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10+ min ago   (98+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Swimming South Africa president Alan Fritz has been suspended over potential violations of the World Aquatics Integrity Code. Fritz has been provisionally suspended along with CEO Shaun Adriaanse. They face allegations of provision of false information and fake documents,…...

8+ min ago   (227+ words) More than 1,000 school children are to benefit from YBWorms social, emotional learning programme, as the initiative expands to additional nine primary schools in Lagos. This is as the Young African Bookworms Initiative, a registered Nigerian non-profit organisation, founded in November…...

28+ min ago   (172+ words) Channel Africa Legal bodies warn court shutdown undermines rule of law in Zambia The Law Association of Zambia and a consortium of civil society organisations have voiced strong concern over the abrupt shutdown of courts across the country, warning that…...

10+ min ago   (137+ words) Zhus Jdo – Opium Amapiano Six9ja Nigerian rapper and singer Zhus Jdo is in a dance-filled space on his 2026 project Wahala Pikin, out 7 August, with “Opium Amapiano”. Zhus Jdo writes with a boisterous, in-your-face style, mixing sexual boasts, nightlife references and street-minded…...

17+ min ago   (608+ words) The message from Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture Dino Ballotti to Namibian entrepreneurs is both timely and necessary: Namibia’s small population should not become a ceiling on the ambitions of its businesses. Speaking at the…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (199+ words) The Paducah Sun Walker’s Bluff permanently closing, cites property tax burden Above: Attendees cross the finish line at the Lazy Days of Summer 0.5K Saturday, Aug. 22. Below: One attendee dressed in a Spider-Man costume on Aug. 22. Child Watch held its…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (450+ words) Analysts say the greenbacks struggles favour both bullion and emerging market currencies THE South African rand has opened the week maintaining its strength displayed in its rally last week as it traded at R16.03 against the weakened United States (US) dollar…...

34+ min ago   (594+ words) PUBLISHED: 25 Aug 2026 at 12:45 WINDHOEK — Namibia has granted environmental clearance for an offshore phosphate mining project that paves the way for the world's first commercial seabed-dredging operation for the mineral, despite opposition from green groups and the fishing industry. Deep-sea mining…...

27+ min ago   (618+ words) When asked about the resilience and adversity of the Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Aguila Little Leaguers after a comeback win against Panama on Friday at Volunteer Stadium, Nicaragua manager Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Mayorga didn't hesitate crediting their hometown. The…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (375+ words) Following a chaotic and technically flawed manifesto launch, the ANC faces harsh criticism as commentators question the party's modern competence. Eaton’s analysis cuts to the core of the ANC's current existential dilemma. The party, which has dominated South African politics…...