Africa: Latest Mediterranean Deaths Highlight Need for Safe Migration Routes

[ad_1] Nearly 100 people have died or disappeared crossing the Central and Eastern Mediterranean so far this year - more than twice the number for the same period in 2023, the deadliest year for migrants at sea in Europe since 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday. IOM underscored the need for regular migration pathways at a one-day summit in Rome hosted by Italy to boost development in Africa and curb migration flows. The A Bridge for […]

January 30, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: How New Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills in Africa Expand Crackdown On Rights

[ad_1] LONDON, Jan 29 (Openly) - Despite the decriminalisation of same-sex relations in Mauritius in 2023, rights groups warn that new laws being considered in several African countries risk eroding LGBTQ+ rights by creating new offences and targeting new groups. Many of the new bills resemble Uganda's draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act, which was signed into law last May and which includes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality". Sexual minorities in the east African nation say they have faced a wave of […]

January 29, 2024 2

Entertainment

Nigeria: NDLEA Declares Ex-Miss Commonwealth Wanted Over Alleged Illicit Drugs

[ad_1] The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared an ex-beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas also known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye, wanted after she allegedly escaped from her Lekki, Lagos residence, when NDLEA operatives raided her apartment at Oral Estate, Lekki on January 24, following credible intelligence she deals in illicit substances. The suspect was Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2015/2016 and founder of Queen Christmas Foundation. Recovered from her home during the search witnessed by the estate […]

January 29, 2024 2

Entertainment

Nigeria: NDLEA Declares Ex-Beauty Queen Wanted for Drug Dealing

[ad_1] The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared an ex-beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas, also known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye, wanted after she fled her Lekki, Lagos residence. NDLEA operatives raided her apartment at Oral Estate, Lekki, on Wednesday, 24th January, following credible intelligence that she was involved in illicit substances. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said, "The suspect was Miss Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2015/2016 and founder of the Queen Christmas Foundation. Recovered from her home during […]

January 29, 2024 1

Entertainment

Nigeria: Ex-BBNaija Housemate, Tacha, in Court Over Alleged Disorderly Behaviour

[ad_1] The trial started on 18 November 2021. Former BBNaija housemate Anita Akide, popularly known as Tacha, is facing charges of disorderly behaviour and turning the Murtala Muhammed International Airport into a public nuisance. Tacha appeared before the trial court, a magistrate's court in Ogba, a suburb of Lagos, on Friday, in a trial that only came to the attention of the press on Friday after over two years of quiet criminal proceedings instituted against the TV reality show star […]

January 29, 2024 2

Entertainment

South Africa: Is the City of Johannesburg Broke? – South African News Briefs – January 29, 2023

[ad_1] Is the City of Johannesburg Broke? The City of Johannesburg is facing financial turmoil, marked by allegations of non-payment, budget "rebase," and threats to cut off electricity, reports News24. A leaked memo revealed a proposed budget adjustment of R8.7 billion for the 2023/24 fiscal year, and the city's revenue collection fell significantly below the norm at 75%. The centralization of billing, as per a leaked document from City Power, has purportedly led to poor performance, debt, and low […]

January 29, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: ICJ to Rule On South Africa’s Request to Stop Israeli Attacks On Gaza

[ad_1] South Africa wants the ICJ, as a matter of extreme urgency, to ask Israel to immediately suspend its military operations in and against Gaza. The International Court of Justice will on Friday rule on provisional requests from South Africa in the case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Friday's ruling will not dwell on whether or not Israel has committed genocide in Gaza: that ruling is expected to take years. Instead, the court will rule on South Africa's nine […]

January 25, 2024 2

News

South Africa: Singer Kelly Khumalo Implicated in Murder Plot – South African News Briefs – January 25, 2023

[ad_1] Accused in Senzo Meyiwa Murder Case Implicates Kelly Khumalo as Alleged Mastermind In a recent development in the trial of Senzo Meyiwa's murder case, one of the accused, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, has implicated Kelly Khumalo, the mother of his child, as the alleged mastermind behind the hit on the former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, reports IOL. The lead investigator, Brigadier Bongani Gininda, revealed this information in the North Gauteng High Court, citing a formal confession made by Sibiya on May […]

January 25, 2024 1

News

South Africa: Scholar Transport Crisis Leaves Eastern Cape Students Stranded – South African News Briefs – January 24, 2023

[ad_1] Scholar Transport Crisis Leaves Eastern Cape Students Stranded In the Eastern Cape, hundreds of primary and secondary school students have been left stranded without scholar transport since the new school year began a week ago, reports News24. Despite the recent launch of the Learner Transport Management System, aimed at improving the efficiency of scholar transport services, students in Kuyga, Humansdorp, and St Francis Bay continue to face disruptions, with some waiting in vain for hours daily. The failure […]

January 24, 2024 1

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