Sangoma stoned to death, three arrested

Durban - The mother of the sangoma who was stoned to death in Welbedacht by a mob which wrongly believed she had abducted a child, has welcomed the 10-year sentences handed to the men who murdered her...Read more

Sangoma stoned to death, three arrested

2013 May 21 | 841 Views
Durban - The mother of the sangoma who was stoned to death in Welbedacht by a mob which wrongly believed she had abducted a child, has welcomed the 10-year sentences handed to the men who murdered her...

by Daily News

Africa's women of power

2013 May 20 | 2129 Views
Across the world, women make up about half the population yet they never come close to holding 50 percent of the positions of power in any government. In the US, only six out of 50 states hav...

by Aljazeera

Zimbabwean gardener 'shot dead' by SA employer

2013 May 20 | 3147 Views
THE murder of a Zimbabwean man in South Africa's Muldersdrift area - allegedly by his boss - has sparked an outcry, with local activists calling on the police to act against the gardener's employer....

by Sunday World

SA considers tit-for-tat UK visa rules

2013 May 19 | 3227 Views
Johannesburg - Frustrated by Britain's apparent reluctance to lift its visa requirements for South Africans, government is considering playing tit-for-tat and demanding the same from UK visitors....

by Gaye Davis, City Press

SABC Morning Live anchor Vuyo Mbuli dies

2013 May 19 | 5477 Views
JOHANNESBURG - Renowned SABC television and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli died in the early hours of Sunday morning in a Bloemfontein hospital. Mbuli was the SABC Morning Live presenter....

by Eyewitness News

Man kills mother, dries and stores her remains for 10 years

2013 May 18 | 4563 Views
A 64-year-old Nigerian man, Dr. Chimezie Osigwe from Imo State allegedly killed his mother, dried her remains and stored them in a cupboard for 10 years.The 78-year old mother, Mrs. Lucy ...

by Staff reporter

22 boys die in botched circumcision rituals

2013 May 18 | 3451 Views
South Africa police from the Mpumalanga province reported on Thursday that at least 20 South African boys lost their lives in the last week during traditional initiation rituals. The deaths a...

by Staff reporter

Mozambique rejects all demands by Renamo

2013 May 18 | 2449 Views
MAPUTO - The government of Mozambique has rejected all the demands made by the main opposition Renamo party as pre-conditions for resuming the on-going dialogue amid rising security concerns. ...

by Staff reporter

48-year-old man claims to be Jesus

2013 May 16 | 5553 Views
The 48-year-old Phetole Selepe, from Dan Village outside Tzaneen in Limpopo, South Africa claims he is Jesus Christ and was sent by the ancestors to save the world.He has been living on the ba...

by Staff Reporter

Communique of the 375th PSC meeting on the situation in Somalia

2013 May 16 | 1252 Views
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 375th meeting held on 10 May 2013, adopted the following decision on the situation in Somalia:...

by APO

South African hotels target sex tourism

2013 May 16 | 3243 Views
Durban - South African hotels have committed to help protect children from sex tourism by being on the lookout for suspicious guests who try to check in with underage companions.IOL reports th...

by Staff Reporter

Moyo 'Axe man' gets three life sentences in SA jail

2013 May 15 | 2967 Views
JOHANNESBURG - Shepherd Moyo has been convicted on one count of attempted murder, three counts of rape and 11 of robbery.On Wednesday, the so-called 'axe man' was sentenced to three life sen...

by Staff Reporter

Redi Tlhabi interviews Banda, Ramphele on South 2 North

2013 May 15 | 1738 Views
This Friday on Al Jazeera's new global talk show South 2 North, Redi Tlhabi interviews two remarkable African leaders: Joyce Banda, Malawi's first female president, and Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, founder...

by Kevin Kriedemann

Zim woman brutally killed for suspected ritual purposes in SA

2013 May 15 | 3759 Views
A 34-year-old Zimbabwean woman was brutally killed for suspected ritual purposes allegedly by her South African boyfriend at a village outside Makhado in Limpopo Province.The woman identified ...

by Staff reporter

Renewed xenophobic threats in SA

2013 May 15 | 2628 Views
THE community of Tshiombo in Thohoyandou in Limpopo Province, South Africa, has launched renewed threats of attacks on Zimbabweans living in the village.The latest development follows the murd...

by Mashudu Netsianda

Witches flying broomsticks above 150 metres to be arrested and fined R500k

2013 May 14 | 5688 Views
WITCHES flying broomsticks in Swaziland above 150 metres will be subject to arrest and a hefty fine of R500,000, civil aviation authorities said, according to a report.Witches' broomsticks are...

