Cape Town – From the police offering R50 000 for information on Esther Mahlangu’s attacker; to the DRC jailing protesters over emergency measures… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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DRC jails 12 after protests over emergency measures
A military court in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday handed down one-year jail terms to 12 activists who protested at exceptional measures imposed last year… Read more
Mali orders French army programming off private TV channels
Mali’s army-dominated government has ordered private television channels to stop airing content promoting the French military in the Sahel state, calling such ads “particularly inappropriate”. The government… Read more
Search continues! Police offer R50k for information on Esther Mahlangu’s attacker
Mpumalanga police are reportedly offering a R50 000 reward to anyone who has information that could lead to the arrest of the culprit who attacked and... Read more
Tunisia probes speaker for ‘conspiracy’ after parliament meets
The speaker of Tunisia’s dissolved parliament was questioned on Friday over allegations of “conspiracy against state security”, after lawmakers met online in defiance of President Kais Saied. Rached… Read more
First aid convoy for three months arrives in Tigray, UN says
The first aid convoy for three months arrived on Friday in the capital of Ethiopia’s war-stricken northern region of Tigray, the UN’s World Food Programme said.... Read more
A tuckshop owner in Tongaat, Durban, Ideleen Chetty reportedly fought a knife-wielding robber with her fists after he entered her tuckshop last week and tried to… Read more
Chad transition on course, says president
Chadian President Mahamat idriss Deby Itno, on a trip to Abuja, on Friday, assured that the transition programme in his country is on course, according to an... Read more
Mali says 203 killed in military operation in centre
Mali’s army said on Friday that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the centre of Sahel state, an apparent uptick in violence in the conflict-torn… Read more
South Africa’s Harmer in four-wicket Test return, admits to ‘self-doubt’
Simon Harmer gave credit to English county Essex after spinning South Africa into a dominant position on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh at… Read more
WATCH | Connie Ferguson and her daughters nail the ‘Hey Bae Bae’ Tik Tok dance challenge
South African media mogul Connie Ferguson and her daughters Ali and Lesedi, along with her sister Atosie Pilane, showed off their dance moves, as they nailed… Read more
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