Cape Town – From an update on Julius Malema’s firearm discharge trial; to Nigerians returning home from Ukraine … Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Firearm discharge trial: Bullet casing ‘linked to firearm allegedly used by Julius Malema’
A ballistics expert has reportedly confirmed that the empty cartridge found at Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane after the EFF event in 2018, where Julius Malema was seen firing a rifle in front of a cheering crowd, came from one of the firearms seized from his co-accused bodyguard Adriaan Snyman’s company. Read more…
IN PICTURES | More than 400 Nigerians who fled Ukraine return home
A first batch of more than 400 Nigerians who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion were flown home on Friday. Read more…
As Ukraine pushes oil over $100, Nigerians see mixed blessings
Weaving in between the Lagos traffic, hawkers selling plantain snacks and water more recently offer drivers another treat: jerry cans filled with petrol to help with fuel shortages. Read more…
Tanzania drops terrorism case against opposition leader Mbowe
A Tanzanian court on Friday ordered the release of opposition leader Freeman Mbowe and three other defendants after the prosecution dropped terrorism charges against them. Read more…
West Africa bloc scraps Burkina Faso visit over post-coup ‘charter’
West Africa’s bloc ECOWAS said a mission to Burkina Faso on Thursday had been scrapped after its junta-led authorities adopted a “charter” on how the country planned to return to civilian rule. Read more…
Economist named Burkina Faso’s new prime minister
Burkina Faso strongman Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Thursday named economist Albert Ouedraogo the new prime minister of the West African country. Read more…
Rival Libya government takes office as tensions grow
Libya’s parliament swore in a rival cabinet on Thursday in a bid to oust the unity government, a move that has raised fears of another major schism in the war-scarred country. Read more…
‘We’ve cruel people out there!’ – Twitter abuzz after woman skips out on R733.10 petrol bill
Social media was abuzz recently after a woman reportedly poured petrol worth R733.10 at a Shell garage in New road, Midrand, and left the bill with the petrol attendant. Read more…
‘We just out here watching people die!’ – Ntsiki Mazwai says SA must tackle cocaine addiction
Outspoken poet Ntsiki Mazwai took to social media recently to thank the late Rikhado “Ricky Rick” Makhado’s family for opening up about the rapper’s battle with drug addiction. Read more…
‘Heavy hearts’ as foreign players and coaches quit Russian clubs
As the invasion of Ukraine continues, foreign players and coaches are fleeing Russian football, handball and basketball clubs. Read more…
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