by timeslive

Cops say millions stolen after the Justin Bieber concert

2013 May 13 | 3108 Views
Johannesburg - Police said on Monday that millions of rands were stolen during the robbery at the FNB Stadium not long after the Justin Bieber concert, Sapa reported.The suspects made off with...

by Staff reporter

Baby girl found in a fridge

2013 May 13 | 3612 Views
Johannesburg - A baby girl recently found in a fridge in Benoni, South Africa is alive and well, police said on Monday."The baby is in hospital, doing well, alive and kicking," said Captain Al...

by Staff Reporter

'Africa has every reason to be optimistic,' says Strive Masiyiwa

2013 May 13 | 2250 Views
A new report by the Africa Progress Panel calls for greater transparency in business dealings with the continent. The report presented by former UN chief Kofi Annan focused on Africa's extractive indu...

by Staff reporter

SADC countries urged to use SADC-approved roads signs

2013 May 11 | 2189 Views
The Association of Southern African National Roads Authorities (ASANRA) has called on countries in the region to use road signs that are approved by the SADC to reduce road carnages that have caused d...

by Staff reporter

SA Cop caught on camera having sex, suspended

2013 May 11 | 11291 Views
Johannesburg - A policeman filmed taking a bribe and a policewoman caught on camera performing a sexual act will be suspended, Gauteng police said on Friday."The content of the video is very...

by Staff Reporter

Prophet TB Joshua's body guards face arrest

2013 May 10 | 3873 Views
Four Ghana journalists belonging to Accra-based media organisations were on May 7, 2013, detained for several hours by macho men believed to be bodyguards of Prophet T.B Joshua, Founder and Overseer o...

by Staff reporter

SA minister okays spares for Zimbabwe's helicopters

2013 May 10 | 1761 Views
South Africa's Justice Minister Jeff Radebe, as chairman of the arms control committee, has in effect approved the donation of helicopter airframes and spare parts to Zimbabwe, finding that bey are no...

by VYNDHAM HARTLEY I BusinessDay

Zimbabwe, Zambia to launch joint UNWTO promotional video

2013 May 09 | 1279 Views
Zimbabwe and Zambia will be launching a joint promotional video and a joint website ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly to be held in Victoria Falls and Liv...

by Staff reporter

Malema's house to be auctioned on Thursday

2013 May 08 | 3405 Views
Expelled ANCYL president Julius Malema's half-built Sandown mansion will go under the hammer on Thursday."At the moment, in excess of 30 people have shown interest," Geldenhuys was quoted as s...

by Sapa

Gay sangoma

2013 May 07 | 2790 Views
HE is a sangoma in every way. But he is different from most sangomas. He is gay.Sphamandla Ndebele (22) from section 3 in Madadeni, near Newcastle, in northern KZN, said he heard the calling w...

by Daily Sun

Masowe eChishanu press release

2013 May 07 | 3284 Views
EVERYONE IS WELCOMEMasowe eChishanu (UK), a charitable organisation founded on Christian principles where equality is at the centre of its operation...

by Moyo Roy

Zuma's wife loses uninsured jewellery

2013 May 07 | 3348 Views
Johannesburg - Thobeka Madiba-Zuma, the fifth wife of South African President Jacob Zuma, is claiming compensation of half a million rand from SA Airlink after uninsured jewellery apparently disappea...

by Staff Reporter

Small house hires hitman to kill lover's wife

2013 May 07 | 4056 Views
Durban - It could be the plot of a torrid crime story. A mistress allegedly hires a hit man to kill her lover's wife, only for him to shoot the wrong woman.But it gets even more complicated. T...

by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans whipped at a Botswana customary court

2013 May 06 | 3397 Views
Two Zimbabwean men who were recently arrested in Gaborone West sobbed like babies as they were being caned at the Old Naledi customary court after being convicted of "intention to commit crime"....

by Staff reporter

Car bomb claims seven in Mogadishu

2013 May 06 | 1206 Views
Mogadishu - Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation.General ...

by Staff Reporter

Cop guns down drunk driver

2013 May 05 | 3789 Views
Police in South Africa are investigating after a traffic officer shot and killed a suspected drunk driver, the EWN reported.Kyle Weideman was pulled over on the N1 Highway near Brackenfell on ...

by Staff Reporter

Malawi dismiss Zimbabwe style land grabs

2013 May 05 | 1707 Views
Malawi's Foreign Affairs ministry has said that President Joyce Banda did not declare that she would replicate Zimbabwe's land reform in the country as widely reported by the media. After...

