Cape Town – From a 39-year-old man being arrested in connection with the murder of Hillary Gardee; to Congo-Brazzaville’s announcing its national assembly election date… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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One suspect in relation to Hillary Gardee’s murder arrested: police
On Friday, Mpumalanga police arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with the murder of Hillary Gardee, 28. Read more…
Congo’s first round of parliamentary elections will be held in July: government
Elections to Congo-Brazzaville’s national assembly will be held on July 10, the central African country’s government announced on state television on Friday. Read more…
SA’s Anglo American launches the world’s biggest hydrogen-fueled truck
Mining giant Anglo American on Friday unveiled the world’s largest hydrogen-powered truck, a monster weighing in at 220 tonnes, at a platinum mine in northern South Africa. Read more…
Eskom to suspend load shedding from 12:00 on Saturday
Eskom has announced that load shedding will be suspended at 12:00 on Saturday. Read more…
Godrich Gardee to set up a foundation in honour of late daughter, Hillary
Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) secretary-general Godrich Gardee says he will set up a foundation in honour of his late daughter, Hillary. Read more…
Burkina Faso’s government says struggling to save trapped miners
Burkina Faso’s government said on Friday that rescue teams were struggling to pump out water from a flooded mine where eight miners have been missing for nearly three weeks. Read more…
Human rights groups call on Algeria authorities to lift travel bans on diaspora activists
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on Friday called on Algerian authorities to lift “arbitrary travel bans” on activists from the diaspora. Read more…
Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mbuso,30, arrested after found with firearm and drugs
Grandson of the late former president Nelson Mandela, Mbuso Mandela,30, was reportedly arrested on Wednesday after he was found with an unlicenced firearm and drugs. Read more…
Eastern Cape drug dealer tries to burn drugs as police close in on him
Aliwal North police in the Eastern Cape arrested a 39-year-old suspect for possession and dealing in drugs on Thursday. Read more…
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