From Thabo Mbeki reportedly objecting to the ANC’s NEC meeting discussing the Phala Phala report without Cyril Ramaphosa, to gunmen storming a mosque in Nigeria’s Delta and wounding 11 worshippers… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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ANC to discuss Cyril Ramaphosa’s future Monday, political sources say
South Africa’s ruling party is set to resume talks on Monday on the future of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is embroiled in a scandal that has put his presidency at risk, it said. Read more…
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki reportedly objected to the African National Congress (ANC)’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting discussing the Phala Phala report without party president, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Friday. Read more…
11 worshippers injured in mosque attack in south Nigeria
Gunmen stormed a mosque in southern Nigeria’s Delta state on Friday, wounding 11 worshippers after attempting to kidnap the imam, police said. Read more…
Nigeria reports fresh attack on election office in southeast
A local office of Nigeria’s electoral body INEC has been set partially ablaze, the commission said Friday, the latest violence less than three months ahead of next year’s presidential ballot. Read more…
Anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani’s widow Limpho has lashed out at a priest who spoke about forgiveness, as many protested the release of Hani’s killer, Janusz Walus on parole. Read more…
Miss Rwanda pageant organiser acquitted of sexual assault
The organiser of the Miss Rwanda beauty pageant, Dieudonne Ishimwe, was on Friday found not guilty of sexually assaulting former contestants, a judge said, citing “insufficient evidence” and ordering his immediate release. Read more…
DRC accuses M23 rebels of civilian massacre, breaching truce
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) army on Thursday accused M23 insurgents of killing 50 civilians and breaching a five-day-old truce in the country’s restive east. Read more…
Zambia to impose blackouts over low dam water levels
Zambia warned on Friday it would impose nationwide blackouts of up to six hours a day as water shortages at one of southern Africa’s largest dams hamper power generation. Read more…
‘This is beyond your makeup’ – Bonang Matheba trolled for telling Cyril Ramaphosa to ‘resign’
South African television presenterBonang Matheba was told to leave politics alone and “mind her makeup” after she expressed her views on the Phala Phala farm scandal. Read more…
Internationally acclaimed South African DJ, Uncle Waffles, collaborated with Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and got a burger named after her, achieving something that many South Africans would probably like to happen to them. Read more…
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