From a report ranking South Africa 19th out of 193 countries for criminality; to a student being killed for a cell phone… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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South Africa ranks 19 out of 193 countries for criminality, report says
A recent report by the Global Organised Crime Index has ranked South Africa 19 out of 193 countries for criminality. The Global Organised Crime Index was designed to assess levels of organised crime and resilience to organised criminal activity in all the United Nations (UN) member states – 193 countries. Read more…
University student shot and killed for a cell phone
University of Pretoria student, Thapelo Menwe, who was allegedly shot dead during a robbery was laid to rest over the past weekend. The 23-year-old was in his post-graduate year of internal auditing. Read more…
Uganda confirms six more cases of Ebola, says WHO
Six new cases of Ebola have been found in Uganda, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday, after the country reported its first fatality from the highly contagious virus since 2019. Read more…
Boyfriend fatally shoots girlfriend in public before turning gun on himself
A man from Kanyamazane in Mpumalanga allegedly shot his girlfriend before his body was found with a bullet wound as well as a firearm next to him, police said on Thursday. Read more…
Nigeria’s 2020 protesters look to the ballot box
Two years after Samuel Ashola was shot in the leg during a peaceful protest in Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos, the unemployed artist boils with anger as he prepares to vote. Read more…
WATCH | ‘Something from a movie!’ – Woodstock shook by blast injuring two
The Woodstock area was rocked by an explosion that took place on Thursday evening on the corner of Plein and Victoria Street, with two people sustaining serious injuries. Read more…
Death at rally against M23 rebels in east Democratic Republic of Congo
One person was killed and two others wounded in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday during a demonstration against the M23 rebel group, local officials said. Read more…
Learners sustain injuries after they hack each other in school fight involving ‘dangerous weapons’
Limpopo education MEC, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya, has condemned an incident in which two pupils stabbed each other during a fight at Nngweni Secondary School in Nzhelele. Read more…
South African actress, Thuso Mbedu, has hit back at a fan on Twitter who told her to “reduce” her American accent. The Woman King actress took to Twitter to express some load shedding related troubles. Read more…
Argentina change two for rematch with South Africa
Argentina have made two changes to their starting line-up and three to the bench for a Rugby Championship final round match against South Africa in Durban on Saturday. Read more…
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