Tributes are pouring in for a veteran South African sports broadcaster who was found dead on Wednesday hours after being abducted when his vehicle was hijacked in a township near Johannesburg. Owen Ndlovu, a former presenter with the country’s public broadcaster, the SABC, was seized on Tuesday while collecting his wife from a church in Katlehong, police said. His body, which witnesses said had gunshot wounds, was discovered by residents the following morning. Police have launched a manhunt for three suspects and are investigating the circumstances surrounding his killing, which has once again drawn attention to South Africa’s high levels…
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The decision to award the 2029 World Athletics Championships to Nairobi has prompted an outpouring of celebration across Africa. Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie, a two-time Olympic 10,000m champion, congratulated the whole continent on the “wonderful news” following the announcement by World Athletics on Tuesday morning. The Kenyan capital saw off former Olympic Games hosts London and Rome to secure a slice of history, with the event set to be held in Africa for the first time. Unsurprisingly, news that the globe’s top athletes will descend on the 48,000-capacity Kasarani Stadium in three years’ time has gone down well with some…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP The discovery of the bodies of nine women near Johannesburg in the last two months has sent shock waves around South Africa and highlighted the scourge of femicide and high levels of violent crime. The first body was discovered on 17 July, naked and restrained with cable ties. A ninth body, also belonging to a woman, was found this morning, according to the police. Police say a suspect believed to have been the victim’s boyfriend was arrested and remains in custody. The youngest victim has been identified as a 20-year-old woman. Gauteng officials say police…
By Africanews with AP The Ebola Treatment Center in Beni, the epicenter of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, opened its doors Wednesday to the members of the Motorcycle Taxi Drivers’ Association Platform. The goal was to dispel misconceptions about the Ebola Treatment Center in order to prevent it from being attacked by local communities. Dr. Jérémie Muhindo, the head of Ebola Response in Beni, said that they showed the members of the Motorcycle Taxi Drivers’ Platform the process. “How patients are admitted, and how caregivers, companions, or family members come to check on their loved ones’…
Olu Jacobs, one of Nigeria’s best known actors, whose career spanned several decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of 84. His wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, announced his death and asked for privacy while the family mourns. Silva announced his passing in a statement describing the celebrated actor as “The Lion of Lufodo” and saying his life was “well lived and fought”. Some of his notable films include My Kingdom, Covert Operation and One Fine Day. He was regarded as one of the father figures of Nollywood, as Nigeria’s film industry in known, commanding widespread…
By Agencies Guinea’s media regulator has issued a formal warning to French broadcaster France 24, accusing it of using an inappropriate term to describe President Mamady Doumbouya. The High Authority for Communication said the channel had “deliberately” referred to Doumbouya as a “putschist president” during a September 14 broadcast. Doumbouya seized power in a 2021 military coup before being elected president in December 2025 in a vote that was held without significant opposition. The regulator said France 24 had ignored what it called the president’s legitimacy from the ballot box, and ordered the broadcaster to make editorial corrections across its…
By Africanews with AP As Ebola threatens parts of Africa, the Federation of West African Medical Laboratory Science opened its first conference Wednesday, in Lomé, Togo, to discuss the challenges posed by epidemics in Africa. Over the course of three days, medical biologists from West Africa will address the theme: “Medical Biologists and Public Health in West Africa: Issues, Challenges, and Prospects.” Dr. Arthur Garber, president of the Sierra Leone Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists, recalled that when Ebola broke out in Sierra Leone in 2014, “we would have lost too many lives” without the work of medical laboratory…
Police in South Africa have confirmed the discovery of a ninth woman’s body in just two months, amid growing concern over a string of unexplained deaths east of Johannesburg. The latest victim was found half-naked and wrapped in a sheet on the side of a road in Dawn Park on Thursday morning, police said. Her identity has not yet been released. The discovery follows the deaths of eight other women whose bodies have been found since July across Ekurhuleni, a major urban area of Johannesburg. Several of the women were found partially clothed and with injuries, but police have…
By AP The World Health Organization says there are encouraging signs in the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but warns the outbreak continues to spread and cases are rising sharply in parts of the east. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said transmission was declining in the hardest-hit areas of Ituri province, while South Kivu has reported no new cases since May. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General: “We’re now starting to see encouraging signs that we’re gaining ground. In the most affected parts of Ituri Province, transmission is going down. South Kivu has reported no new…
By Africanews Africa’s biggest oil refinery has opened its ownership to the public, with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote seeking to raise about 1.6 billion dollars in the continent’s largest initial public offering. Retail investors can buy shares in the 650,000-barrel-a-day refinery, with a minimum purchase of 10 shares. Dangote will retain an 87 percent stake. The IPO has generated strong interest, with Nigerian investment platforms reporting heavy traffic as investors seek a stake in the refinery. The 19-billion-dollar facility began production in 2024, helping Nigeria shift from a major importer of refined fuel to an exporter. Analysts say the listing…