Cape Town – From SA’s police minister decrying the “brutal” surge in murders and other violent crimes; to the Angolan leader setting the date for the country’s general election … Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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‘Brutal’ violent crime surge in South Africa, police say
South Africa’s police minister on Friday decried a “brutal” surge in murders and other violent crime, in a nation that was already among the world’s most dangerous. Read more…
A former key security adviser of Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi went on trial on Friday, accused of plotting against the head of state. Read more…
Red Cross says two employees killed in Mali attack
Two Red Cross employees have been killed when their vehicle was attacked in the Kayes region of western Mali, the Malian Red Cross said. Read more…
WATCH | ‘My client is being prejudiced publicly’ says Kelly Khumalo’s lawyer
South African songstress Kelly Khumalo’s lawyer, Magdalene Moonsamy, has reportedly accused the defence lawyer representing four of the five men standing trial for the murder of Senzo Meyiwa, saying her client was being “prejudiced publicly”. Read more…
Angola sets August 24 election date
Angolan President Joao Lourenco on Friday called general elections for August 24, when he will seek another term against an opposition that has sought to unify against him. Read more…
Man who was set alight and killed in mob attack in Parkwood ‘was innocent’, police say
Police have reportedly arrested six people and more arrests are expected in connection with the alleged mob justice killing of a man who has been identified as an E-hailing driver. Read more…
One shot dead during Guinea fuel protest
A young man has been shot dead in the Guinean capital Conakry on the sidelines of a protest against rising fuel prices, his family said on Thursday. Read more…
Morocco launches agency to regulate medicinal cannabis
