Malabo boat mishap: Survivors narrate ordeal
‘We held on to cylinder for 2 days as fellow passengers went down with ill-fated MV Soni’ … With the name MV Soni boldly inscribed on its dark body, the...
An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness'”
In the fall of 1974 I was walking one day from the English Department at the University of Massachusetts to a parking lot. It was a fine autumn morning such...
South Africa: 24 killed in bus accident
South Africa Emergency Service has confirmed the death of 24 people in a vehicle which crashed on the Hex river pass in Western Cape province on Friday. Emergency service spokesperson...
Mali war disrupts cocaine supply to Europe
France’s surprise intervention in northern Mali against Islamist fighters involved in lucrative drug-running has disrupted cocaine supply to Europe but smugglers are already finding new routes, analysts said. The former...
Lebanon unable to confirm hostages executed in Nigeria
Lebanon is still trying to confirm the fate of two Lebanese abducted in Nigeria, Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour told AFP Monday after a video posted online claimed to show bodies...
Renewable energy not viable option for ordinary householder
Clean Power Africa to showcase successful renewable projects There is undoubtedly awareness among South Africans that renewable energy is the way to go. But how feasible is it for the...
World leaders pay their last respect to late President Hugo Chavez
Venezuelans have paid an emotional farewell to the late President Hugo Chavez at his state funeral in Caracas. Vice-President Nicolas Maduro told mourners Mr Chavez, who led Venezuela for 14...
Egypt confirms death sentences for football riot
An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld death sentences for 21 defendants over a deadly football riot in Port Said, in a case that has already sparked widespread violence and threats...
Kenyatta Wins Kenya presidential election
Kenya's deputy prime minister, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta, has won Kenya's presidential election by a tiny margin with 50.03 percent with a turnout of 86%, provisional results showed this morning, avoiding...
Australian Grandma Found Dead After Meeting With 28 Year-Old Nigerian
A 67 year-old grandmother from Australia has been found dead in South Africa where she travelled to meet a 28 year-old Nigerian she met on an online dating site. The...