JAMES EARL JONES, VOICE OF DARTH VADER, DIES AGED 93
American actor James Earl Jones, best known for being the voice of the Star Wars villain Darth Vader, has died aged 93. He died early on Monday morning surrounded by…
INTERNATIONAL HUNT FOR MAN WHO THREW HOT COFFEE ON BABY
Australian police are working with their international counterparts to locate a man they believe fled the country after pouring boiling coffee on a baby in Brisbane. The random attack –…
‘TATE RAPED AND STRANGLED US’ – WOMEN TALK TO BBC
Two women who say they were raped and strangled by the controversial social media influencer, Andrew Tate, have spoken to the BBC about their experiences.Another woman has alleged, for the…
CHINESE PRESIDENT JINGPIN PLEDGES OVER $50 BILLION SUPPORT TO AFRICA
Republican President Hakainde Hichilema is among over 40 heads of state that attended the summit of Forum on China Africa Cooperation FOCAC in Beijing, China. At the summit, Chinese President…
CHINA’S MISSION TO WIN AFRICA’S HEARTS WITH SATELITE TV
As African leaders gather in Beijing this week for the triennial China-Africa summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping may have one thing under his belt to boast about – satellite TV.…
‘I’M NOT HARRY POTTER’ – TEN HAG DEFENDS MAN UTD AFTER LIVERPOOL LOSS
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says he is “not Harry Potter”, and is adamant his side have a great chance to lift a trophy this season despite their chastening…
JAPAN TEEN JUMPS TO DEATH, KILLING PEDESTRIAN BELOW
Two people have died in the Japanese city of Yokohama after a teenage girl jumped to her death from a shopping centre, hitting a pedestrian below. The 17-year-old high school…
DIGGING RIVERBEDS IN ZIMBABWE IN DESPERATE SEARCH FOR WATER
One of the worst droughts in living memory is sweeping across southern Africa, leaving close to 70 million people without enough food and water. In Mudzi district in northern Zimbabwe,…
NAMIBIA BLOCKS SHIP OVER ISRAEL WAR-CRIME CONCERNS
A vessel suspected by the Namibian authorities to be carrying military cargo intended for Israeli use in the ongoing war in Gaza has been blocked from docking in the southern…
MPOX JABS ARRIVE ON AFRICAN SOIL AFTER RED-TAPE DELAYS
Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of a vaccine to combat mpox, making it the first African country to receive a batch amid the current outbreak of disease that used to…