Cape Town – From the release of the latest damning report into Jacob Zuma’s presidency; to Kenya holding a state funeral for former president Mwai Kibaki, who died aged 90 last week… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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WATCH | Defence lawyer in Senzo Meyiwa trial Malesela Teffo released on R10 000 bail
Defence advocate Malesela Teffo, who is representing four of the men accused of murdering Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was on Friday granted R10 000 bail. Read more…
Police arrest woman kingpin, 10 others over possession of chrome worth R5 million
Police arrested 11 suspects and recovered chrome worth R5 million during a search and seize operation in Witbank on Thursday. Read more…
Jacob Zuma ‘critical’ to state capture scams, report reveals
The latest damning report into Jacob Zuma’s presidency, released on Friday, hands him a “critical” role in a private bid to take over South Africa’s public utility company Eskom. Read more…
Nigerian refugees return to ISIS stronghold
A group of 4 000 Nigerians who fled years ago to neighbouring Niger because of jihadist violence has returned home despite ongoing insecurity and almost non-existent services in the area. Read more…
WATCH | State funeral for Kenya’s ex-president Mwai Kibaki
Kenya is holding a state funeral on Friday for former president Mwai Kibaki, who died aged 90 last week and whose decade in power was marked by economic revival as well as scandal and violence. Read more…
DRC and rebels wrap up first round of peace talks
The Kinshasa government has concluded the first round of peace talks in Nairobi with representatives of several armed groups operating in the country’s violence-torn east, the Congolese presidency said on Thursday. Read more…
Ethiopia rejects Tigray rebel claim of pullout from Afar region
Ethiopia on Friday rejected as “lies” claims of withdrawal by Tigrayan rebels from a region neighbouring war-wracked Tigray and accused them of trying to “impede” the delivery of aid. Read more…
Somalia elects speaker, paves way for presidential vote
Somalia’s parliament elected a veteran politician as speaker of the lower house on Thursday, as the fragile nation edges closer to holding a delayed presidential vote. Read more…
Measles cases soar 400% in Africa this year
Africa is facing an explosion of preventable diseases due to delays in vaccinating children, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday, with measles cases jumping 400%. Read more…
Black woman shot by farm owner who ‘mistook’ her for a hippo
A 77-year-old white South African farm owner appeared in court on Thursday for shooting and wounding a black woman he claimed he mistook for a hippopotamus, police said. Read more…
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