Cape Town – From One SA leader Mmusi Maimane being robbed by armed men at a bar in Cape Town; to top Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga remaining defiant after an acquittal bid failed… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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WATCH | Social media reacts to Minister Bheki Cele’s ‘lucky to be raped by one person’ remarks
South African Police Minister Bheki Cele has ruffled feathers yet again after saying that a 19-year-old girl was “lucky” to be raped by one man. Read more…
Mmusi Maimane among several patrons who came face-to-face with gunmen who stormed a Cape Town bar
One SA leader Mmusi Maimane was reportedly robbed by armed men at a bar on Wednesday night, just a few days after he shared his thoughts on crime in South Africa. Read more…
The Eswatini government has reportedly denied the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) former secretary-general Godrich Gardee’s claims that King Mswati III is responsible for his daughter Hillary’s death. Read more…
Top Zimbabwe novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga defiant after acquittal bid fails
Award-winning Zimbabwean author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga will go on trial next week for inciting violence after staging a street protest, a court ruled on Thursday. Read more…
Nigeria fines broadcasters over BBC bandit documentary
Nigerian regulators have fined three broadcasters the equivalent of $12 000 each for airing a BBC documentary about bandit militias who raid villages and carry out mass kidnappings for ransom in the country’s northwest. Read more…
A Mpumalanga police officer, who was reportedly trying to solicit a bribe from a mining deal, was wounded during a shootout with members of the National Anti-Corruption and Intervention Unit. Read more…
Kenya’s Ruto: the chicken seller turned presidential ‘hustler’
Kenya’s William Ruto, the sharp-suited deputy president now running for the top office, is one of the wealthiest men in the country but likes to portray himself as a champion of the poor and downtrodden. Read more…
Eskom escalates load shedding to stage 4 from Thursday 16:00
Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 05:00 on Thursday until 16:00. Read more…
WATCH | ‘After over 40 years I finally get to hold my son in my arms again’ – mom and son reunited
It was a joyous and beautiful moment when a 55-year-old Krugersdorp woman got to hold her son, 40 years after he was taken away from her. Read more…
‘Baba’ Odinga: Kenya’s diehard presidential hopeful
Raila Amolo Odinga, a veteran Kenyan political leader and one-time prime minister, has long cast himself as an anti-establishment firebrand, despite belonging to one of the country’s top political dynasties. Read more…
South African reality star Jojo Robinson took to Instagram recently to show off her new body after undergoing a tummy tuck. Read more…
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