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Lions kill 3 kids as they look for lost cattle near Tanzania wildlife reserve
Three young children were killed by lions near Tanzania’s world-renowned Ngorongoro wildlife reserve as they went to look for lost cattle, police said on Thursday. Read more…
WATCH | SANDF issues warning after video of man ‘provoking’ a soldier goes viral
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has issued a public warning, urging communities not to provoke its members while they are on patrol duty. Read more…
Tanzanian riot police detained a number of protesting supporters of arrested opposition leader Freedom Mbowe on Thursday, as a terrorism case against him was postponed. Read more…
Africa health chief says jabs helped him survive Covid-19
The head of the African Union’s health watchdog John Nkengasong revealed on Thursday that he was battling Covid-19 but had survived the worst thanks to his jabs, as he urged the continent to fight vaccine hesitancy. Read more…
Tigray rebels take control of Unesco site Lalibela – residents
Rebels from Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region on Thursday seized Lalibela, a Unesco World Heritage Site in the neighbouring Amhara region famed for its 12th-century rock-hewn churches, residents said. Read more…
SA’s ‘crazy’ mountain farmers cash in on truffle bet
Only shrubs grew naturally in the sandy acid soil that farmer Volker Miros chose as a site to test the potential for truffle production in South Africa. Read more…
Egypt’s Sisi sparks anger as he vows to raise price of subsidised bread
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said this week his administration is ready to raise the price of subsidised bread as part of its continued austerity push towards economic recovery. Read more…
Springboks not boring, says coach after All Blacks boss falls asleep
South Africa assistant coach Deon Davids insisted this week that the world champions are not boring after New Zealand head coach Ian Foster said watching them “put me to sleep”. Read more…
At least 115 killed in military crackdown in Nigeria – Amnesty
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Nigerian security forces of using excessive force and killing at least 115 people in a crackdown on separatist agitators in the country’s restive southeast. Read more…
Cyril Ramaphosa names new health, defence ministers in Cabinet reshuffle
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday named new ministers of health, defence and finance as part of a major cabinet reshuffle following unprecedented unrest over the jailing of his predecessor. Read more…
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