From four people being killed after a truck lost control and crashed into vendors; to the Croatians in Zambia’s ‘child trafficking’ case being granted bail…Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Four killed, 23 injured after truck loses control and crashes into vendors at Maseru border
Four people were killed after a truck lost control and ploughed into vendors and pedestrians near Maseru Port of Entry on Tuesday. Read more…
Croatians in Zambia ‘child trafficking’ case granted bail
Eight Croatians facing child trafficking charges in Zambia were Tuesday granted bail following their re-arrest last week while trying to leave the southern African nation. Read more…
At 81, South Africa’s fearless rights defender Navi Pillay fights on
At the height of apartheid, young South African lawyer Navi Pillay made history by securing better conditions for political prisoners incarcerated on the infamous Robben Island, including Nelson Mandela. Read more…
Vaccine alliance picks Nigerian as new chief
Mohammad Ali Pate, a Harvard professor who has held top health jobs in Nigeria and with the World Bank, will soon take the reins of the Gavi vaccine alliance, the organisation said on Monday. Read more…
Three teen girls allegedly stab Khayelitsha man to death over broken bottle of gin
Khayelitsha community is reportedly reeling in shock following the death of a 23-year-old man allegedly at the hands of three teenage girls. Read more…
Niger blocks Canadian uranium mine after lawsuit
A court in the West African state of Niger has ordered a Canadian-owned uranium mine in the north of the country to suspend operations after environmentalists filed a lawsuit, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday. Read more…
Man gets life imprisonment for rape of three minor school girls
A Northern Cape man was sentenced to three life terms at the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court for the rape of three school girls. Read more…
Boat collision kills eight in eastern DRC
‘Blessed to have an angel on this earth’ – Mark Pilgrim’s video tribute to his partner Adrienne
“I couldn’t do this journey without the unwavering support of my partner Adrienne,” Mark Pilgrim wrote in the description of a Youtube video he made, dedicated to her and all partners of cancer patients. Read more…
Manchester City travel to the Emirates on Wednesday evening to take on Arsenal in what will be a decisive fixture for both sides. Read more…
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