A DAYS-old baby boy has died in hospital after being viciously bitten by an unidentified animal that managed to get into the incubator ward where he was being kept following a premature birth, a newspaper reported Saturday. Al-Wafd said the incident took place on Friday at a public hospital in Itai al-Barud, in northern Egypt. […]
A MAN charged with Swaziland’s worst serial killing spree has led police to four more bodies, a police representative said on Thursday. Assistant Superintendent Leckina Magagula said David Thabo Simelane – charged with 34 counts of murder of women and children – took police to Marula Ranch Farm outside the town of Manzini, about 40km […]
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A high-tech company has developed and introduced a new milk-free instant meal for feeding schemes in South Africa. InstaMeal is a protein-enriched, lactose-free instant cereal/porridge made from non-genetically modified soy protein powder, pre-cooked maize meal, sugar and salt. It is prepared by mixing the dry cereal with hot or cold water. The meal is also […]
Harare | Saturday MOST of the 12 countries in the southern Africa region will suffer food shortages this year due to a combination of floods and drought, a regional food security warning unit said on Friday. The Southern African Development Community Regional Early Warning Unit (SADC-REWU) said due to an overall drop in regional crop […]
PROSECUTORS in the case of five men accused of the 1996 murder of Hard Livings Gang boss Rashaad Staggie, received a major blow on Thursday when Cape High Court Judge John Foxcroft ruled that he would not view video footage taken the night that Staggie was killed. The case against senior members of Pagad is […]
“DISCREET” negotiations were under way late on Thursday in the Central African Republic capital Bangui between the government and army mutineers who staged an abortive coup, in a bid to avert a “bloodbath”, a well-placed source said. “They want to see that the problem created by the mutineers does not end in a bloodbath,” said […]
NIGERIAN-born boxer David Izonritei’s career took a giant leap forward on Thursday when it was announced that he will be fighting the new heavyweight champion, Hasim Rahman, in Beijing, China on August 4. Legendary boxing promoter, Don King, announced at a press conference in New York that Izon, as the Nigerian boxer is commonly known, […]
FRENCH Prime Minister Lionel Jospin followed in the footsteps of other foreign leaders on Thursday to make a pilgrimage to the prison on Robben Island where former South African president Nelson Mandela spent most of 27 years as a political prisoner. Jospin spent about 45 minutes of the first day of his two-day official visit […]
FALAFEL, a universal food in most of the Middle East, was reincarnated on Thursday as McFalafel at Cairo branches of McDonald’s. The US fast food chain will serve falafel, a fried dish of chickpeas, in McDonald’s hamburger buns and sell each sandwich for about 40 cents. Falafel is traditionally made with seasoning including fennel, parsley, […]