March 22, 2020

Zimbabwe’s Sports Betters Feeling Coronavirus Pinch

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s large informal economy started feeling the pinch of COVID19 even before a confirmed case had been recorded in Africa.  It only has two confirmed cases so far, but suspension of sports events worldwide has affected Zimbabwe’s gambling industry, which had turned into a 24/7 business in some

The 21-year-old victim of assault dies in hospital: Alice

Police have arrested a male suspect in Alice after he was alleged to have been behind the assault of two University of Fort Hare students at Marikana Hostel, on the 14 March 2020 in Alice. According to the information, the 21-year-old was assaulted with a brick and iron rod by

Butterworth police investigate arson

Butterworth Police are investigating a case of arson. It is alleged that a string of shops along Saur Street, Butterworth were on fire in the early hours of this morning of Sunday, 22 March 2020. The fire was noticed at about 3am on Sunday, 22 March 2020. No injuries have

Business robbery suspects arrested: Port Elizabeth

Quick response by police resulted in the arrest of 8 suspects who were involved in the robbery of a liquor store in Linton Grange on Friday, 20 March 2020. It is alleged that at about 15:45, the complainant was monitoring the suspect as he was shopping in the store.  As

Italy Reports Hundreds of new Coronavirus Deaths

Europe has become the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, with the hardest hit nation, Italy reporting hundreds of new deaths on Sunday. The total number of deaths in the country has now surpassed 5,400. All nonessential businesses in hard-hit Italy have been ordered to close as the country battles the

Several African Countries Confirm First Coronavirus Cases

Several African countries have confirmed their first cases of the coronavirus, while Rwanda has become the first nation in Africa to be placed on lockdown. According to the World Health Organization, more than 1,000 cases had been reported across Africa as of Sunday. In Uganda, Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng announced the first case,

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