum could affect its recovery from recession. In a brief message, the president said “there is no cause for worry”….
LUSAKA – A 23-year-old Lusaka youth shocked people last Friday after he outbid everyone to buy Zambian President Lungu’s bow hat for K185 000 – $20 000. The ‘rich kid’, Munir Zulu – who bought the hat a ‘Meet the President Gala Dinner’ – said he paid the hefty price because he loves Lungu’s party,…
LAGOS – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has missed his third cabinet meeting in a row amid ongoing questions about the state of his health. He has not been seen in public for more than a week. His wife Aisha Buhari had tweeted on Tuesday that her husband was not as sick as is being perceived….
HARARE – Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s adviser, Professor Chris Malikane, has warned South Africans to be prepared for the worst if radical economic transformation is to succeed. Malikane was speaking last night at the Blacks in Dialogue event at the Devonshire Hotel in Johannesburg, which was organised by the Black First Land First movement. Malikane…
NAIROBI – Kenya’s opposition coalition, the National Super Alliance (Nasa) has named former Prime Minister and opposition leader Raila Odinga as its presidential flag bearer ahead of the country’s General elections in August. Odinga will battle it out for the top seat with the incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta. The five opposition parties also picked former…
TRIPOLI – International judges on Monday unsealed an arrest warrant for Libya’s former security chief, accusing him of carrying out war crimes in 2011 to quash opposition to late dictator Moammar Gaddafi. The warrant, first issued in 2013 by the International Criminal Court, charges Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled, once head of Libya’s internal security agency, with…
PRETORIA – At least 19 children have been killed in a minibus crash near the South African capital, Pretoria, emergency services and officials say. The children died after the vehicle burst into flames following a collision with a truck just north of the capital. There were understood to be both primary and secondary school-aged children…
JOHANNESBURG – While embattled South Africa President Jacob Zuma came under increased pressure to step down this week, his eldest son, Edward, was fighting to become chairperson of the Msholozi branch in KwaNxamalala Village in Nkandla. But his bid was thwarted after the general meeting last Sunday to elect a new branch leadership came to…
JOHANNESBURG – Protesters are gathering in major South African cities calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down after the sacking of a respected finance minister. Crowds are building ahead of demonstrations in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and the capital, Pretoria. Mr Zuma’s sacking of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan led to the country’s credit rating…
PRETORIA – SA President Jacob Zuma has appointed Thandi Norman, Thabani Masuku (both advocates) and Sifiso Msomi to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The appointments were made following a consultation process with political parties represented in Parliament, the presidency said yesterday. In March, the president announced his intention to designate three new members of the…
