Cape Town – From two Nigerian nationals being jailed after stealing R11m from SA property traders; to the Ghanaian leader defending a decision to seek IMF help…Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Ghana president defends IMF aid decision
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has defended a decision to seek International Monetary Fund (IMF) help, saying it was needed to repair public finances after the double shock of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Read more…
‘Things that I saw during the search hurt me,’ Khayalethu Magadla’s dad says
The father of six-year-old Khayalethu Magadla, who fell into an uncovered manhole in Dlamini, Soweto on June 12 while playing with friends, has expressed his displeasure over the way he was treated by the police when his son first disappeared. Read more…
Morocco ‘detains’ employees of French tycoon accused in sex case
Several employees of French insurance tycoon Jacques Bouthier, under arrest in Paris on charges of raping a minor, have been placed in Moroccan custody, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said on Friday. Read more…
Two Nigerian nationals jailed after stealing R11m from SA property traders
Convicted Nigerian nationals Olatunji Samson Abdul and Adedayo Quandri have reportedly been sentenced to eight years and seven years in prison respectively by the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting in Palm Ridge, Gauteng for cloning email accounts of conveyancers DM5 and Yaron Waks and stealing over R11m from clients. Read more…
Daughter of Angola’s Dos Santos demands autopsy on foul play fears
A daughter of Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, who died on Friday in Barcelona, has demanded the hospital retain his body for an autopsy following fears of foul play. Read more…
Rwandan president set to run again in 2024 election
President Paul Kagame, de facto ruler of Rwanda since the end of the genocide in 1994, has indicated he will stand for president again at the next election due in 2024. Read more…
Sudan protesters mark Eid al-Adha at anti-army sit-in
Sudanese protesters celebrated Eid al-Adha among barricades on Saturday during a sit-in against military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his October coup. Read more…
Mali junta leader calls for ‘sacred union’ in post-sanctions address
Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita Friday called for “sacred union” and a focus on development and stability in his first address to the nation since its neighbours lifted tough post-coup sanctions. Read more…
PICS, VIDEOS | Theo Kgosinkwe gushes over his wife Vourne on her 29th birthday
Award-winning Musician, Theo Kgosinkwe recently took to social media to gush over his wife Vourne, as he shared a cute birthday message to her. Read more…
Rugby player, 21, dies after he suffered a medical problem during a match
Free State rugby player Jaco Weideman, 21, reportedly died on Friday after his heart stopped several times during the second team game between Welkom Rugby Club and the Welkom Rovers on July 2. Read more…
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