Winnie Mandela challenges Madiba’s will
Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela Mandela is challenging her late husband’s will. She wants rights to Mandela’s tribal home in Qunu which he bought when they were married. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s lawyer Mvuyo Notyesi written to co-executor of the former president’s will Dikgang Moseneke arguing that AbaThembu tribal custom dictates that the rights to the property […]
Experimental drug used on US Ebola victims
An experiemental drug never before tried on humans has been tried to two US aid workers who contracted Ebola in Liberia. Officials say they are showing an improvement. At this stage there’s no certainty the improvement to the two Americans can be attributed to the drug ZMapp. Dr Kent Brantly and his colleague Nancy Writebol […]
Alleged DRC coup plotters to stand trial in Pretoria
Members of a DRC rebel group accused of plotting to overthrow president Joseph Kabila’s government go on trial in the Pretoria High court today. They lost an application yesterday for the case to be squashed because the alleged offence was designed for a foreign sovereign state. Two of the accused launched an application for charges […]
US raps African leaders over the knuckles
The US has opened the largest gathering of African leaders in its capital by rapping them over the knuckles. Secretary of State John Kerry urged the four dozen leaders at the US Africa summit to respect diversity and political differences. He urged them not to alter their constitutions for their personal gain. John Kerry didn’t […]
Google Africa, advises Mo Ibrahim
An African billionaire advises misinformed US business people to start by Googling Africa. Sudanese-born telecommunications magnate Mo Ibrahim is in Washington for the US Africa summit. Mo Ibrahim says he was amazed to be boarding a plane with businessmen bound for Washington to tell their American counterparts there are good opportunities in Africa. African capitals […]