# ‘n Brand wat vinnig versprei bedreig die Amerikaanse stad Reno in Nevada, met byna 90-duisend-mense wat beveel is om te ontruim of gereed te maak om te vlug. Die brand wat as Die Hawk bekend staan het meer as vier-duisend-hektaar verbrand en bly heeltermaal buite beheer. Ongeveer-42-duisend inwoners is onder verpligte ontruimingsbevele, terwyl nog […]
# Vier mense is in Kenia in hegtenis geneem terwyl ondersoekbeamptes probeer vasstel wat die dood van 18 olifante in die Amboseli-ekosisteem veroorsaak het. Die Keniaanse Natuurlewediens sê die diere is tussen Junie en verlede maand dood, met voorlopige laboratoriumtoetse wat op moontlike vergiftiging dui. Volgens vroeëre bevindinge was daar sianied teenwoordig in tamaties wat […]
# Die saak van vyf beskuldigdes wat verbind word met ‘n beweerde dwelmvervaardigingsaanleg van 600-miljoen-rand in Musina, Limpopo, is tot Vrydag uitgestel om verdere ondersoeke toe te laat en ‘n Spaanse tolk te vind. Die beskuldigdes sluit in twee Mexikaanse burgers, twee Zimbabwiërs en ‘n Malawiese burger. Hulle is in hegtenis geneem tydens ‘n operasie […]
# Die verkiesingsgeskil in Zambië het verder verskerp nadat howe gesluit is, op die laaste dag vir die indiening van ‘n hofgeding teen president Hakainde Hichilema se herverkiesing. Regslui in Lusaka is deur gewapende mans by hofgeboue weggewys, met polisieversperrings wat toegang verhoed. Die opposisiekandidaat Brian Mundubile, wat tweede geëindig het in die verkiesing op […]
# Five accused linked to an alleged 600-million-rand drug manufacturing operation in Musina, Limpopo, have had their case postponed to Friday. The matter was delayed to allow for further investigations and to secure a Spanish-language interpreter. The accused include two Mexican nationals, two Zimbabweans and a Malawian citizen. They were arrested during a Hawks-led operation […]
# Zambia’s election dispute has escalated, with courts across the country sealed off on the final day for filing a legal challenge to president Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election. Lawyers were reportedly turned away from court buildings in Lusaka by armed men, while police tape blocked access. Opposition candidate Brian Mundubile, who came second in the 13 […]
# Four people have been arrested in Kenya as investigators try to establish what killed 18 elephants in the Amboseli ecosystem. The Kenyan Wildlife Service says the animals died between June and last month, with preliminary laboratory tests pointing to possible poisoning. Earlier findings suggested cyanide may have been present in pesticide-contaminated tomatoes eaten by […]
# A fast-moving fire is threatening the US city of Reno in Nevada, with nearly 90-thousand people ordered to evacuate or told to prepare to leave. The Hawk Fire has burned more than four-thousand hectares and remains completely uncontained. Around 42-thousand residents are under mandatory evacuation orders, while another 45-thousand are in a warning zone. […]
# Noorweë se minister van Energie, Terje Aasland, sê die land sal voortgaan om sy olie- en gasbronne in die Barents-see te ontwikkel, ongeag die Europese Unie se steun vir ‘n verbod op verdere olie- en gasontwikkeling in die Arktiese gebied. Noorweë het Europa se grootste verskaffer van aardgas geword ná Rusland se inval in […]
