Cape Town – From Cyril Ramaphosa denouncing the random shooting of 19 people in two bars in South Africa as “unacceptable and worrying”; to Congo voting on Sunday in parliamentary and local elections… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Bar shootings: ‘We can’t allow violent criminals to terrorise us in this way,’ says Cyril Ramaphosa
Nineteen people are dead after armed assailants randomly shot at patrons in two bars in South Africa in separate incidents denounced by President Cyril Ramaphosa as “unacceptable and worrying”. Read more…
Congo votes in local, parliamentary elections
Congo began voting on Sunday in parliamentary and local elections which will likely see the ruling party maintain its stronghold of the parliament’s two chambers. Read more…
More means less for Zimbabweans battling hyperinflation
With runaway inflation eating into incomes, staple foods have vanished from the tables of Zimbabweans like Emina Chishangwe, who lives in a poor dormitory town south of the capital Harare. Read more…
Cameroon’s mushroom growers looking beyond the kitchen
Grilled on skewers, dried, or used in hair oil: farmers at Bafoussam in western Cameroon are seeking to take the lowly mushroom, grown on agricultural waste, beyond the kitchen. Read more…
Guinea political leaders found not guilty
A Guinean judge on Friday found three political leaders not guilty of contempt of court over comments they had posted on social media criticising the prosecutor’s office and the military-appointed parliament. Read more…
Underage driver dies in horrific crash… leaves 2 teenage passengers injured
An underage driver reportedly died in a horrific crash in Silverton, Pretoria on Sunday morning. Read more…
SA’s well-known film critic and journalist Barry Ronge dies at 74
South African acclaimed movie critic and journalist Barry Ronge has reportedly died in Johannesburg at the age of 74. Read more…
Man, 28, stabbed to death by his drinking buddy
A man, 28, of KwaZulu-Natal was reportedly murdered by his drinking buddy during a heated argument at a residence in Cottonlands on Friday. Read more…
SA radio legend Kevin Savage dies
South African radio legend Kevin Savage reportedly died on Saturday after a four-year battle with terminal cancer. Read more…
New Zimbabwe coach Houghton confident of reaching T20 World Cup
Dave Houghton believes he will get his second stint as Zimbabwe coach off to a perfect start by qualifying for the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup in Australia. Read more…
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