Africa News at allvoices.com

Gospel singer Mmadi collapses on the stage

Source: Sowetan

Johannesburg :: South Africa | updated Sun Nov 29 21:53:35 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news

Days of Activism Against Abuse of Women and Children on Saturday morning. The imbizo had to be stopped for hours after the 45-year-old Winnie Mmadi collapsed and died shortly after incidents of crime and abuse against women and children were...

Credibility

Views: 114 | News Stories: 1 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

Somali pirates seize Greek vessel with 28 people aboard

Source: NewKerala

Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated Mon Nov 30 23:17:02 -0800 2009 | political-news

Aside from the 16 Filipinos, the crew also includes nine Greeks, two Ukrainians and one Romanian.

Credibility

Views: 111 | News Stories: 22 | Blog Posts: 11 | 30 | 30 | 0

Standard Bank in bomb threat

Source: News 24

Johannesburg :: South Africa | updated Mon Nov 30 06:19:20 -0800 2009 | political-news

The Johannesburg head office of South Africa's second largest bank was evacuated on Monday afternoon following a bomb threat. Fin24.com has been told that the imposing Sauer Street head office was evacuated midday after an employee, who has been retrenched,...

Credibility

Views: 62 | News Stories: 2 | Blog Posts: 0 | 1 | 5 | 0

Man bust for bomb threat

Source: I Africa

Cape Town :: South Africa | updated Fri Dec 04 13:09:12 -0800 2009 | sports-news

Senior Superintendent Vish Naidoo could not immediately reveal the nationality of the journalist but said the bomb scare at the venue of the World Cup final draw was made shortly before 1pm. "There was a threat made and we resorted...

Credibility

Views: 51 | News Stories: 63 | Blog Posts: 30 | 30 | 30 | 4

About a dozen missing after Egypt ferries collide

Source: Daily News & Analysis

Cairo :: Egypt | updated Sat Dec 05 08:58:16 -0800 2009 | travel-news

Initial reports had suggested several dozen passengers and crew may have been missing as the exact number of people on board was unclear. Figures provided on Saturday suggested about 11 were still missing. One was a passenger ferry that broke...

Credibility

Views: 48 | News Stories: 12 | Blog Posts: 9 | 10 | 15 | 0

Journalist Chris Louw dead

Source: News 24

Dakar :: Senegal | updated Tue Dec 01 04:10:29 -0800 2009 | political-news

Former South African Broadcasting Corporation radio executive producer and journalist Chris Louw has been found dead on his farm near Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West, the broadcaster reported on Tuesday...The circumstances around his death were not immediately clear.

Credibility

Views: 46 | News Stories: 1 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

BBC apologises for Boycott's foul-mouthed outburst during cricket ...

Source: Daily Mail

Port Elizabeth :: South Africa | updated Mon Nov 30 05:06:24 -0800 2009 | sports-news

The former England batsman was overheard shouting: 'F***ing tosser' during coverage of the one-day international victory against South Africa on Radio 5 Live. Unaware that he could be heard on air, he made the observation after England took a sixth...

Credibility

Views: 42 | News Stories: 4 | Blog Posts: 6 | 2 | 6 | 0

Zuma attends ukweshwama

Source: News 24

Cape Town :: South Africa | updated Sat Dec 05 12:56:39 -0800 2009 | sports-news

President Jacob Zuma attended the controversial bull killing known as ukweshwama held at Nongoma on Saturday. Zuma was seen inside the kraal where the bull was going to be killed...King Goodwill Zwelethini gave a speech and said no nation was...

Credibility

Views: 38 | News Stories: 87 | Blog Posts: 30 | 30 | 20 | 0

Maradona banned from World Cup draw

Source: The independent

Cape Town :: South Africa | updated Wed Dec 02 20:33:29 -0800 2009 | sports-news

November, also fining Maradona more than $24,000, after an outburst at the end of last month's decisive World Cup qualifier in Uruguay. Maradona, 49, who faced a potential ban from some of his team's matches at next year's World Cup,...

Credibility

Views: 28 | News Stories: 22 | Blog Posts: 16 | 30 | 30 | 2

EULEX detains self-confessed political killer

Source: B92

Tina :: Burkina Faso | updated Tue Dec 01 01:00:49 -0800 2009 | political-news

Nazim Blaca, who said he took part in murders of politicians in Kosovo, in custody...However, he was still free when he addressed reporters in front of the Kosovo assembly in Pri�tina on Sunday to say that the crimes he participated...

Credibility

Views: 27 | News Stories: 3 | Blog Posts: 1 | 10 | 13 | 0