January 22, 2020

Taxi hitman arrested

DURBAN When police realised that one of their most wanted men was in the Berea area, an operation was immediately conducted. The suspect was confronted by police officers from various units and subsequently arrested. Police found a 9mm pistol with 30 …

Police confiscate drugs worth R67 400.00

NORTHERN CAPE – In their endeavour to turn the tide against crime, the police confiscated drugs worth R67 440.00 and arrested a 47-year-old woman in Victoria West.The arrest was made on 21 January 2020 when De Aar Public Order Police and Victoria West …

Research towards the digitalisation of mining in SA

The Mandela Mining Precinct, supported by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), is working on an innovation that will improve safety and efficiency in the mining sector. The Mandela Mining Precinct is a public-private collaboration between t…

Foreign stars lead Absa Premiership top scorer race

JOHANNESBURG, AS the race to clinch the Absa Premiership title intensifies, so is the quest by strikers to finish top of the goal scoring charts.If current form is anything to go by, a foreign player will finish the season as the top scorer.Malawian f…

More Tanzania government critics jailed

DAR-ES-SALAAM, THE detention of a human rights lawyer and his co-accused on charges of organised crime and money laundering are seen as a latest ploy by the Tanzanian government to silence critics.Lawyer Tito Elia Magoti and Theodory Giyani, a technol…

Scores of ‘Yahoo Boys’ nabbed at Nigeria nightclub

LAGOS, NIGERIAN authorities have arrested 89 suspected internet fraudsters during a raid at a nightclub southwest of the country.Some vehicles, laptop computers and smartphones were among items confiscated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissi…

Tricky ties in Africa’s road to Qatar 2022

CAIRO, SOME long running rivalries will resume as African teams begin their route to the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) World Cup Qatar 2022.The draw made in the Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt for the second round of the q…

MTN introduces prepaid TikTok bundles

JOHANNESBURG, MTN South Africa has launched bundles for the short-form video sharing application that has emerged a favourite among millions of users worldwide. The mobile firm said the introduction of the bundles for TikTok was delivery of its commit…

Pregnant Ghana woman endures horror in Israel jail

ACCRA, THE imprisonment of a heavily pregnant Ghanaian woman in Israel has sparked outrage in her home country and among human rights groups.Josephine Kwabiwaa (32) has been placed in isolation for four months after her refusal to test for tuberculosi…

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