Africa

BREAKING NEWS: Pistorius not guilty of murdering Reeva Steenkamp, found guilty of manslaughter

Judge Thokozile Masipa rules Oscar Pistorius is guilty of culpable homicide, or negligent killing, in shooting of his girlfriend Reeva […]

MALAWI/SOUTH AFRICA BUSINESS FORUM TO LAUNCH THIS THURSDAY

Vice President Saulos Chilima will on Thursday evening be launching a high level bilateral business forum for Malawi and South […]

YET AGAIN MALAWI MISSES OUT AT THIS YEAR’S CHANNEL O AFRICA MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS

Once again Malawian musicians have failed to make the list of this year’s Channel O Africa Music Video Awards nominations. […]

STUDENT IN GUNIEA RECOVERS FROM EBOLA

The health authorities in Senegal say a student from Guinea, who was the country’s first and only diagnosed case of […]

LESOTHO PRIME MINISTER RETURNS AFTER FLEEING HOME

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has returned home after fleeing the mountain kingdom to neighbouring South Africa on Saturday. At […]

NIGERIA RISK A BAN FROM FIFA

Nigeria is risking a ban by Fifa after Chris Giwa failed to step down as president of the football federation […]

PASTOR CHRIS OF CHRIST EMBASSY ACCUSED OF ADULTERY WIFE FILES FOR DIVORCE

> Christian Oyakhilome popularly known as “Pastor Chris” of Christ Embassy Church has been accused of adultery and unreasonable behaviour […]

CANADA TO DONATE EXPERIMENTAL EBOLA VACCINE

Canada is to donate 800 to 1,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) for […]

SADC’s energy plan stumbles

“Let there be light in every home,” former Malawi President and SADC chairperson Joyce Banda declared when she took over […]

APM: “TRADE BARRIERS STILL A CHALLENGE AMONG SADC COUNTRIES”

State President Professor Peter Mutharika says trade barriers in the Southern African Development Community remain one of the challenges in […]

SADC sets deadline for FDLR disarmament in DRC

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has set a deadline for the surrender of Rwandese-Hutu rebels operating in the eastern […]

EBOLA OUTBREAK FORCES ORGANISERS OF AIRTEL’S RISING STARS TOURNAMENT TO BE RESCHEDULED

Organisers of Airtel Rising stars (ARS) have rescheduled the games to a later date this year as a precautionary measure […]

Nigeria gets $293m from the World Bank, DFID finance to create jobs

The Nigerian government has secured over $293 million funding support from the World Bank and the UK Department for International […]

South African airliner to continue flights to West Africa

The South African Airways (SAA)’s decision to continue operating in West Africa, which has been hit by an Ebola outbreak […]

“I HAVE EBOLA CURE, BRING THE PATIENTS HERE,” DARES HERBALIST.

A Zambian herbalist claims he has found a cure for the deadly Ebola virus. In an interview with Lusaka’s Radio […]

NIGERIA: U.S. SURVEILLANCE SPOTS ABDUCTED CHIBOK GIRLS – REPORT

A United States surveillance plane has spotted what appears to be a group of girls abducted from Chibok by Boko […]

MALAWI: PRESIDENT PETER MUTHARIKA CONFIDENT THAT THE AFRICAN LEADERS SUMMIT WILL YIELD RESULTS

Washington DC — President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika is confident that the just ended US- Africa Leaders’ Summit held in […]

AFRICAN COUNTRIES LOOSING BILLIONS FROM AID INSTEAD OF BENEFITTING

Malawi Government has been advised to stop relying mainly on aid but instead develop policies in which it can generate […]