Cape Town – From Eswatini’s king praising the police for brutally putting down last year’s pro-democracy demonstrations; to Kenyan women enduring violence including rape ahead of elections… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Why ‘political will’ isn’t the magic bullet that can fix South Africa’s energy crisis
South Africans gave a warm welcome to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent announcement about a “set of actions” to respond to the energy crisis in the country. Read more…
Women facing abuse during Kenya campaign, rights groups say
Kenyan women have endured violence including rape, with female candidates subjected to a barrage of online abuse as East Africa’s economic powerhouse prepares to hold elections next week, rights groups said on Friday. Read more…
Kenyan election in facts and figures
Kenya goes to the polls on Tuesday in a closely fought race to elect the fifth president since independence from Britain six decades ago. Read more…
Gunmen kill six in central Nigeria, police say
Gunmen have killed six people, including two Indians, in Nigeria’s Kogi state, police said Saturday, with the region wracked by jihadist and gang violence. Read more…
Senegal claims Canada police attacked its diplomat
Senegal’s foreign ministry has summoned the Canadian embassy’s charge d’affaires after it said one of its diplomats in Ottawa was hospitalised following “rare police violence”. Read more…
Durban mom, 72, charged with the murder of her actress daughter Ashrika Seeripat
In a strange twist of events, the mother of murdered actress, Ashrika Seeripat, was reportedly arrested last week for her daughter’s killing, reports have said. Read more…
Eswatini’s king praises police crackdown on pro-democracy protests
The king of Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, on Friday praised police who brutally put down last year’s pro-democracy demonstrations in which dozens of protesters were killed. Read more…
Western Cape Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell has reportedly condemned the shootings targeting the long-distance bus company Intercape. Read more…
Aspiring artist, Andile Mpisane’s wife Tamia Mpisane, recently took to social media to share a video and photos from her first photo shoot with her daughter Miaandy. Read more…
Springbok triumph adds to woes of embattled All Blacks
South Africa beat New Zealand 26-10 on Saturday in the Rugby Championship opener in Mbombela, adding to the woes of the embattled All Blacks. Read more…
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