ADDIS ABABA – With the African Union now predicting the continent’s economy will contract by 0.8 percent this year, African finance ministers are scheduled to meet via video conference on Thursday to discuss ways countries can mitigate a looming economic disaster. Researchers at the AU now believe the continent will
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – The coronavirus outbreak in Cameroon, with over 655 confirmed infections, has accelerated a government plan to remove thousands of homeless children from the streets. About 3,000 street children are to be reunited with their families or receive job training, including orphans and asylum-seekers from the neighboring Central
CAPE TOWN – Cape Town police have been hard at work tracing suspects after a liquor store was burgled and liquor looted in Langa on Sunday afternoon (05 April 2020). Shortly after the incident, a 33-year-old woman from Gugulethu, believed to be linked to the crime incident was arrested. As
NORTHERN CAPE – The police in Delportshoop is requesting assistance in the search for Petrus Koloje (48). He was last seen on the R31 at the Jankempdorp/Schmidsdrift crossing on 30 March 2020 at about 16:30. Koloje suffers from epilepsy and was wearing a blue jeans and white t-shirt with black
NORTERN CAPE – A 21-year-old man was arrested by Mothibistad Community Service Centre members at about 13:00 on Sunday, 05 April 2020. A suspect was arrested at Seoding village outside Kuruman after a tip off from the community members that he might be in possession of suspected stolen goods. When
POLOKWANE: A 27-year-old suspect was arrested this afternoon, for trading in illicit cigarettes. The arrest was effected during an operation that was conducted in the Lephalale CBD. The police received information about the presence of illicit cigarettes that were being sold in one of the shops some few blocks from
A joint operation by the Directorate Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), the SAPS and the Department of Labour on Monday, 06 April 2020 in Benrose, Johannesburg, led to the arrest of two suspects aged 33 and 42 who were charged for contravention of Section 11B (1)(b) of the Disaster Management Act,
