South African parliament speaker faces possible arrest after losing court bid

PRETORIA, April 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — A South African high court on Tuesday dismissed an urgent application filed by National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to interdict a possible arrest of her on corruption charges. The ruling, which clears the path for her potential arrest, marks a new setback for the African…

Kenyan hospital to dispose unclaimed bodies of 475 babies

The hospital seeks to bury the bodies in mass graves if they will not be collected within seven days NAIROBI, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s largest public referral hospital has announced that it will dispose hundreds of unclaimed bodies currently at its morgue if family members will not collect them.“Interested…

Kenya: Mombasa-Nairobi 5-vehicle highway accident kills 10 people

NAIROBI, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ten people died on the spot in a gruesome road accident involving five vehicles at Salama along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway on Monday night.An 18-seater matatu registered to Spannish Sacco, a 14-seater matatu registered to NAEKANA Sacco, two trucks and a saloon car were travelling through…

Paul Kagame: Rwanda’s polarising strongman

KIGALI, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — His supporters hail Rwandan President Paul Kagame for his role in ending the 1994 genocide and bringing peace to a traumatised nation, but critics accuse him of ruling through fear and repression. Kagame was just 36 when his Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) rebel army routed…

Venezuelan man, world’s oldest, dies at 114

CARACAS, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, certified in 2022 by Guinness World Records as the oldest man in the world, died on Tuesday at the age of 114, officials and relatives said. “Juan Vicente Perez Mora has transcended into eternity at 114 years of age,” Venezuelan…

South Africa: Former pres Zuma files appeal against exclusion from May vote

JOHANNESBURG, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday filed an appeal against a decision by electoral officials last week barring him from running in general elections in May. The electoral commission “had no valid reasons to violate the political rights of President Zuma,” read the…

South Africa: President Ramaphosa to unveil KZN terminal and Tetra Pak Manufacturing plant

PRETORIA, April 3 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to officially open the Newlyn PX Terminal and the Tetra Pak Manufacturing plant in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday as part of South Africa’s investment drive. These entities made pledges through the South African Investment Conference, an initiative led by President Ramaphosa…

Presidents Biden and Xi talk for first time this year to stop tension mounting

WASHINGTON, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first direct talks on Tuesday since meeting in November, with Biden looking to keep tensions from mounting ahead of Taiwan’s presidential inauguration in May. A senior administration official said before the call that Biden will re-affirm US support…

Peru’s exports to China increased 18-fold between 2009 and 2023

LIMA, April 3 (NNN-ANDINA) — In 2023, Peru shipped 47 agro-industrial products worth US$369 million to China, among which blueberries, grapes, and avocados stood out, the Peruvian Exporters Association (Adex) has reported. “It is a huge market that offers us great opportunities. Therefore, we must make progress on the pending…

Haiti: 53,000 people flee Port-au-Prince in three weeks of gang violence – UN

 UNITED NATIONS, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 50,000 people fled Port-au-Prince within three weeks last month as an explosion of gang violence shook the Haitian capital, the United Nations said. Between March 8 and March 27, 53,125 people left the city, according to a report from the UN’s International…