From the body of a missing woman being found in the bushes burnt beyond recognition; to suspected jihadists killing 28 people in Burkina Faso…Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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The search for a missing South African Rosisang Baakwalanya came to a tragic end after her body was reportedly found burnt beyond recognition in the bushes in Lokaleng, Mafikeng. Read more…
Suspected jihadists kill 28 in troubled Burkina Faso
Twenty-eight people have died in new attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, including 15 who had been abducted at the weekend, the authorities said on Tuesday. Read more…
Former South African president Jacob Zuma has expressed gratitude to the former national commissioner of correctional services, Arthur Fraser for granting him medical parole. Read more…
Pope visits conflict-ridden central Africa, first stop DRC
Pope Francis embarked on his fifth visit to Africa on Tuesday, flying to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and then South Sudan to plead for peace in the two violence-plagued nations. Read more…
Kenny Kunene ordered to apologise for calling Julius Malema an ‘irritating cockroach’
Patriotic Alliance (PA) deputy president Kenny Kunene has been ordered to issue a public apology by the Johannesburg High Court for his statements after he referred to the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, as a “frog” and an “irritating cockroach” in November 2021. Read more…
Pope Francis denounces ‘economic colonialism’ on DRC visit
Pope Francis arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday, denouncing “economic colonialism” that he said had plundered the resources of the mineral-rich and conflict-torn nation. Read more…
Three suspects fatally wounded, six others arrested after shootout with law enforcement
Three suspects were fatally wounded and two others critically injured in a high-speed chase and shootout with a multidisciplinary law enforcement team when following up on information about suspects who were allegedly involved in shopping mall robberies, courier robberies, and other serious violent crimes. Read more…
Somalia hosts regional summit to discuss fight against al-Shabaab
Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday hosted a summit of leaders from several neighbouring countries to discuss the fight against al-Shabaab as a wide-ranging offensive against the militants gathers pace. Read more…
WATCH | DJ Fresh claims Ntsiki Mazwai and Penny Lebyane have paid him for defamation
DJ Fresh has said that controversial poet Ntsiki Mazwai and media personality Penny Lebyane have paid up for defaming him in 2019. Read more…
Former South Africa captain Dane Van Niekerk ‘broken’ after missing World Cup selection
Former captain Dane van Niekerk described herself as “broken” on Tuesday after being left out of South Africa’s squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup in her home country. Read more…
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