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Minister Gwede Mantashe tests positive for Covid-19
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has tested positive for Covid-19 again, reports said on Sunday. Read more…
Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso isolating after Covid in entourage
Congo-Brazzaville’s 78-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso was isolating on Sunday after several of the long-serving strongman’s entourage tested positive for coronavirus. Read more…
Cyril Ramaphosa ‘in good spirits’ as he continues to recover from Covid-19
President Cyril Ramaphosa is in good spirits, as he continues to recover from Covid-19, the presidency has confirmed in a statement. Read more…
Guinea rights groups protest airport renaming
Guinean rights groups on Saturday protested a plan by the ruling military junta to rename the country’s airport after authoritarian ex-president Sekou Toure, urging it to scrap the move. Read more…
Sudan police fire tear gas at anniversary rally, several wounded
Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters rallied on Sunday for a civilian-led transition to democracy, three years since the start of mass demonstrations that led to the ouster of veteran strongman Omar al-Bashir. Read more…
Egypt Brotherhood leader gets life for Hamas espionage
Egypt sentenced Mahmud Ezzat, the 77-year-old top leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, to life in jail on Sunday after he was found guilty of “collaborating with Hamas”, a judicial source said. Read more…
Morocco arrests 25 ‘terrorism’ suspects, security source says
Moroccan security forces arrested 25 people this month on suspicion of supporting the Islamic State group and planning “terrorist” attacks in the kingdom, a security source told AFP on Saturday. Read more…
Uganda, DRC claim 35 rebels held in fighting
The Democratic Republic of Congo army and its Ugandan allies said on Sunday they had destroyed rebel “strongholds” in the country’s restive east this week, in a campaign launched last month against ADF rebels. Read more…
Covid-19: South Africa records 16 080 new infections, 48 deaths
South Africa reported 16 080 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday after 55 742 tests were conducted, the Health Department said. Read more…
PICS | Inside Idols SA star Sneziey Msomi’s Umembeso ceremony
Idols SA season 15 runner-up Snenhlanhla Msomi, better known as Sneziey has shared some snaps from her traditional wedding ceremony (Umembeso) that took place last weekend in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal. Read more…
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