South Africans Vote ANC Again
WITH 62.15 per cent of the popular vote, the African National Congress, ANC, extended its 20-year hold on power, amid allegations of scandals and economic malaise afflicting South Africa. It...
Airmen help counter African extremists
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Men and women of the Air Force's 920th Rescue Wing rotate into and out of Djibouti, serving in the tiny East African nation, squeezed among Eritrea, Ethiopia...
Pastor threatens Ghana – ‘Pay me $60,000 or lose all three World Cup group matches’
Ghana will suffer three humiliating defeats in all their group matches at the World Cup if they don't pay $60,000 for spiritual services provided Prophet Ezekiel, the pastor has warned....
Dozens of protesters arrested after South African election results
(CNN) -- South African police arrested 59 people in Johannesburg overnight following postelection protests, authorities said Saturday. Police used rubber bullets to disperse the protesters, who burned tires in the...
Oscar Pistorius was ‘praying, crying, torn apart’ after shooting, witness says
Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Oscar Pistorius was "praying, crying, torn apart" after shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, pleading with her not to die, the first person on the scene...
Pro-Mbabazi youth beaten, denied access to meeting
Lira- Youth in Lango sub-region, who are against Mr Museveni’s NRM sole candidature in 2016, were on Tuesday assaulted by those supporting the Kyankwanzi resolution. The youth said they were...
Kampala: Police stole our cows – Kategaya widow
Ntoroko-Ms Diana Kategaya, a widow of former deputy premier Eriya Kategaya has accused police of stealing 32 cows from the family farm in Lyantonde District. Ms Kategaya on Tuesday said...
Uganda: Moyo strange illness cases rise to 88
Moyo- The number of people affected by a strange illness in Moyo District has continued to rise, further complicating the task by health officials in discovering the actual disease. By...
CSOs, security firms disagree on oil deals
KAMPALA. Civil society organisations and security agencies working in the Albertine region yesterday traded accusations over harassment and concealing oil deals. Mr Joel Okao, the coordinator of CSOs Coalition on...
Kenya: How safe is our national ID data?
In Kenya, even though both leading candidates for president: Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta came from the same shade of elite who have dominated Kenyan politics for as long as...