From South Africa’s legendary gospel singer Deborah Fraser passing away at the age of 56; to Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto picking a former aide turned fierce critic of President Uhuru Kenyatta to be his running mate.… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Zimbabwe denies sheltering Rwandan genocide fugitive Protais Mpiranya
Zimbabwe denied on Sunday that it harboured “most wanted” Rwandan genocide-accused fugitive Protais Mpiranya, after the United Nations said he died in the country in 2006. Read more…
Police arrest 2 suspects believed to be part of group that stole fuel worth more than R5.5m
Two of the suspects believed to have stolen diesel worth more than R5.5 million from a fuel depot in Louis Trichard, Limpopo, have reportedly been arrested. Read more…
Kenya presidential hopeful Ruto picks ex-Kenyatta aide as running mate
Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday picked a former aide turned fierce critic of President Uhuru Kenyatta to be his running mate in the country’s high-stakes election in August. Read more…
Man, 64, arrested after allegedly stabbing wife, 29, and two children to death
Gauteng police reportedly arrested a 64-year-old Soweto man after he allegedly stabbed his wife and two children to death. Read more…
Somalia MPs meet to vote in long-delayed presidential election
Somali lawmakers gathered in Mogadishu Sunday to vote in the country’s long-overdue presidential election, with 35 candidates vying for the top job in the troubled Horn of Africa nation as it battles an Islamist insurgency and the threat of famine. Read more…
SA actor Sibusiso Khwinana’s killer sentenced to life in prison
South African actor Sibusiso Khwinana’s killer Julius Lucas was reportedly sentenced to life imprisonment and a further 23 years imprisonment by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday. Read more…
‘Don’t swim in the mud with pigs, you won’t win,” – Enoch Godongwana’s advice to Tito Mboweni
Former finance minister Tito Mboweni took to Twitter this week and shared advice that his successor Enoch Godongwana once imparted to him. Read more…
Israeli beating of Palestinian mourners recalls apartheid: Tutu foundation
Israeli police charging the funeral of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is “reminiscent” of violence during apartheid South Africa, the foundation of late Archbishop Desmond Tutu said Saturday. Read more…
SA legendary gospel singer Deborah Fraser, 56, dies after short illness
South African legendary gospel singer Deborah Fraser has died.
She was aged 56. Read more…
South African businesswoman and socialite Shauwn “MaMkhize” Mkhize has expressed joy after witnessing the first moments of her grandaughter’s first day of preschool. Read more…
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