Scholarships for virgins
Women's rights activists have criticised a South African municipality for a scholarship programme that funds studies for young women if they can prove they...
Death sentence for Kenyan woman
A Kenyan woman who strangled her two-year-old daughter to death after an overnight prayer session at a local church has been sentenced to hang...
Man takes used condoms, panties to wife’s workplace
A man took used condoms and his wife’s spoiled undergarments to her workplace, accusing her of bed-hopping, in front of her colleagues, the Harare...
Dad kills son (13) for farting during supper
A Grade Seven Bikita pupil in Zimbabwe died last Sunday after he was allegedly sjamboked by his father for farting while the family was...
Five children die ‘locked in freezer’
South African police have opened an inquiry into the death of five children who are thought to have suffocated after trapping themselves in a...
TB Joshua tries to stop trial over death of 116 persons
Registered trustees of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, founded by Prophet TB Joshua, on Monday filed another suit to stop the Lagos State...
Whatsapp, Viber, Facebook and Skype banned in Morocco
Morocco's telecom providers have banned free VoIP calls, including those on popular platforms, Whatsapp, Viber, Facebook and Skype, saying the services breached their regulations....
Tanzania bans mini skirts
In yet another surprising move, Tanzanian President John Magufuli has banned mini skirts, Kenya’s Standard media, reports. Following his sweeping victory last October, Magufuli...
Zimbabwe faces hangman crisis, no executions for the past 12 years
AT least 117 prisoners are on death row in Zimbabwe and no executions have been carried out for the past 12 years due to...