Cape Town – From the six-year-old boy, who was allegedly kidnapped in Cape Town, being reunited with his family; to Kenya’s election body once again coming under the glare of public scrutiny, following the country’s elections…Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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South Africa sees average of 70 murders a day in ‘worrisome’ trend
South Africa recorded almost 70 murders a day in the first half of 2022, police said on Friday, up 16% from last year and which authorities called “high and worrisome”. Read more…
Kenya’s election commission in eye of vote storm
Feuding officials, questionable calculations and accusations of intimidation and violence – Kenya’s election body is once again under the glare of public scrutiny. Read more…
Senegal’s Sonko says will run in 2024 presidential election
Senegal’s main opposition politician Ousmane Sonko on Thursday officially launched his candidacy for the country’s 2024 presidential election, accusing the incumbent president and France of conspiring to prevent him from running. Read more…
‘These allegations are unfounded’ – SA minister Godongwana speaks on sexual harassment claims
South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has reportedly confirmed that he has met with the police amid accusations of sexual harassment by a hotel employee at Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga. Read more…
Congolese split over Burundi troops in troubled east
The deployment of Burundian troops to help quell rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east has divided local people, with some fiercely opposed but others giving a cautious welcome. Read more…
Six-year-old Shanawaaz Asghar, who was allegedly kidnapped on Wednesday this week, has reportedly been reunited with his family. Read more…
Rwanda woman faces two years in jail for ‘shameful’ dress
A 24-year-old woman who was arrested in Rwanda for wearing “shameful” clothing faces up to two years in jail for “public indecency”, prosecutors said on Thursday. Read more…
Hadraawi, ‘Shakespeare of Somalia’, dies aged 79
Award-winning Somali poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, better-known by his pen name Hadraawi, died Thursday aged 79, prompting a flood of tributes to the “Shakespeare of Somalia”. Read more…
WATCH | MaMkhize pampers Royal AM Ladies in celebration of Women’s Month
Reality TV star and South African millionaire Shauwn “MaMkhize” Mkhize’s Royal AM women’s football team recently got spoilt with a pamper session, in celebration of the Women’s Month. Read More…
WATCH: It’s what dreams are made of – Rabada
Watch | Kagiso Rabada on what it means to have his name on the Lord’s honours board. Full story
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