Footage said to show a gay man’s body being dug up from a grave and burned has shocked Senegal, triggering an investigation in the conservative country where homophobia is rife.The perpetrators arrived at a cemetery in the central city of Kaolack on Saturday evening searching for the grave of a man buried the day before, …
A US couple charged with torturing their 10-year-old foster son was convicted of lesser charges by a Ugandan court on Tuesday and ordered to pay $29,000 in fines and compensation.Nicholas and Mackenzie Spencer were arrested last year and initially charged with “aggravated trafficking” and committing “aggravated torture” against the boy over a two-year period starting …
Rassie van der Dussen has insisted South Africa are carrying no Cricket World Cup baggage even if their long-suffering fans may sometimes feel they are “watching a movie they’ve seen before”.South Africa, despite teams featuring the likes of Allan Donald, Jonty Rhodes, Herschelle Gibbs, Lance Klusener and AB de Villiers, have yet to win the …
The leader of Tunisian opposition party Ennahdha, Rached Ghannouchi, 82, had his jail sentence on terrorism-related charges raised to 15 months on appeal, his party said in a statement on Tuesday.An earlier ruling in May had sentenced Ghannouchi to 12 months in jail with the same fine of 1,000 dinars ($314).Ghannouchi’s latest sentence came following …
Extended jail term for Tunisian opposition chief GhannouchiTue, 31 Oct 2023 12:22:09 GMT Read More »
King Charles III paid a solemn visit Tuesday to the birthplace of independent Kenya, at the start of a trip clouded by calls for an apology over Britain’s bloody colonial past.Although the four-day state visit by Charles and Queen Camilla has been billed as an opportunity to look to the future and build on the …
King Charles visits Kenya as colonial abuses loom largeTue, 31 Oct 2023 12:04:40 GMT Read More »
Thousands of South Africans braved cold, wet weather to greet the Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks when they arrived in Johannesburg on Tuesday.Many wore green and gold, the colours of the national team, as they filled every available space at OR Tambo airport to greet the record four-time world champions.South Africa edged greatest rivals New Zealand …
More than six decades after Gitu Wa Kahengeri was jailed, tortured and denied food in a British-run labour camp in Kenya, the anti-colonial fighter says he is still waiting for justice.Now in his nineties, Gitu has ramped up his push for an apology and compensation from the British government as King Charles IIIÂ visits the East …
Kenya’s Mau Mau guerrillas carried out one of the bloodiest insurgencies against British colonial rule, with thousands of people killed in the brutal crackdown that followed, sparking calls for justice which still resonate in the East African nation.From 1952 to 1960 the fighters — often with dreadlocked hair and wearing animal skins — terrorised colonial …
Kenya’s Mau Mau: a colonial-era insurgencyTue, 31 Oct 2023 06:48:03 GMT Read More »
British universities Oxford and Cambridge are constantly ranked among the best in the world and celebrated for their academic excellence. But their murkier history is being brought to life for tourists, as the country increasingly grapples with its colonial past.”This is not the standard walking tour,” warned guide and student Claire McCann, before leading her group …
In his previous life, Luvo Maranti didn’t read music and the only thing he knew about opera was who Luciano Pavarotti was. He and his friends used to imitate the Italian tenor before bursting into laughter.This week, the 29-year-old South African will sing his lungs out at Operalia, one of the most prestigious opera competitions in …
Singing contest amplifies South Africa’s opera dreamsTue, 31 Oct 2023 06:26:16 GMT Read More »
