From Police launching an investigation after two people were fatally shot in Camps Bay due to possible taxi violence; to a mom who abandoned her baby with an apology note handing herself in… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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South African Police Service (SAPS) says that a taxi-related motive cannot be excluded after two deceased bodies with gunshot wounds were found in Victoria Road, Camps Bay on Wednesday afternoon. Read more…
Mom who abandoned her baby with an apology note hands herself in
A woman who abandoned her baby in the bush near Oaklands Drive in Dawncrest, KwaZulu-Natal, reportedly handed herself over to the police on Thursday. Read more…
South African Minister of Tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu, said in a media briefing on Wednesday that the killing of the German tourist by a group of “ruthless criminals” at Numbi Road near White River on Monday was a “calculated killing”. Read more…
In Morocco hills, cannabis farmers bet on budding industry
In the hills of northern Morocco, vast cannabis fields are ready for harvest, but farmers complain that a government plan to market the crop legally is yet to deliver them any benefits. Read more…
Hawks arrest Irish woman wanted in Ireland for murder
Hawks reportedly arrested a wanted Irish woman after the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) issued a warrant for her arrest. Ruth Lawrence who was wanted in Ireland in connection with the murder of two people was arrested on Tuesday in Bloemfontein in the suburbs of Pellissier, reports said. Read more…
R100 000 reward offered for info after gunmen raid cooking oil warehouse in Johannesburg
A cooking oil company has offered a R100 000 reward after a group of armed men stormed its Johannesburg, Kempton Park warehouse and made off with an undisclosed amount of cooking oil. Read more…
WATCH | Clip provides first proof of orcas killing white sharks
Scientists have published new findings confirming that orcas hunt great white sharks, after the marine mammal was captured on camera killing one of the world’s largest sea predators. Read more…
Africa sounds caution on net zero goal ahead of COP27
Africa needs time and money to wean itself off fossil fuels in order to achieve net zero without jeopardising its future, its representatives are warning ahead of next month’s climate talks. Read more…
Jojo Robinson slams ‘haters’ who claim she just spends her ‘rich husband’s money’
Real Housewives of Durban star, Jojo Robinson, has posted a video on Instagram in response to people who slated her for being a “housewife using her rich husband’s money”. Read more…
Homeless rookies Richards Bay grab win to go second in PSL
Homeless Richards Bay added another victory on Wednesday in a fairytale first season among the South African elite, snatching a 1-0 win at AmaZulu to go second in the Premiership. Read more…
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