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From Fikile Mbalula saying that Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala debacle won’t be on the ANC’s agenda; to Soaring food prices hitting Egyptians as crisis bites… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.

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Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala debacle not on ANC agenda, says Fikile Mbalula

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has reportedly said that the Phala Phala report is not on the agenda of the party’s 55th national conference which is set to resume this week in Mangaung in the Free State. Read more…

Egyptians hit by soaring food prices as crisis bites

Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many a money-saving tip from a state body has been the last straw. Read more…

‘They were caught, beaten and set alight,’ – 5 people allegedly involved in house robberies burnt to death in Delft

Residents in Delft, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, took the law into their own hands, fatally burning five people who were reportedly involved in house robberies. Read more…

A look at Africa’s key elections in 2023 with Betha Madhomu

As the world enters 2023, quite a significant number of countries in Africa are gearing up for high-stakes elections. Will the countries be able to hold free, fair and credible elections? That is the big question. Read more…

WATCH | ‘Get out of the water’ – Baby seal attacks kid, woman and bites man who assisted

Usually, one would associate horrific scenes at the beach with a shark, but on this occasion, it was a baby seal that terrorised swimmers at Clifton 4th Beach, attacking a boy and a woman, and leaving bite marks on a man who assisted before being flung back into the ocean. Read more…

Two firefighters, three civilians killed in Mali attack: ministry

Two firefighters and three civilians were killed on Monday night in an attack in southeastern Mali, the ministry of security and civil protection said on Tuesday. Read more…

SA man held at Namibian airport after he allegedly smuggled over 10kg cocaine from Brazil

A South African man, who is reportedly accused of smuggling cocaine into Namibia from Brazil, made his first appearance in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Read more…

Spain busts criminals smuggling e-waste to Africa