South Africa’s third biggest political party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, has filed legal papers seeking to halt the first sitting of Parliament scheduled for Friday to elect the country’s president. Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party has said none of its 58 newly elected lawmakers will attend the sitting. The party earlier filed objections with the Independent Electoral Commission alleging… Read More

Malawi’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said in a live televised address on Tuesday. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane on Monday after telling the pilot to turn back to the capital, Lilongwe, due to bad weather.… Read More

After training as a nurse, Nevielle Leinyuy spent almost a decade in Cameroon working as a front desk receptionist because he was unable to find a decent-paying job in the medical field. Last year, he gave up looking. He applied for a nursing program in Canada, where he now lives with his wife and children. “They are stealing us from… Read More

A new attraction starring Tiana, the first Black Disney princess will soon welcome its visitors. The new theme park attraction updates Tiana’s storyline from the 2009 animated film, “The Princess and the Frog”. It is opening in the space previously occupied by Splash Mountain. The water ride had been themed to “Song of the South,” a 1946 Disney movie filled… Read More

The people of Malawi are in mourning following the death of the country’s vice-president, Saulos Chilima. He, together with nine others, died in a plane crash in a forest in the north of the country where they were due to attend a funeral. “In every nation we always have leaders who are also like parents. Not to one person, not… Read More