Cape Town – From the family of murdered Hillary Gardee seeking to have her case docket transferred to the Hawks; to the Nigerian prison assault deepening the country’s security crisis… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Hillary Gardee murder: Family pleads with court to transfer case to Hawks
The family of murdered Hillary Gardee has reportedly filed an urgent application to the Pretoria High Court, requesting the murder case docket to be transferred to the Hawks. Read more…
Nigerian prison assault deepens security crisis, jihadist threat
The raid bore all the hallmarks of the Islamic State group. After dividing themselves into three squads, more than a hundred gunmen stormed a Nigerian prison, using explosives to blast though a wall and free dozens of jailed jihadists. Read more…
Petition to appeal wife beater Jaco Swart’s sentence gains momentum
A petition to have convicted wife beater Jaco Swart’s sentence reviewed is gathering momentum. Read more…
One dead in attack on Chinese-owned firm in DRC
Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday killed a local employee of a Chinese-owned mining firm in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and wounded another, sources said. Read more…
Ethiopia arrests relief aid chief for corruption
Police arrested on Wednesday the head of Ethiopia’s National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) amid allegations of corruption, the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation reported. Read more…
Cuban medical school expels SA student amid ‘kidnapping’ allegations – reports
A South African medical student has reportedly been expelled by the Villa Clara University of Medical Sciences in Cuba, just weeks before completing his studies. Read more…
Libya oil firm lifts force majeure at key terminals
Libya’s National Oil Corporation said on Wednesday it was lifting the force majeure at two eastern export terminals, three months into a blockade triggered by the country’s latest political crisis. Read more…
Tanzania probes mystery illness after three die
Tanzania has dispatched a team of doctors and health experts to investigate a mysterious disease that has claimed the lives of three people, the government said on Wednesday. Read more…
VIDEO, PICS | Demi-Leigh and hubby Tim Tebow’s mini-honeymoon in UK 2 years after wedding in SA
Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Tebow and her husband Tim Tebow recently took a trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the United Kingdom to enjoy some downtime. Read more…
Ferdinand Omanyala gets last minute visa reprieve for Worlds
Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala on Thursday said he would compete in the World Athletics Championships in Oregon after being granted a last-minute visa to travel to the United States. Read more…
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