From a 67-year-old man being arrested after his pit bulls attacked a woman who succumbed to her injuries; to children being among nine dead in Ugandan New Year stampede…Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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67-year-old man arrested after his pit bulls attack woman who succumbs to her injuries
A 67-year-old man was arrested after his pair of pit bulls attacked a 43-year-old woman who died in hospital four days after the attack. Read more…
Children among nine dead in Uganda New Year stampede
At least nine people died, most aged between 10 and 20, in a shopping mall crush as revellers rang in the New Year in Uganda’s capital, police said on Sunday. Read more…
Fire in Cape Town informal settlement kills one woman, leaves over 700 people displaced
A fire that broke out in Phola Park in Philippi, an informal settlement in Cape Town, claimed the life of one woman and left over 700 people displaced. Read more…
Moroccans cross into Spain’s Melilla enclave, rights group say
A group of Moroccans entered Spain’s Melilla enclave overnight Saturday-Sunday, a rights group said, out of dozens who attempted the crossing at one of two EU land borders with Africa. Read more…
Former member of the African National Congress (ANC), Carl Niehaus has hinted at launching a new political movement after he was expelled from the ANC last month for allegedly bringing the party into disrepute. Read more…
Mauritius, UK open talks on status of contested islands
Britain and Mauritius have begun talks on the sovereignty of the disputed Chagos archipelago, the Mauritian prime minister announced on Sunday. Read more…
Trumpets and colours return to Cape Town carnival
A tambourine in hand and a pacifier in his mouth, two-year-old Thaakir Buzic is ready to join brightly coloured bands parading through the streets of Cape Town, in South Africa. Read more…
Three female children dead after washing up on beach… 9-year-old still missing
The South African Police Service with assistance from NSRI and others continue the Search and Recovery operation of the fourth body, after four children were allegedly swept out to sea and disappeared at the Kariega beach in Kenton on Sea on New Year’s Day. Read more…
WATCH | ‘This is wrong’ – Mzansi angered by woman who imitates Babes Wodumo at Mampintsha’s memorial
Some South Africans have been enraged after a video of a lady imitating Babes Wodumo at her late hubby Mampintsha’s funeral spread across social media. Read more…
Three things we learned from the Premier League
Arsenal sent a message to their Premier League rivals as they headed into the new year sitting seven points clear at the top of the table. Read more…
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