by Staff reporter

White SA workers take employer to court over racism

2013 May 04 | 3692 Views
Cape Town - Ten correctional service employees have taken the department to the Labour Court, claiming that they have been overlooked for promotions because they are not black.Pieter David...

by Staff Reporter

Woman strikes 5-year-old step-daughter with a stone on the head

2013 May 04 | 3013 Views
A Malawian couple was arrested in Dedza district on suspicion that they abused their 5-year-old daughter. The wife, 22, allegedly struck her step daughter on the head with a stone and then her...

by Staff Reporter

SA demands explanation from Zambia over 'backward' comment

2013 May 03 | 3175 Views
South Africa has demanded an explanation from Zambia on remarks its vice-president Guy Scott reportedly made about President Jacob Zuma and others."We shall be summoning the high commissioner...

by Sapa

SA soccer star granted leave to appeal conviction for killing a Zim woman

2013 May 03 | 2984 Views
Johannesburg - The Randburg Magistrate's Court has granted soccer player Bryce Moon leave to appeal his culpable homicide conviction, it was reported on Friday.The appeal would be heard by the...

by Sapa

Zimbabwean woman appear in court for mbanje dealing in Botswana

2013 May 03 | 2064 Views
FRANCISTOWN - A Zimbabwean woman Khesiwe Sibanda appeared in a Botswana court on Thursday to face a single count of dealing in dagga.Sibanda is jointly charged with Dorcas Lekgetho, Sydney Seb...

by Mmegi

Nigerian to fight terrorism, crime with fresh requirement

2013 May 02 | 1478 Views
The Corporate Affairs Commission in Nigeria has said it is putting a new regulation in place to ensure that unfit and improper people do not register firms or use such for fraudulent and terrorism pur...

by Staff Reporter

Zimbabweans in court for robbing Barclays Botswana

2013 May 02 | 2941 Views
A branch manager at a bank in Botswana has told the court how three Zimbabweans stormed her bank, demanding cash. Ketshabile Motswasele, branch manager of Selebi-Phikwe Barclays Bank Prestige ...

by Staff reporter

'South Africans are backward'

2013 May 02 | 3339 Views
One of the most colourful men in African politics happens to be white. Guy Scott is the vice-president of Zambia but his race is probably the least exceptional thing about him.On a recent aft...

by David Smith I guardian

Malian newspaper editor freed

2013 April 30 | 1512 Views
Bamako - A Malian newspaper editor detained for nearly a month after publishing an open letter from disgruntled soldiers was freed on Tuesday after the case was declared "null and void".Boukar...

by Staff Reporter

Man arrested for pleasurising himself in front of kids

2013 April 30 | 4273 Views
A man accused of attempting to coerce school girls to perform oral sex on him and masturbating in front of primary school pupils was denied bail in the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court.The 30-yea...

by Staff reporter

Ian Khama clawed by a cheetah, receives two stitches in his face

2013 April 29 | 4062 Views
Botswana President Ian Khama has received two stitches in his face after being clawed by a cheetah, local media reported on Monday.The incident occurred at a Botswana Defence Force barracks l...

by AFP

Zimbabweans in South African gay murder storm

2013 April 29 | 4336 Views
A group of young Zimbabweans have been sucked into a raging and disturbing gay men murder saga in South Africa (SA), it has emerged.While the identity of the trio under South African Police ...

by Staff reporter

Few countries compare to South Africa in the effort to fight corruption says Zuma

2013 April 28 | 1458 Views
Pretoria - The fight against crime was more intense in South Africa than it was in many other countries, President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday."Fellow South Africans, I must underline here th...

by Staff Reporter

Girl (12) raped repeatedly

2013 April 28 | 2260 Views
Johannesburg - A man has been arrested for allegedly raping and intimidating a girl in Zeerust, North West police said on Saturday.The 31-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, said captain Pe...

by Staff Reporter

Man arrested for 'shooting' 3 ANC members

2013 April 27 | 2916 Views
Johannesburg - A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of three members of the African National Congress in Umtshezi, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Saturday.The 40-year-old man ...

by Staff reporter

Two Zimbabweans gets public lashing in Botswana

2013 April 27 | 3918 Views
Two Zimbabweans, Caiphus Moyo (32) and Blessed Mabondeni (36) wept in public early this week when they got five lashes of the cane each for an 'intent to commit crime' conviction.The unemploy...

by Staff reporter

Desmond Tutu hospitalised

2013 April 24 | 2511 Views
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu checked into a South African hospital Wednesday for treatment of a persistent infection, his foundation announced.Tutu, 81, also will underg...