From Jacob Zuma reportedly being discharged from hospital and spending his first night at his home in Nkandla, to SA seething over UK’s decision to keep the country on its coronavirus “red list”… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Jacob Zuma discharged from hospital, spends first night at his Nkandla home
Former president Jacob Zuma reportedly spent his first night at his Nkandla home after being discharged from a Gauteng hospital on Wednesday. Read more…
UK travel curbs ‘will make people more reluctant to get vaccinated’, says Africa CDC
The African Union’s health watchdog on Thursday warned that Britain’s pandemic travel restrictions could make people across the continent more reluctant to get vaccinated. Read more…
South Africa seethes at UK’s Beta bogeyman ‘discrimination’
South Africa is seething over Britain’s decision to keep the country on its coronavirus “red list,” a move that means travellers must pay for pricey hotel quarantine on their return to the UK. Read more…
South African Airways resumes flights after bankruptcy
South Africa’s embattled national airline on Thursday flew its first plane since March 2020 after emerging from bankruptcy proceedings. Read more…
The woman’s breasts had been cut off, but her genitals were untouched. An unusual choice for a killer. Even stranger, no blood had spilled at the crime scene. The body must have been moved. Read more…
Failed Sudan coup points to threats to transition
Sudan’s failed coup highlights the threats to its transition to civilian rule after the ouster of autocrat Omar al-Bashir two years ago, analysts say. Read more…
Benin president meets arch-rival for first time in five years
Benin’s president Patrice Talon met on Wednesday with his predecessor Thomas Boni Yayi for the first time in five years, indicating a possible thaw in relations between the government and the opposition in the West African country. Read more…
Thousands in Mali demonstrate in support of army rulers
Thousands of people demonstrated in Mali’s capital on Wednesday, backing the nation’s military rulers and protesting perceived foreign meddling in the Sahel state. Read more…
Strikes paralyse hospitals in Guinea-Bissau
Striking medical workers in Guinea-Bissau have paralysed hospitals, officials said on Wednesday, with the government in the West African state deploying army medics as a stopgap. Read more…
Springboks to avoid British quarantine with France stop-over
South Africa will spend 11 days in France in October to avoid quarantine before three Tests in Britain, the organisers of the 2023 Rugby World Cup said on Thursday. Read more…
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