From a notorious Johannesburg arsonist being arrested after terrorising suburbs for two years; to the UN saying that nearly a million affected by floods in South Sudan… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Notorious Johannesburg arsonist arrested after terrorising suburbs for two years
A suspect accused of multiple cases of arson, murder, and burglary in the East and North parts of Johannesburg has reportedly been caught and taken into police custody after being loose on the streets, frightening residents for two years. Read more…
Nearly a million affected by South Sudan floods, says UN
Around 909 000 people have reportedly been affected by flooding in South Sudan, the UN’s emergency response agency said on Tuesday, more than doubling estimates released last month as torrential rains ravage crops and destroy homes. Read more…
Mom hands herself in after she kills her 4-year-old son and puts his remains in a plastic bag
A 25-year-old woman handed herself over to the police after she allegedly killed her four-year-old child in Tshiawelo Flats, Soweto, on Monday. Read more…
UN calls detention of Moroccan journalist ‘arbitrary’
United Nations rights experts have concluded that Morocco’s detention of opposition journalist Soulaimane Raissouni is “arbitrary”, and called for his immediate release. Read more…
Dad shot and killed while trying to stop a hijacking outside his child’s school
A father was reportedly shot and killed, as he tried to intervene and stop a hijacking outside his child’s school in Soweto on Tuesday. Read more…
Mali junta leader given draft constitution
Mali’s junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita received a draft of a new constitution on Tuesday, a key part of the military’s bid to retain power in the crisis-hit country until 2024. Read more…
WATCH | Cape Town firefighters called out to rescue two construction workers from a sewage drain
Cape Town firefighters worked around the clock on Tuesday to rescue two construction workers who reportedly fell into a sewerage drain in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain. Read more…
Tunisia ‘rescues’ 194 migrants: coastguard
Tunisian authorities intercepted nearly 200 migrants attempting to reach Europe northwards across the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. Read more…
South African radio and television personality, Jeremy Mansfield, will no longer be interacting with his fans via a live Zoom session, as had been planned. Read more…
South Africa’s Bavuma under pressure to deliver at T20 World Cup
Under-fire captain Temba Bavuma is running out of time to find his batting form before leading South Africa’s challenge for a maiden T20 World Cup title in Australia. Read more…
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