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A popular South African radio and club DJ has been shot dead in the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, sending shockwaves across the nation grappling with entrenched crime. Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, was gunned down in the city centre on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the 40-year-old media personality was approached by three suspects, […]
Economist Almandro Jansen says strong global demand for uranium, gold, copper and diamonds , along with Walvis Bay’s key trade corridors, helped Namibia generate N$13.8 billion in exports. He says the revenue eases pressure on foreign reserves and government finances, but warns that long-term growth depends on upgrading infrastructure, boosting skills, and adding value locally […]
The mandatory release date for clubs to allow all players competing at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is Monday, 15 December. That means players will be together six days prior to the start of the tournament on Sunday, 21 December. The final takes place on Sunday, 18 January, 2026. Fifa have confirmed that […]
Andre Onana has been left out of Cameroon’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) – with the team in chaos after head coach Marc Brys was sacked amid allegations of “subterfuge”. Days after being re-elected as Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) president, Samuel Eto’o and his executive committee announced Brys’ dismissal in a dramatic […]
A group of 24 Nigerian girls who were abducted from their boarding school over a week ago have been released, the country’s president says. Armed assailants stormed the school in Nigeria’s Kebbi State on 17 November, killing two members of staff and abducting 25 students. One was able to escape soon after. Nigerian President Bola […]
A new chapter in South Africa’s long-running Zuma saga is set to begin with the 43-year-old daughter of the former president due to go on trial this week on terrorism-related charges. In what is believed to be a first for the country, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is being prosecuted over what she wrote on social media four […]
At least six people have died during a crowd crush at a military recruitment event in a stadium in Ghana. Wednesday’s “tragic” crush appeared to have been caused by “an unexpected surge of applicants who breached security protocols and rushed into the gates,” said a statement from Ghana’s armed forces. Twenty-two others were injured, including […]
OVER 800 participants from Namibia entered this year’s Two Oceans Marathon, while domestic running events are attracting both local and international competitors. These travels to and from the country increasingly showcase Namibia as a sport tourism hub. Recently, brothers Silas and Andreas Iipumbu travelled to the United States to compete in the Chicago Marathon. They […]
Protesters targeted a new multi-million dollar museum in Nigeria and forced organisers to halt a preview event ahead of Tuesday’s planned opening. Videos showed a group insulting foreign guests and ordering them to leave after entering the grounds of the Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) in Benin City on Sunday. They were angry that […]
A migrant sex offender who was mistakenly released from prison has been deported from the UK with no right to return. Hadush Kebatu was jailed after sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, Essex, while living in an asylum hotel, but was mistakenly set free by prison staff on Friday. He was […]