From a Free State doctor being robbed and attacked in front of his wife and children before being kidnapped and killed; to Nigerian gunmen attacking two hospitals in a volatile region… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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A medical doctor, Simon Ngcobo, from Welkom was attacked and robbed of cellphones and cash at gunpoint in his home, before being kidnapped and murdered on Monday, October 17. Read more…
Nigerian gunmen attack two hospitals in volatile region
Gunmen ransacked two hospitals in separate attacks in northwest and central Nigeria, a local official and an aid agency said on Tuesday. Read more…
Man who stabbed girlfriend 10 times and son 12 times gets life imprisonment
The Limpopo High Court has reportedly sentenced a 45-year-old man to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his girlfriend and son. Read more…
UN says Somalia famine risk worst in half a century
Somalia faces famine on a scale last seen half a century ago, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) said on Tuesday as it set a new target of more than $2 billion in funding needs. Read more…
WATCH | Four orphaned black rhinos relocated to their new home after six years of captivity
Four orphaned black rhinos have been relocated to the Babanango Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal last week in what the reserve described as “a conservation milestone in the reserve’s history”. Read more…
Fourth UN peacekeeper dies after Mali blast
A fourth United Nations soldier has died from injuries from a highway bomb in northern Mali, a day after the blast claimed the lives of three of his comrades, a spokesman for the UN peacekeeping mission said on Tuesday. Read more…
Police have reportedly opened investigations after a video, of what looks like the most nonchalant escape from a police van ever, went viral on social media. Read more…
Egypt arrests man in new femicide case
Egyptian police arrested a man accused of killing his fiancee, the public prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday, as local media decried another case of femicide in the conservative North African country. Read more…
LOOK! ‘Lord guide me while I raise a Queen’ – Faith Nketsi reflects on her motherhood journey
South African socialite and media personality, Faith Nketsi, recently reflected on her motherhood journey, thanking her fans for respecting her privacy, appreciating her family for their support, and proclaiming her love for her baby, Sky. Read more…
Elton Jantjies left out of 26 man squad to prepare for Springbok’s Northern Hemisphere tour
The Springboks are gearing up for their tour of the Northern Hemisphere, selecting 26 players for their camp that will run from Sunday until Wednesday, October 26 – and Elton Jantjies has not been selected to be a part of the preparations. Read more…
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