From armed men reportedly being shot during a hijacking attempt in Durban; to West African leaders agreeing to create a regional force…Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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WATCH | Video of armed hijackers being ambushed while trying to hijack a vehicle goes viral
A video of armed men being shot during a hijacking attempt has been trending on social media. Read more…
Flash flood kills 14 at Johannesburg church ritual
Flash flooding that followed heavy rains has killed at least 14 people taking part in religious rituals in Johannesburg, with others still missing, emergency services said on Sunday. Read more…
West African leaders agree to create regional force
West African leaders agreed on Sunday to create a regional force to intervene against jihadism and in the event of coups, a senior official said. Read more…
Pit bull attacks in South Africa – a historian sheds light on the issues
Pit bulls have been in the news in South Africa after a series of deadly attacks on humans by the dogs. There have been revenge attacks on the dogs and politicians have called for their ban – tapping into a history of dogs being used by their white owners to intimidate and attack black South Africans. A racist incident then made the news when a dog lover responded with fury to the call for a ban. Sandra Swart is a South African historian who specialises in the history of dogs in society. We asked her to shed some light on the issues. Read more…
Church-led peace marches against DRC rebel violence
Peace marches organised by the Catholic Church took place across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday to protest violence in the country’s east, days after an alleged massacre of civilians. Read more…
Robbery victim and robber die on highway after getting run over by a motor vehicle
A robbery victim and his attacker were both killed after they were run over by a motor vehicle on the M41 in Umhlanga, Kwazulu-Natal during the early hours of Sunday morning. Read more…
Tunisians dream of moving to Germany as crisis bites
Germany is becoming a key destination for disillusioned young Tunisians despite a language barrier and the North African nation’s long history of ties with France. Read more…
One dead, seven injured in Cape Town drive-by shooting
One person was reportedly killed and seven others were wounded during a drive-by shooting in Manenberg, Cape Town on Saturday. Read more…
Ghana offers local debt swap as part of IMF talks
Ghana asked investors to exchange around $9 billion in domestic debt for new bonds on Monday to ease a crunch in payments as the government negotiates an IMF bailout during its worse economic crisis in decades. Read more…
‘It’s not nice here’ – Lamiez Holworthy opens up about the challenges of her pregnancy journey
South African DJ and media personality, Lamiez Holworthy has taken to social media to open up and share the trials and tribulations she is facing as she journeys through her pregnancy. Read more…
Malherbe, Orie to miss Stormers’ Champions Cup bow
Frans Malherbe and Marvin Orie have been omitted from a 26-man DHL Stormers squad that will travel to France for the Champions Cup match against Clermont on Saturday. Read more…
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