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SA’s Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula elected National Assembly Speaker
Former South African defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was elected the National Assembly Speaker on Thursday after she received 199 votes out of a total of 298. Read more…
Nigeria kidnappings: Gunmen snatch 9 pupils in Katsina state, police say
Gunmen have snatched nine pupils of an Islamic seminary in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state, police said on Thursday, in the latest of a string of school abductions. Read more…
3 days of mourning declared after 47 killed in Burkina Faso jihadist attack
Burkina Faso’s president declared three days of national mourning from Thursday after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, in an attack in the north of the country. Read more…
Guinean authorities identify 58 contacts of Ebola sufferer
Guinean authorities on Wednesday announced that 58 people had been confined to their homes after being identified as contacts of a woman who contracted the Ebola virus. Read more…
Free Cassper Nyovest sneakers for Julius Malema’s followers
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, has announced that he will be giving away 50 pairs of Cassper Nyovest’s RF990 latest sneakers to his followers. Read more…
US special forces in east DRC to fight militia, sources say
US special operations forces have arrived in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo to help in the fight against a feared jihadist militia enjoying “sanctuary” in the region’s nature parks, US and Congolese sources said on Wednesday. Read more…
SA actress Sophie Ndaba’s son makes serious abuse allegations against stepdad in new song
South African actress Sophie Ndaba’s son, Lwandle, has released a hip-hop diss track directed to his stepfather, Max Lechaba. Read more…
Arms deal trial: Jacob Zuma ready to shift the blame to ANC, Nelson Mandela
Former president Jacob Zuma has reportedly launched a fight-back strategy in which he is requesting the African National Congress (ANC) and the Nelson Mandela Foundation to furnish him with financial statements which he believes will bolster his defence in his upcoming corruption trial. Read more…
Violent protests in Nairobi after alleged curfew killing
Kenyan police used tear gas and fired shots in the air to break up violent protests that erupted in Nairobi on Thursday after a man was allegedly killed by officers for violating a Covid curfew. Read more…
Covid-19: South Africa has plentiful jabs but battles vaccine apathy
Under fire for its fumbled start in procuring Covid vaccines, South Africa now has plentiful jabs but faces a new challenge: tepid uptake. Read more…
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