Cape Town – From Police Minister Bheki Cele revealing last week that more than half a million South Africans were in the country’s 243 prisons; to Ethiopians marking their new year with little to celebrate… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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‘Foreign nationals are not a problem. It’s South Africans’ – says Police Minister Bheki Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele reportedly revealed last week that more than half a million South Africans were in the country’s 243 prisons, and that this was a clear indication that immigrants were not worse than South Africans regarding crime. Read more…
Cops release identity of man believed to be behind a series of arson attacks in Joburg suburbs
Police in Gauteng have released the identity of the suspect accused of multiple cases of arson, murder, and burglary in the East and North parts of Johannesburg. Read more…
Ethiopia marks new year under cloud of conflict, inflation
Renewed conflict in the north, a crippling drought and stubbornly high inflation: Ethiopians rang in their new year on Sunday with little to celebrate. Read more…
WATCH | Homes ‘swept away’ after South Africa mine dam burst
A mine dam burst and sparked flooding that swept away houses and cars in central South Africa, officials said on Sunday, forcing residents to be evacuated. Read more…
Shadow of Lesotho’s ‘famo’ music wars hangs over Soweto massacre
When 16 people were shot dead at a South African tavern, few thought the investigation would lead to the kingdom of Lesotho, where a war between rival music gangs has claimed scores of lives. Read more…
Mali wants ‘compensation’ for releasing Ivorian troops
Mali has linked the return of political dissidents living in the Ivory Coast with the release of 46 detained Ivorian soldiers, in a case that has fuelled tensions between the two countries. Read more…
Calls in Kenya for UK to return resistance leader’s head
Calls are mounting in Kenya for Britain to return the head of a revered tribal leader who led a bloody resistance movement against colonial rule more than a century ago, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Read more…
17 strikes in 23 years: a unionist explains why Nigeria’s university lecturers won’t back down
Lecturers at Nigeria’s public universities have been on strike 16 times since 1999. On 14 February 2022 they went back on strike to make it the 17th. Only 11 of Nigeria’s 59 state universities haven’t taken part in the current strike action, writes The Conversation. Read more…
WATCH | Dr Malinga breaks down as he opens up about his financial woes on ‘Podcast and Chill’
South African musician Dr Malinga recently opened up about his financial woes during an interview on Podcast and Chill. Read more…
Berkane upset Wydad to lift CAF Super Cup a first time
Renaissance Berkane upset Wydad Casablanca 2-0 on Saturday in an all-Moroccan CAF Super Cup match in Rabat. Read more…
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