Reporters Without Borders is very disturbed by the abduction of freelance photojournalist Shadreck Manyere and attempted abduction of Obrian Rwafa, a reporter with the state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), in separate incidents on 13 December, just 10 days after the kidnapping of journalist and human rights activist Jestina Mukoko, who is still missing.
Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordaan joined the Makeba family at OR Tambo International Airport to receive the mortal remains of the late singing legend Miriam Makeba on Wednesday morning.
Miriam Makeba, the South African singing star whose career took off in the 1950s and who famously appeared at the United Nations to condemn apartheid, has died suddenly after a concert in Italy. She was 76.
Pioneering African media leaders who are meeting in Dakar have called for closer co-operation among publishers and broadcasters across the continent to promote development.
Somalia: A high ranking officer in the Somali police department officially said that he would join the insurgents which are day to day carrying hit and ran attacks at the Somali government and their Ethiopian ally.
Johannesburg: Six boys were burnt to death in an initiation school house in Mtasane, East London, South Africa's Eastern Cape Health Department said on Saturday.
South Africa: The European Commission has backed a plan to give 1bn euros (£800m) of unspent EU farm subsidies in aid to African farmers.
Johannesburg: South Africa celebrated the 90th birthday on Friday of Nelson Mandela, a symbol of reconciliation in a nation now torn by doubts and nostalgia for his leadership.
Somalia: Humanitarian agencies in Somalia are considering suspending operations after two aid workers were shot dead in less than 24 hours.
Somalia: Privately owned radio stations in southern Somalia have replaced government owned Radio Mogadishu which fell into the hands of one of the warring factions in Mogadishu in 1991.
Zimababwe: Thousands of Zimbabweans have greeted President Robert Mugabe on his return from the African Union summit where he defended his controversial re-election.
Kenya: Kenyan lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion of no confidence on Finance Minister Amos Kimunya over the controversial sale of a luxury hotel located in central Nairobi.
South Africa: South Africa is holding a day of national mourning to remember those killed during May's xenophobic attacks.
Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a new five-year term as Zimbabwe's president after election officials declared a landslide victory for him.
Lome: Ten African countries are meeting hereto explore and work out ways to promote and enhance the access to the deployment and use of fiber optic technologies across parts of West and Central Africa, according to official sources.