Cape Town – From President Cyril Ramaphosa responding to Scopa; to Zimbabwe suspending 135 000 teachers for failing to report for work… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Leaked audio: Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to Scopa on alleged state funds abuse
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly told Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) that he does not have any direct or specific information on the alleged misuse of public funds for the ANC’s internal party political purposes. Read more…
Zimbabwe suspends at least 135 000 teachers for failing to report for work
A strike by Zimbabwean teachers that has crippled learning entered a second week on Monday, with no resolution on sight after the government suspended 135 000 teachers for failing to report for work. Read more…
South Africa’s new chief justice: Why the wheels came off the appointment process
There has been an outpouring of critical comment about the interviews of candidates for appointment to the office of chief justice in South Africa. Many now argue that the Judicial Service Commission urgently needs reform. Read more…
UN adviser meets rival Libya PMs
The UN chief’s special adviser in Libya, Stephanie Williams, met the country’s two rival prime ministers Sunday, urging them to preserve the country’s fragile stability. Read more…
The Employment and Labour Department says it has launched a court action against Chinese tech giant Huawei for contravening the Employment Equity Act by hiring 90% foreign labour locally. Read more…
WATCH: Drunk cop with service pistol dangling on his hip is helped up by school kids
A video of a visibly drunk KwaZulu-Natal police officer being helped up by a group of schoolchildren has gone viral on social media. Read more…
Rebels promise to free seven Senegalese soldiers
Separatist rebels in Casamance, a region of southern Senegal afflicted by a longstanding separatist conflict, are to free seven Senegalese soldiers taken prisoner in late January, a spokesman said on Saturday. Read more…
Egypt activist detained since 2018 begins hunger strike
Egyptian activist Walid Shawky began a hunger strike to protest against his detention for more than three years, a leading local rights organisation said on Sunday. Read more…
DJ Citi Lyts dies after being shot
Rapper Sandile Mkhize, popularly known as DJ Citi Lyts, has died. Read more…
Brilliant Sakho sets up Tanzanian club Simba for CAF Cup triumph
A brilliant Pape Sakho goal set up Simba of Tanzania for a 3-1 win over ASEC Mimosas of the Ivory Coast on Sunday as the CAF Confederation Cup group phase kicked off. Read more…
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