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She ‘will be sorely missed’ – SA mourns passing of sporting activist Cheryl Roberts
Condolences continued to pour in on Saturday following the death of former South African Olympian and women’s sports activist Cheryl Roberts on Friday morning. Read more…
Kidnapped Anichka Penev has been found – report
Western Cape police have reportedly confirmed that kidnapped Ukrainian national, Anichka Penev, has been found. Read more…
Polls close in troubled Lesotho after parliamentary vote
Voters draped in traditional shepherd’s blankets cast their ballots on Friday in parliamentary elections in Lesotho, but observers saw little prospect of an end to the country’s long-running political gridlock. Read more…
Gunmen kill three soldiers in revenge attacks in NW Nigeria
Gunmen in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state have carried out a series of attacks this week on military targets, killing three soldiers, two security sources said on Thursday. Read more…
Kidnapped Anichka Penev has been found – report
Western Cape police have reportedly confirmed that kidnapped Ukrainian national, Anichka Penev, has been found. Read more…
15 bodies found on Libya beach
Fifteen bodies were found on a beach near the Libyan city of Sabratha, some of them burned, the Libyan Red Crescent said on Friday. Read more…
Doubt over Ethiopia peace talks as Kenya envoy says won’t attend
Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta, a key player in African Union-led efforts to bring peace to Ethiopia, said on Friday he would be skipping negotiations expected to begin this weekend, raising doubts over whether the talks would go ahead. Read more…
Washington offers $5 million to find culprits of Niger attack
Washington is offering a $5 million reward for information on a 2017 jihadist attack in Niger that killed four soldiers from the United States, a US diplomatic source told AFP on Friday. Read more…
Nigeria to end petrol subsidy, says President Buhari
Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari confirmed plans to remove a costly petrol subsidy as he presented on Friday his final budget as president that foresees deep revenue shortfalls. Read more…
Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo, popularly known as Black Coffee, recently revealed in a podcast called “The Diary of a CEO“, how he rose to fame and also told the story of the day his left arm became paralysed. Read more…
‘Celebrating my king’ – Mihlali Ndamase spoils her husband Leeroy Sidambe on his birthday
Content creator and CEO, Mihlali Ndamase, took to her Instagram story to show followers and fans snippets of her husband, Leeroy Sidambe’s birthday celebration. Read more…
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