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SA’s Married Lesbian Couple Asked to Split or Get Ready for Child’s Expulsion from School

National News - Fri, 05/03/2013 - 09:47

A married lesbian couple in South Africa had not even thought in their dreams that authorities concerned of their son's school would ask them either to get separated or get ready to face their son's e

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Gupta’s Wedding Row: Confusion over Chartered Plane’s Landing Permission Continues

National News - Fri, 05/03/2013 - 09:43

For now, nothing has been clear as to who gave the needed permission for the landing of a private chartered plane on a military restricted air base in South Africa.

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Lucy is Back Home

Ethiopia News - Fri, 05/03/2013 - 09:35

Lucy, the famous fossil, has been part of the five-year tour activity since 2007. Now the tour has reached Ethiopia. The fossil is one of the strongest evidences available for human evolution.

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Trion Worlds Starts Cross-Promotional Event

TechPoint Update - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 10:43

Trion Worlds has come up with its latest work dubbed Defiance. It is being claimed by the report that two pieces of media are already covered by Defiance, but a third platform i. e.

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Mandela Recovering Well, says Daughter Makaziwe

National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 10:11

Nelson Mandela, the ex-President of South Africa, is recovering from is sickness quite well after he was released from the hospital, affirmed his daughter Makaziwe Mandela.

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ICASA Approved Top TV’s Adult Channel Broadcast Appeal

National News - Thu, 04/25/2013 - 09:59

Sources suggested about the approval granted by regulators to telecast three adult content channels.

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Top Circus Company Faces Elephant Abuse Charges

National News - Wed, 04/17/2013 - 10:23

Recent news caught the attention of one and all after it was said that a top South African circus company has been slapped with a heavy penalty after a video showed elephants being abused.

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Lose Weight Using a Smartphone App

TechPoint Update - Tue, 04/16/2013 - 12:38

Researchers have developed a smartphone app through which they will track and monitor weight loss in its participants.

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Kenny Kunene’s Tweets about Enjoyable Gang Rape Initiated Rage

National News - Tue, 04/16/2013 - 09:44

A spark of rage was initiated on Twitter by the "Sushi King" Kunene following his tweet in which he wrote that he was a "victim of gang rape and loved it".

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Rihanna To Perform In South Africa For Her ‘Diamonds’ Tour

National News - Fri, 04/12/2013 - 09:06

Reports suggested about the performance that will be given by the famous singer Rihanna at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on October 13.

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Geoffrey Toyana: Man with Courage

National News - Wed, 04/10/2013 - 09:47

Not many people were of the view that Lions cricket team coach Geoffrey Toyana was hiding something behind his smiling face. Those who were aware of the tragedy dubbed him as a really strong man.

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Rihanna to Perform Live in South Africa

National News - Tue, 04/09/2013 - 12:24

Sources suggested the ticketing costs for the Rihanna concerts in South Africa will begin from R275. A tweet by the Big Concerts confirmed the performance of Rihanna on Friday.

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Singer Jill Scott Enthralls Audience at Jazz Festival

Cape Town - Mon, 04/08/2013 - 10:19

Recent news confirmed that the much-awaited performance from US R&B soul singer Jill Scott didn't disappoint anybody last night at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival at the convention centre.

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Rihanna All Set For South Africa Concert

National News - Mon, 04/08/2013 - 10:09

A recent report talked about Rihanna, who is all set for her South Africa tour.

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Tutu to Get $1.7m Templeton Prize

National News - Thu, 04/04/2013 - 10:02

Recent news confirmed that Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu would be honored with a $1.7-million Templeton Prize in order to acknowledge his incessant work to promote "love and forgiveness".

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Composer Ndodana-Breen Pours His Heart Out

National News - Thu, 04/04/2013 - 09:59

Recent news talked about composer Bongani Ndodana-Breen.

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Snoop Dogg and Camp Mulla to Perform at ‘MTV All Stars Concert’

National News - Thu, 04/04/2013 - 09:50

In a dual initiative by MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) and the KwaZulu-Natal Province, MTV Africa All Stars will witness a performance from Grammy Nominated rapper Snoop Lion, formerly known as Snoop Dog

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New Plan Shared with Gigaba for SAA

National News - Wed, 04/03/2013 - 09:46

Since last few years, the South African Airways (SAA) has been facing several operational and financial challenges. Due to this, it has reported a total loss of around R14-billion.

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Afro-jazz Singer Putuma Tiso to Perform at Cape Town International Jazz Festival

Cape Town - Wed, 04/03/2013 - 09:30

As per recent reports, it has been revealed that Afro-jazz singer Putuma Tiso is going to perform at Cape Town International jazz festival.

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SAIFTA Launched at ICC on Friday

National News - Mon, 03/25/2013 - 11:30

The South Africa India Film and Television Awards (Saifta) were launched on Friday at the International Convention Centre (ICC) and saw a number of Indian celebrities on the occasion.

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Ethiopia News

World Bank Asked for Investigation in Ethiopia ‘Villagization’ Project
Wed, 03/20/2013 - 10:11

A board meeting has been planned by the World Bank to decide the Inspection Panel to investigate...

Health Point

Dallas County Relay for Life event beats fund-raising goal
Sun, 04/21/2013 - 06:41

The Dallas County Relay for Life on Friday night generated bigger-than-aimed financial...

News from Nigeria

Committee Chairman says Achebe's Burial to be Historical
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:09

A committee said the burial of Prof. Chinua Achebe will be historical and it is planning a...