Cape Canaveral, United States | AFP | The world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight, carrying CEO Elon Musk’s cherry red Tesla Roadster toward an orbit near Mars. Screams and cheers erupted at mission control in Cape Canaveral, Florida as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda is greatly indebted to Mwalimu Julius Nyerere and FRELIMO leader Samora Machel for their support to the country’s liberation struggle from the early 70s, President Yoweri Museveni has said. “This logistical support, training and ideological grounding is what laid a firm foundation for …

Cape Town, South Africa | AFP |  South Africa on Tuesday postponed its State of the Nation address, the keynote political event of the year, as the ruling ANC party is roiled by a battle to unseat President Jacob Zuma. Zuma, in power since 2009, is fighting for his survival …

Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nelson Mandela Foundation has called on embattled South African President Zuma to resign. Nelson Mandela Foundation Media statement: It is fourteen months since the Nelson Mandela Foundation first called for President Zuma to resign. We have now reached a point where South Africans …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Top officials in South Africa’s ruling ANC party are divided over whether President Jacob Zuma should step down after multiple graft scandals, the party’s deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte said Tuesday. Zuma is due to deliver the annual state of the nation address to parliament …

  Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA |  Fr. Deogratias Kiibi Kateregga the priest who preached at singer Mowzeys Radio’s requiem mass at Rubaga Cathedral has urged his fellow preachers to speak out on the evils that continue to afflict the Ugandan society. Speaking with brutal candour during the service, Father …

  VIDEO: Fate of Bridge Schools uncertain as new term starts  Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA |  The Operators of Bridge international Academies have promised to defy the directive by the education ministry to keep their schools closed. Speaking to NTV, the country Director Morrison Rwakakamba said all their schools …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda is investigating allegations of widespread fraud in its refugee aid programme, a government official said Monday, as the UN also raised concerns over human trafficking in Ugandan camps. “The office of the prime minister has received reports alleging that there could have been acts …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | The name of Eskom, Africa’s largest electricity company, has become synonymous with the worst corruption scandals in South Africa and the utility could well become the final nail in the political coffin of President Jacob Zuma. The sacking of yet another of its short-lived …

Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA |  The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has said it is ready to be part of the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). The army’s commitment to the Standard Gauge Railway was reiterated during a ceremony to unveil 10 UPDF engineers who had just …