Cape Town – From Eskom suspending load shedding from Friday night; to Maimane demanding action from Ramaphosa after a video showing pupils smoking dagga at school surfaces… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Equatorial Guinea suspends hundreds of ‘illegal’ ships
The Malabo government on Thursday suspended 395 ships “illegally” flying Equatorial Guinea’s flag after an oil tanker under the central African nation’s colours capsized off Tunisia. The Xelo’s… Read more
Eskom to suspend load shedding from 22:00 on Friday
Eskom has announced that load shedding will be suspended at 22:00 on Friday. The power utility said that the low demand for electricity will allow it… Read more
Senegalese health workers strike over death of mother-to-be
Health workers in Senegal went on strike on Thursday to protest at charges filed against six midwives accused of negligence in a death that sparked nationwide anger…. Read more
Kenya’s former president Kibaki dead at 90
Former Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki, who led the east African country for more than a decade, has died, his successor Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Friday. He was 90…. Read more
Libya’s rival government meets for first time
Libya’s rival government selected by parliament in the east met for the first time on Thursday, challenging a cabinet brokered by the UN and based in the capital… Read more
One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to take decisive action in the country’s schools after a video in which learners could… Read more
Nigerian jihadists claim deadly bar attack
Jihadists affiliated to the Islamic State have claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a bar in northern Nigeria in an area outside their typical zone of operations…. Read more
Former SA army captain gets 18 years for hijacking, attempted murder
A former captain in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), Tebogo Leburu, was on Wednesday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment after he hijacked a civilian… Read more
Libya’s oil industry falls hostage again to politics
Libya’s oil industry, the lifeblood of its economy, has fallen hostage once more to a political schism, as the re-emergence of parallel administrations has forced many hydrocarbon facilities… Read more
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema called on the government to expedite the expropriation of land so that people displaced by the floods in KwaZulu-Natal can… Read more
SNAPS | Insider Uncle Vinny’s 20th birthday celebration
South African deejay and sensationalist Uncle Vinny, real name Kabelo Vincent Ndlovu, celebrated his 20th birthday on Wednesday. The star took to his Instagram to share... Read more
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