insert_link Africa Nigeria investigates mysterious disease Health authorities in Nigeria have launched an investigation following the outbreak of a strange illness in the country's northwest state of Sokoto. todayApril 10, 2024 54
insert_link South Africa Three Coptic Orthodox monks killed in S.African church South African police were on Wednesday investigating the murder of three monks of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox faith. The motive for the fatal stabbings remains unclear. The monks at a church in Cullinan, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) northeast of Pretoria, were murdered on Tuesday, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said. "Three victims were found with stab wounds while the fourth victim that survived alleged that he was […] todayMarch 13, 2024 12
Africa Cuban speaker in Kenya over fate of abducted doctors Cuba's parliament speaker is visiting Nairobi in a bid to uncover the fate of two Cuban doctors abducted in Kenya by Somalia-based jihadists almost five years ago, its foreign ministry said. The mission by Esteban Lazo comes after Al-Shabaab claimed in a statement that the two doctors had been killed in a US air strike in Somalia last week. Lazo "has travelled to Kenya in order to engage in urgent […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 16
insert_link Africa World Bank investigates Tanzanian tourism project allegations The World Bank says is investigating allegations of human rights violations committed by Tanzanian authorities during the implementation of a $150 million tourism resource management project. Daniel Kijo reports. todayFebruary 6, 2024 25
insert_link Namibia Cryptocurrency suspects granted bail Five people accused in an alleged cryptocurrency scheme were each granted bail of N.dollars 20 000 in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Tango Muulyau, Shi Zi Jun, Lin Shu Lin, Chen You Yi, and Carlos Alejandro are implicated in an alleged cryptocurrency scam involving the recruitment of young Namibians. The suspects face charges alongside Fan Jia, Guo Linzie, Haifeng Zheng, Li Zirian, Chen Wuyu, Neng Jun Wu, Wu […] todayDecember 21, 2023 87
insert_link World EU launches investigation into X, formerly known as Twitter The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X platform for breaching the EU's new social media laws. The probe, a global first, relates to a number of suspected failures, including the mishandling of illegal content and disinformation. todayDecember 18, 2023 25
insert_link World India’s Modi calls for investigation into breach of Parliament India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has called for a probe after a security breach in Parliament last week but rejected calls made by opposition parties for a discussion. Sreoshi Mukherjee reports. todayDecember 18, 2023 12
insert_link Business / Economics Competition Commission investigates merger violations The Namibian Competition Commission says there are a few cases that they are currently investigating. In addition, 10 cases of contravention of merger regulations are under investigation and the mergers division is monitoring a further 37 cases. Meanwhile, in respect to anti-competitive conduct, the Commission during 2023, handled 19 investigations, of which six have been completed. Here is the Director of Enforcement and Cartels Division at NaCC, Paulus Hangula with […] todayDecember 13, 2023 14
insert_link Namibia NaCC completes probe into Namib Mills’ for refusal to supply poultry products to SMEs By Ishmael Mukubonda The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) has completed investigations on Namib Mills for allegedly refusing to supply poultry products to small and medium enterprises. The commission received complaints that the company refuses to sell poultry products including chicken liver, gizzards, meat, eggs and chicken necks to SMEs, saying it has a permanent buyer for those products. In an exclusive interview with Nampa recently, NaCC analyst, Lovisa Nghishe said […] todayDecember 12, 2023 18
