The bill also seeks to broaden the scope of what is defined as “unnatural acts” under the law that has criminalised homosexuality in the conservative country since its independence from France in 1960.
World
Wed, Feb 25
Wildlife conservationists are again raising the plight of pangolins, the shy, scaly anteaters found in parts of Africa and Asia.
Sun, Feb 22
Violet Zulu, a house cleaner in Zambia earning $67 a month, was sent to a maximum-security prison after she was denied a legal abortion and ended her pregnancy on her own.
Health
Fri, Feb 20
Zimbabwe's second victory from two matches left Australia — the 2021 champion and perennial white-ball contender — needing to beat co-host Sri Lanka and Oman to advance.
Cricket
Sat, Feb 14
"May this bouquet locate me in Jesus name, amen," commented one TikTok user under a video advertising glittering cash-and-flower arrangements.
Fri, Feb 13
It was one of the tightest, most seesawing matches in elite cricket's shortest international format.
Thu, Feb 12
All 55 passengers and crew members aboard the flight were safely evacuated.
Wed, Feb 11
Brown, currently the attack coach for the world champion Springboks, had been widely floated as a contender to replace Scott Robertson, who was abruptly sacked on Thursday after two seasons in charge.
Rugby
Sun, Jan 18
The third series of the Love Island spin-off was due to premiere in the UK on Monday, but its launch has now been delayed indefinitely.
Entertainment
Sun, Jan 11
The Black Ferns will take on the Springbok Women ahead of the third test between the All Blacks and the Springboks in Johannesburg on September 5.
New Zealand
December 5, 2025
Timoci Tavatavanawai has been ruled out for the rest of the Rugby Championship with a radius fracture.
September 1, 2025
Zambia's Ministry of Tourism said it was working closely with relevant authorities after the two women were killed by an elephant in South Luangwa National Park.
July 5, 2025
The US president even dimmed the lights of the Oval Office to play a video as he pressed the case that violence and killing is underway in the country.
May 22, 2025
South African news site Daily Voice said the man was shot after intervening in a hold-up involving his parents.
Crime and Justice
November 26, 2024
Video from the site of the crash showed a train car crumpled by the impact, surrounded by crowds.
September 15, 2024
Music was played, pyrotechnics were set off and an Emirates Airlines A380 made a low pass over the stadium before the All Blacks had finished their rendition of Kapa O Pango.
September 3, 2024
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson won his first and favourite Super Rugby title as a coach at Ellis Park after the Crusaders travelled as underdogs in 2017.
August 26, 2024
George Bower, 32, will join the squad as his replacement.
August 24, 2024
Thailand's Department of Disease Control confirmed to local media that the country has its first case of the new, more transmissible strain of mpox
August 23, 2024
An epidemiologist has warned it is "only a matter of time" until the highly-transmissible new variant — named clade 1 — spreads further to other countries.
August 21, 2024
Explainer
A virologist sets out some of the reasons why the latest mpox outbreaks in Africa are causing concern.
August 15, 2024
The Saints Academy college in Plateau state's Busa Buji community collapsed shortly after students arrived for classes.
July 13, 2024
The referee called off the match early due to “concerns for his safety”.
June 5, 2024
Today, the pyramids are kilometres from the River Nile, but in the time of the pharaohs, the waterway was much closer, a study says.
May 17, 2024
Omar Bin Omran, now 45, has been found just 200 metres away from where he grew up.
