More than 20 people drowned on Saturday when a bus travelling to a wedding in Kenya was swept away by fast-flowing waters as it tried to cross a flooded river.Onlookers screamed as the yellow school bus hired to take a church choir and other revellers to the ceremony in Kitui County keeled over and sank as the driver tried to navigate the surging waters.Some aboard the stricken bus managed to escape before the vehicle was quickly submerged, and were helped to safety.“We have this terrible, terrible accident that happened here this morning,” Kitui governor Charity Ngilu told reporters. “The bodies…
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Nestled on the southern edge of the world famous Sabi Sand Game Reserve sits Lion Sands, an exclusive lodge run by the More family, that just happens to boast some of the best game viewing in the world.Leopard, cheetah, elephant, wild dog and of course lions… there is no shortage of high profile game in this reserve that adjoins the Kruger National Park, with only the Sand River (that gives the Sabi Sands its name) in between.The Lion Sands offering in this part of the world has expanded in recent years however, and the brand has now extended its offering,…
Did you know Cyber Monday is one of the biggest online shopping days in America? But with so many stores and brands available, it can be hard to decide which ones offer the best deals. I’ve rounded up a list of all the brands included in the LTK Cyber Week Sale Event for you!The holidays are right around the corner and if you’re anything like me, you’ve got a ton of shopping left to do. Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are the best time to shop for that perfect holiday gift.This year there are amazing deals to be had…
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Their house was gone. They weren’t at the hospital or the morgue. Even as he searched the news for their faces, the teenager knew: His adopted family — the people who’d given him a bed when he was sleeping under a bridge — didn’t survive the mudslide.About this seriesClimate Visionaries highlights brilliant people around the world who are working to find climate solutions.Three days of downpours, heavy for Sierra Leone’s rainy season, had given way to reddish brown muck streaming down the residential slopes of Sugarloaf mountain. Sinkholes opened. People in this hilly capital reported hearing…
Issued on: 04/12/2021 – 09:46 Gambians were due to head to the polls on Saturday, in the first presidential election in the tiny West African nation since former dictator Yahya Jammeh fled into exile. The voting will be closely watched as a test of the democratic transition in the country, where Jammeh ruled for 22 years after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1994.The ex-autocrat was forced into exile in Equatorial Guinea in January 2017 after Adama Barrow, then a relative unknown, defeated him at the ballot box.President Barrow, 56, is now running for re-election, and faces five other…
Genius and perfection are not synonymous. In fact, the two can be quite at odds. The pursuit of perfection cannot be but single-minded. It is a monolithic, and sometimes even destructive impulse. Conversely, truly virtuosic artistic endeavor does not proceed by diktat. It is heterodox. It is an act of creation. With the album UMDALI (meaning: creator), Malcolm Jiyane’s debut as a bandleader, the South African creative polymath has showcased the full bloom of his enigmatic genius. On the album, he conducts his band, the Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O, to empyrean musical alchemy with a perfectly imperfect slice of liminal South…
Her Network has unveiled the official nominees for the 2021 Her Network Woman of the Year (HNWOTY) Awards as it returns to celebrate the fifth year of her annual award ceremony. Her Network Woman of the Year Awards is an annual celebration of exceptional women who have made a significant impact in their community, network, or workplace.This year, Her Network Woman of the Year continues to celebrate outstanding women who have persisted and thrived while making a positive impact in their community, networks, or workplace, despite the challenges and consequences of the Coronavirus global pandemic, which has changed the dynamics…
In the early hours of October 25, security forces showed up at the residence of Sudanese prime minister Abdalla Hamdok in the capital Khartoum.They said “there is a change, you will be staying under house arrest”, Hamdok recalled in an interview with the Financial Times about the military coup that knocked Sudan’s democratic transition off course and sparked global outrage.More than a month later, the soft-spoken economist has been reinstated through what he called a “workable agreement” with the army to avoid “a catastrophic situation”. Dozens have been killed in mass protests against the military takeover. But far from quelling…
South Africa have not played at the World Cup since hosting the tournament in 2010Fifa has ruled an appeal from South Africa relating to a decisive 2022 World Cup qualifying match against Ghana is inadmissible.Bafana Bafana had claimed they were “robbed” after their 1-0 defeat last month, with the only goal in the game scored from a first-half penalty.The South Africa Football Association (Safa) included allegations of “match fixing, match manipulation including corruption and bribery” when it lodged a complaint with football’s world governing body.South Africa had needed a draw to reach Africa’s World Cup play-offs, but the result meant…
(CNN) — Just as many countries around the world were beginning to loosen their border restrictions, reports of a newly detected coronavirus variant in South Africa sent many of those doors slamming shut again.Different countries and territories have taken different approaches toward preventing the spread of this new variant. The most up-to-date information is below, but please be aware that governments can change their regulations on a moment’s notice. Check back for further updates.AngolaAngola announced on Saturday that it will close its borders with seven countries in southern Africa in an effort to prevent the spread of the new Omicron…