South Africa peacekeeper wounded by M23 rebel group: UN
The United Nations (UN) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says a South African peacekeeper has been wounded by shells fired by the M23 rebel group near Goma. A...
Guptagate claims department head
Johannesburg - Bruce Koloane, the chief of state protocol in the Department of International Relations and Co-operation, has pleaded guilty to all charges relating to his involvement in authorising the...
President Mandela’s negotiations were superficial
It is nearly 20 years since South Africa called itself "New South Africa". But the outcome of Mr. Mandela’s negotiations and his ANC colleagues reveals that they were superficial and...
South Africa: Habib inducted as Wits vice chancellor
Well known political commentator and academic Professor Adam Habib has officially been inaugurated as the vice chancellor of Wits University. He told guests in the Wits Great Hall that he...
South Africa: Papers ordered to apologise toOscar Pistorius
Johannesburg - The press ombudsman on Saturday ordered Rapport and its sister publication City Press to publish an apology for causing unnecessary harm to paralympian Oscar Pistorius. The two newspapers...
South Africa: Zuma’s secret deal with dictator
Johannesburg - The Central African Republic’s ousted dictator Francois Bozize says President Jacob Zuma’s broken promises made during a secret back-room deal led to his downfall. In an exclusive interview...
Oil: The conspiracy that robs Nigeria of billions of dollars
Nigeria is in dire straits. This statement summarizes the response of a top security official familiar with the large scale theft of crude oil that is going on at the...
Those who use Church’s resources to buy private jets have questions to answer – Archbishop Ekpu
…Says ‘I paid over 100 priests’ school fees’ *Warns against hasty judgment on clerics owning jets *Killings by Boko Haram, inexcusable A retired Archbishop of Benin Catholic Archdiocese, His Grace, Archbishop Patrick...
The word of St. Paul is not the Word of God (1)
If God were to inspire me to write a book, the words in my book would still be my words. They would not be the word of God. Ask...
Boy hides inside plane’s wheel from Benin to Lagos
What desperation could have led a teenager to ‘ride’ in the main wheel of an aircraft from Benin-City, the capital of Edo State, to Lagos? That was the question on...