A South African court on Tuesday, July 20, adjourned former president Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial to August 10, after the former leader applied for a postponement to appear in person rather than virtually. Zuma’s jailing earlier this month
Amazon, an American multinational technology which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming and artificial intelligence, has announced that it will be opening its African headquarters in South Africa with a real estate investment of over $279 million (R4 billion).
A Nigerian man was arrested in Johannesburg, South Africa for allegedly selling drugs to schoolchildren. The suspect was charged with possession and dealing in drugs and appeared in the Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court on Monday, April 12. Police said drugs were
Nelli Tembe, the fiancée of popular South African hip hop artist, AKA, has died after she reportedly jumped out from the tenth floor of a hotel in the early hours of Sunday, April 11. The police said they are investigating
Former South African President, Nelson Mandela’s once-elegant Houghton home in Johannesburg is now an abandoned eyesore. The house at 12th Avenue in which some of the world’s leading figures were hosted in, was until last year occupied by Mandela’s grandchildren,
A 51-year-old Nigerian drug kingpin, Frank Onyeka Nwaru has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in South Africa. Nwaru was convicted for dealing in drugs on Wednesday, February 2021, at the Stilfontein Regional Court following his arrest on 21 May
South Africa on Monday, February 1, received the first batch of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines that are expected to help the country’s efforts to stem the virus. An Emirates flight carrying 1 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses touched down at the OR
The full list of African countries and their capitals is provided here for those interested in this information. Some other important information about each African country such as population, current President and so on are also covered. For those asking
The continent of Africa is well blessed in terms of both natural and human resources. As of today, there are 54 officially recognized countries in Africa but not all of these countries have unique currencies. About 42 different currencies accepted
In this post, we take a look at the top 10 largest economies in Africa based on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). GDP is defined as the market value of all final products and services produced in a country within