World Oct 17 Army colonel who led lightning-fast coup in Madagascar sworn in as new president Col. Michael Randrianirina's ascent to the presidency came just three days after he announced that the armed forces were taking power in Madagascar, the Indian Ocean island of around 30 million people off Africa’s east coast.
World Oct 14 Madagascar military says it has taken control of government The military plans to form a council and appoint a prime minister to establish a civilian government.
World Mar 29 South African investigators search for bodies of Easter pilgrims killed in bus crash Forensic investigators in South Africa are searching for the bodies of victims after a bus carrying people to a popular Easter pilgrimage in the town of Moria plunged off a bridge and caught fire. An 8-year old child is the…
World Jan 05 Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius released after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend Pistorius will live under strict parole conditions, including a ban on speaking to the media, until his sentence expires in December 2029.
Health Mar 27 South Africa has first death as lockdown begins Security forces screamed at people on the streets after midnight in downtown Johannesburg, and homeless people scattered. But people later gathered in crowded townships, with some drinking and children playing.