Cape Town – From Africa’s Aliko Dangote likely overtaking Russian billionaire Vladimir Lisin in the world’s richest list; to DA’s Mbali Ntuli resigning from the party… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Taxi driver abandons vehicle, flees the scene on foot after running over 5 children
A driver of a minibus taxi reportedly ran over five children on Tuesday in KwaZulu-Natal before fleeing the scene on foot, leaving the minibus taxi behind…. Read more
Mozambique cyclone death toll rises to 53
The death toll from a cyclone that lashed northern Mozambique last week has risen to 53, authorities in the northern Nampula province said. The last official toll… Read more
Fighting slavery ‘irreversible priority’, says Mauritanian official
Fighting slavery in Mauritania is “a constant and irreversible” priority for the authorities, one of the country’s top rights officials said on Wednesday, in a rare public… Read more
SEE | Suspected robber arrested after he broke into a car and fell asleep
KwaZulu-Natal police have reportedly arrested a suspected robber who fell asleep inside a car that he broke into on Monday in Kranpalm Close in Palmview. According… Read more
Teachers’ strike highlights anger in Cameroon’s school system
Four students sit on a bench playing a game on a smartphone. They have little else to do their school in the western town of Nkonsamgba is… Read more
‘Traumatised’: DRC train crash survivors recount horror
Marie Milemba recalls the terrifying moment when the freight train she was on slid backward, speeding downhill as it lost traction before several cars derailed and tumbled... Read more
Spike in migrants under 18 reaching Italy from Tunisia
A record number of irregular migrants under 18 years old reached Italy from Tunisia last year, more than quadrupling in four years, a rights group said on… Read more
Ukraine invasion sparks fears of hunger in eastern DRC
Rising prices for food, sent soaring by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are stoking fears of hunger and turmoil in a troubled corner of the Democratic Republic of… Read more
Prominent political figure in the Democratic Alliance, Mbali Ntuli, has officially resigned as a member of the party and as a member of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature…. Read more
‘I owe it to myself’ – Cassper Nyovest proud of his weight loss journey
Award-winning rapper Cassper Nyovest took to Instagram on Wednesday to give himself a pat on the back for making great strides in his weight loss journey…. Read more
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