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Comair grounds flights as funds run out
Comair, the South African operator of British Airways flights, has grounded all of its planes after running out of cash, the company said. Read more…
Morocco economic rebound threatened by drought, Ukraine war
A withering drought and poor harvests plus price hikes fuelled by the war in Ukraine are threatening Morocco’s fragile economic recovery and exposing structural weaknesses, experts say. Read more…
SA’s fuel levy cut extended but price hikes remain
The National Treasury has reportedly granted the extension of R1.50 fuel levy for an additional two months, until the beginning of August. Read more…
Guinea junta rejects UN call to end ban on protests
Guinea’s ruling junta has rejected a UN call to lift a ban on political demonstrations, insisting protests should only be allowed during the election period in three years’ time. Read more…
Ex-jihadists complete deradicalisation course in Niger
More than 40 former jihadists have completed a deradicalisation and professional training course in southeast Niger, local authorities said on Tuesday. Read more…
Girl, 15, lured on Facebook before being raped and brutally killed – reports
The High Court in Mpumalanga reportedly sentenced a 27-year-old man, Simo Thabethe, to two life sentences for the rape and gruesome murder of Nomcebo Thandiwe Khumalo, 15. Read more…
Former Springbok Bryan Habana’s dad arrested for fraud – reports
Springboks legend Bryan Habana’s father Bernard James Habana was reportedly arrested for fraud on Monday. Read more…
Cyclones killed 214 in Madagascar this year, says UN
Tropical storms and cyclones have killed at least 214 people and affected more than half a million in Madagascar this season, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Read more…
Hundreds in Sudan call for dismissal of UN mission
Hundreds of Sudanese protesters including supporters of Islamist groups rallied on Wednesday in front of the United Nations mission in Khartoum to call for its dismissal, AFP correspondents said. Read more…
WATCH | Bianca Naidoo gets her late husband Ricky Rick’s face tattooed on her arm
Riky Rick’s wife Bianca Naidoo has honoured her late husband by getting a tattoo of his face on her arm. Read more…
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