September 3, 2019 South African priest accidentally shoots self through face with own speargun A South African priest who shot himself through his head with his own speargun while spearfishing off the KwaZulu-Natal coast Friday has miraculously survived the accident and is recovering, reports said.
August 31, 2019 South African police officer arrested following female boxing champ's murder A police officer was arrested after a South African female boxing champion was fatally shot during a car chase in a coastal city, according to local reports.
August 23, 2019 5 dead, 21 injured after stampede at Algerian rap concert Five people are dead, including a 13-year-old, after a stampede at a concert in Algeria's capital injured at least 21, prompting prosecutors to open an investigation.
August 22, 2019 Wildlife committee votes to protect giraffes as endangered species for the first time Attendees at an international wildlife conference in Geneva voted Thursday to protect giraffes as an endangered species for the first time.
August 22, 2019 South Africa bans deliberate display of apartheid-era flag after court rules it amounts to hate speech South Africa’s Equality Court severely restricted the display of the country’s old apartheid-era flag after ruling Wednesday that it constitutes hate speech and racial discrimination.
August 21, 2019 'Lion Man' mauled to death by his captive big cats; animals shot to death A man in South Africa was mauled to death by his captive lions in a game reserve as he was fixing a broken fence inside the enclosure.
August 21, 2019 Drones increasingly used in Africa to save people's lives, deliver blood samples to labs It is understandable that when people think of drones in Africa, their mind immediately goes to the unmanned aerial vehicles used by the U.S. to track down and kill Islamic militants in Somalia, or fighters in Libya. But there is a mushrooming use of drones on the continent that is entirely peaceful - and positive. Such experience is now also being applied in the U.S.
August 19, 2019 Rare 'strawberry' leopard spotted in South Africa A couple captured stunning images of a rare “strawberry” leopard feasting on a dead giraffe at a South African game reserve.
August 16, 2019 Zimbabwe protesters face tear gas, beatings from police during anti-government demonstrations Zimbabwe's police used tear gas, arrests and beatings Friday to quell anti-government protests in the capital, Harare.
August 15, 2019 Tanzania politician says he wants to launch database of married men to crack down on cheating The governor of Tanzania's largest city wants to create a database that tracks married men in the East African region in order to crack down on infidelity and "humiliating" women, he said this week.