The man accused of kidnapping and murdering eight-year-old Tazne van Wyk made his first appearance at the Goodwood magistrates court on Friday. Moehydien Pangaker (54)… Read More »The Many Crimes Of Moehydien Pangaker, Tazne Van WYK’s Suspected Killer
A 14-year-old Freedom Park Secondary School pupil has been stabbed to death. It’s alleged that a fellow grade 10 pupil attacked the boy after school… Read More »Police Hunting Suspect After Freedom Park High School Pupil Stabbed To Death
Former apartheid state security officer Charl Lambrecht said that he only learned of Neil Aggett’s death upon arrival at the cell where the activist’s body… Read More »Ex-Apartheid Security Officer Recalls Being Part Of Neil Aggett Death Probe
“Battle Bus” was a sculpture made by Sokari Douglas Camp in memory of Nigerian environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa who was controversially executed in 1995. The sculpture… Read More »Nigerian Environmentalist Immortalised
The dozen products made there, including bread, cakes, doughnuts and crisps, all share the same main ingredient: sweet potato. Owned and run by Meru Friends… Read More »Kenya’s Miracle Yield
Once lauded as one of Sudan’s finest musicians, Abu Obaida Hassan faded into obscurity under the Bashir regime and was even pronounced dead. Now he… Read More »Care for Cultural Icons from the Pre-Bashir Era
In his poem “Rough Path”, Yousef Kamara reflects on his years selling drugs and stealing as the leader of a street gang in Sierra Leone’s… Read More »An Example for Wayward Youths in Freetown
The shortage of clean and affordable water has become a threat to individual and public health in the troubled Southern African nation. The Chitungwiza City… Read More »Zimbabwe’s Troubled Waters
Inoussa Bouda a 45-year-old entrepreneur, a Muslim, and his wife Alida, a Christian, are an interfaith couple, which according to Burkina Faso’s census, make up… Read More »Love Conquers Burkina Faso’s Divide
Telelift uses drones the size of a dining table, which are attached to the ground by a long wire and, according to their maker, can… Read More »Creating a “Flying Cellphone Tower” for Africa