From a former police offer being held after being ‘found with Krugersdorp gang rape victim’s possessions’, to charity saying 1.4 million children are malnourished in South Sudan… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Former police officer held after being ‘found with Krugersdorp gang rape victim’s possessions’
A former police officer reportedly appeared in court on Wednesday in connection with the Krugersdorp gang rape case that shook the nation. Read more…
1.4 million children malnourished in South Sudan, says charity
About 1.4 million children under the age of five are suffering from malnutrition in South Sudan, caught in the grip of widespread flooding and intercommunal conflict, the British charity Save the Children said on Friday. Read more…
The investigation into the shooting of a man from Pretoria, Len Cloete, allegedly by a police officer, is still on hold as Cloete is still “unable to speak”. Read more…
Nigerian university lecturers end eight-month strike over pay
Nigerian university lecturers on Friday suspended an eight-month strike over pay, welfare and crumbling facilities, the latest industrial dispute to hit Africa’s most populous nation. Read more…
Joburg teen battles for his life after being hit by speeding taxi while fetching water
A teenage boy is reportedly in a critical condition after he was hit by a speeding taxi while fetching water from a tanker in Coronationville, Johannesburg. Read more…
Ethnic clashes in Sudan’s south kill four
Renewed ethnic clashes in Sudan’s south have killed at least four people, a tribal leader and medical source said on Thursday. Read more…
Africa’s longest oil pipeline takes shape in Niger
Chinese and Nigerien workers haul giant steel pipes over mounds of earth as heavily armed soldiers keep guard. Read more…
Morocco court jails 15 more migrants following Melilla disaster
A Moroccan court has handed heavy prison terms to 15 Sudanese migrants arrested after a June tragedy at a Spanish border in which two dozen migrants died, their lawyer said on Thursday. Read more…
WATCH | ‘Don’t feed this monster’ – Somizi opens up about depression
South African media personality, Somizi Mhlongo, has taken to Instagram to post a video in which he opens up about his battle with depression, and how he is taking charge of his life. Read more…
New film explores Nigeria’s pioneering Olympics football glory
The director of a documentary exploring Nigeria’s groundbreaking 1996 Olympic football win amid domestic upheaval in the waning days of military rule hopes it can counter typical “stereotypes” about Africa. Read more…
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