South Africa's former ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool who was expelled from the US last week, has told the BBC it was "self-evident" there was racism within Donald Trump's administration.
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote says that he does not own any property overseas, as he only owns two houses in Nigeria, as he wants to concentrate on developing and industrialising his native country.
Nigerian singer Rema has announced the arrival of a brand new project titled HEIS out this Thursday (on Mavin Global/Jonzing World/Interscope Records).
MALAWI - An aircraft carrying Malawi's Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine other people is reported to have gone missing, the president's office has confirmed.
HARARE - A Rwandan national, Samuel Habimana, was brutally murdered in his home by armed robbers in Harare on Friday night. The incident has sent shockwaves through the Rwandan community, with many believing it was an assassination orchestrated by the regime of President Paul Kagame in Kigali.
South Africa's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has rejected a request to remove former President Jacob Zuma as the leader of the newly formed Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party arguing it does not interfere with political parties' internal affairs.
Former South African world boxing champion Dingaan Thobela, nicknamed 'The Rose of Soweto', was on Monday found dead at his home in Johannesburg after suffering ill health.
KAMPALA, UGANDA - Eight members of a Ugandan music band, the Crane Performers, have been arrested for complaining that the president's speech at the weekend was too long.
SOUTH AFRICA - Nine suspected criminals have been shot and killed in a shootout with police on Wednesday morning. Police said the crime scene in Desai in Mariannhill was still active at 6.30am on Wednesday.
