A man is fighting for his life at a local hospital after he was reportedly kidnapped, drugged and raped before being dumped. The 27-year-old is currently admitted at a Provincial Hospital in Harare following the abuse after being kidnapped by two women and a man at gunpoint. The police, which confirmed the incident, said the […]Read More
The wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman begged for “forgiveness” as she was sentenced to prison for three years. Emma Coronel Aispuro, 32, was sent down on Tuesday in Washington, USA, after pleading with US District Judge Rudolph Contreras to show her mercy, Reuters reports. Using an interpreter, she said: “With all due respect, I address […]Read More
A 15-year-old student opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students, including a 16-year-old boy who died in a police car on the way to hospital. A 17-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl were also killed in the attack at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, a community of about 22,000 […]Read More
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, December 1, confirmed the first case of Omicron variant in Nigeria. NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, in a statement said in line with the routine travel test required of all international travellers and Genomic sequencing at the NCDC through Its National Reference Laboratory (NRL), Abuja, confirmed […]Read More
The High Court in Lesotho has charged former prime minister, Thomas Thabane, for the 2017 murder of his first wife, Lipolelo. According to the charges read on Tuesday, Thabane, 82, is accused of hiring hitmen to kill Lipolelo in June 2017, two days before he took office as head of government. The accused include Thabane’s […]Read More
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, prevalence of HIV is low compared to other countries on the continent but the pandemic has had an effect in the provision of care. One HIV patient speaks about his experience. ” Before, we used to have food rations, that doesn’t exist anymore, that’s all in the past. The […]Read More
In Morocco, the suspension of all incoming flights from this Tuesday has come into effect. The suspension comes in response to the new Omicron variant and will be in place for two weeks. For many, like Charleroi resident Mohamed Bekkaoui, it meant a last minute scramble to travel on Monday night . “We are going […]Read More
The first ever FIFA Arab Cup kicks off in Qatar on Tuesday. The competition is seen as a dress rehearsal for the World Cup, which will take place in the Emirates in a year’s time. It will pit the best teams in the Arab world against each other until the grand final on 18 December. […]Read More
Former Ethiopian Olympian, Haile Gebrselassie, said he is ready to join the fight against the Tigray rebels in the north of the country. On Friday, a state-affiliated broadcaster showed images of the prime-minister Abiy Ahmed purportedly directing troops in the frontline. Haile Gebrselassie, Olympic gold medallist said, “I’m a major, by the way. I am […]Read More
Students in South Africa are worried about the new Omicron variant identified in the country. The rise in the number of infections among the students have led to the postponement of tests and exams as explained by Nhlanhla Africa Maphosa, a student at Tshwane University of Technology. “It was just last week when they checked […]Read More
