From the body of a woman being found in a ditch a day after withdrawing domestic violence case; to a Ugandan TV station suspending staff for mocking parliament… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Body of woman found in the ditch a day after withdrawing domestic violence case against her husband
Police in Thohoyandou arrested a 38-year-old man after the body of his wife was found in a water-filled pit toilet ditch in their yard at Mangodi Ha Sundou on Saturday morning. Read more…
Uganda TV station suspends staff for mocking parliament
A Ugandan TV station said on Friday it had suspended three employees over the airing of a satirical clip criticising the country’s parliament. Read more…
Suspect arrested for robbery of SAPS Gauteng’s Senior Manager
A suspect linked to a robbery of a South African Police Service (SAPS) senior manager was arrested by the police on Saturday, January 28, 2023. Read more…
Ivory Coast leprosy sufferers fight social exclusion
“A week before my mother died, her house was broken into and burned down,” said Mathieu Okoma Agoa, from a village in Ivory Coast. Read more…
Pupils at KZN primary school blame one legged ghost for hysteria after alleged sacrifice
Approximately 50 children fled from Umdloti Primary School on Barrs Flats Road in Coniston, KZN after they allegedly witnessed a pupil being sacrificed by a one-legged ghost. Read more…
Evangelical churches thrive in traditionally Catholic DRC
In the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) boisterous capital Kinshasa, a road close to the city centre is lined with traders hawking unusual merchandise: church pulpits. Read more…
Eswatini police disperse protest after politician killing
Police in Eswatini fired rubber bullets at demonstrators on Friday as they protested the killing of a top opposition leader in Africa’s last absolute monarchy. Read more…
DRC rebels take eastern town, army claims tactical retreat
Rebels from the M23 group in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) seized a town from the army as they continued to advance in the country’s troubled east, the military said on Friday. Read more…
Babes Wodumo set to make a return to music in 2023
South Africa’s Gqom sensation Babes Wodumo has an exciting 2023 planned as she returns to the studio to start making music again. Read more…
Madagascar, Niger make CHAN history by reaching semis
First-time qualifiers Madagascar and outsiders Niger reached the African Nations Championship (CHAN) semi-finals for the first time on Saturday with convincing victories in Algeria. Read more…
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