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A 37-year-old paraplegic, Viven Naicker, reportedly passed away earlier this week after a long battle with cancer. He was a business analyst, who owned several companies in the retail, financial and medical industries. Read more…
Algerian journalist released after year in jail: rights group
Algeria gave prison time to a journalist charged with “spreading false information” but released him as he had already served his sentence, a rights group said on Wednesday. Read more…
Suspect killed in alleged house robbery… homeowner left seriously injured
A suspect was fatally wounded and a homeowner was left in a critical condition following an alleged home invasion in the Morningside area in Durban on Wednesday evening. Read more…
Kenya debuts electric bus in clean energy push
A Nairobi-based green mobility company on Wednesday unveiled an electric bus its inventors hope will encourage environmentally friendly commuting in a city where smog-belching minivans are a far more familiar sight. Read more…
Man who raped and murdered 4-year-old girl sentenced to triple life imprisonment
A 26-year-old man, Bafana Johannes Mans, was handed three life terms by the North West Division of the High Court sitting in Vryburg on Wednesday, for the kidnapping, double rape, and murder of 4-year-old Tshimologo Lotshabeng. Read more…
Uganda Ebola epidemic death toll climbs to 44: WHO
The death toll from an Ebola epidemic declared last month in Uganda has climbed to 44, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Read more…
One of the seven escaped prisoners ‘rearrested in Free State after being hit by truck’
One of the seven prisoners who escaped from Makhanda correctional facility on Tuesday was reportedly rearrested in the Free State after he was allegedly hit by a truck. Read more…
Ghana shops, traders shut down to protest inflation
Traders in Ghana’s capital Accra closed their stores and businesses on Wednesday in a three-day protest over soaring costs of living as the West African country battles economic fallout from the Ukraine war. Read more…
‘I fear South African men’ – Terry Pheto causes a stir on Twitter
South African actress, Moitheri ‘Terry’ Pheto, has taken to Twitter to express her fear of South African amidst the epidemic of Gender-Based Violence crimes in the country. Read more…
Sundowns regain lead in South Africa as ref escorted to safety
Sphelele Mkhulise scored his first South African Premiership goal this season to give Mamelodi Sundowns a 1-0 win over Marumo Gallants on Wednesday that takes them top again. Read more…
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