The Incumbent Julius Maada Bio has been declared the winner of Sierra Leone’s presidential election but the opposition has disputed the count.
Official figures gave Bio 56% of the vote while his main rival, Samura Kamara trailed far behind with 41%. After the first tranche of results were released on Monday Dr. Kamara alleged that his electoral agents were not allowed to verify the ballot counting. The 59-year-old Bio, a former soldier, is due to be sworn in […]
Head of Sudan’s army called on young men to defend their country by joining the army and announced a ceasefire for the Eid al Adha holiday today.
Multiple ceasefire deals have failed to stick in the conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that began on the 15th of April including several brokered by Saudi Arabia and the United States at talks in Jeddah. Army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan appealed to the country’s youth and all those who can defend […]
Prime Minister Mr. Samuel Matekane will participate in the meeting of Heads of State and Government of Southern African Customs Union -SACU scheduled to take place in Eswatini, tomorrow.
The Press Attaché Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. Thapelo Mabote explained that the summit will amongst others reflect on strategic issues, and provide guidance to the Council of Ministers on the implementation of the SACU Agenda. Prime Minister’s delegation will include the Minister of Finance and Development Planning Dr. Rets’elisitsoe Matlanyane, Minister of Trade, Industry, Business Development and […]
The National University of Lesotho-NUL has signed a Memorandum of Understand with the Sheffield Hallam University and the Malealea Development Trust.
NUL’s Dean of the Faculty of Law Dr. Letzadzo Kometsi said, the collaboration is going to yield students of both universities great results as they will learn from each other. Dr Komesi said the collaboration will also help the university to further mandate its research, teaching and innovation strategies. Professor Chandi Patel of the Faculty […]
The Mafeteng Magistrate Court has sentenced a 40-year-old Thabiso Mokobi of Ha Makopela to ten years imprisonment without an option of a fine for sexually abusing his grandmother.
Evidence shows that the convict molested his 65 year old grandmother on the 2nd of December 2022. It showed that the convict who had been staying with the complainant, found that his grandmother had just finished bathing and had wrapped herself with only a towel around her waist. He is said to have asked her about the […]
KwaZulu-Natal authorities in SA say heavy rains and storm winds since Tuesday afternoon, have caused extensive damage in various parts of the province, with north of Durban being the hardest hit.
The Department of Cooperative Governance says roads, electricity networks and water pipelines have been severely damaged. The eThekwini municipality says clinics have also been flooded and that municipal workers have been clearing fallen trees and debris from roads. Initial reports also say that a herdboy was washed away by floodwater in the Zwelisha area in […]
The United Nations refugee agency’s humanitarian needs have soared among people displaced by fighting in Sudan, with the number of those fleeing expected to surpass projections, while aid access remains extremely uncertain.
The United Nations refugee agency’s humanitarian needs have soared among people displaced by fighting in Sudan, with the number of those fleeing expected to surpass projections, while aid access remains extremely uncertain. It says the explosion of ethnic violence in Darfur, largely by nomadic Arab groups in alliance with the Rapid Support Forces who have […]
