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SA rapper AKA shot and killed in Durban
South African rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes has died. Read more…
Can a state of disaster allay South Africa’s energy crisis?
South Africa will get an electricity minister and the government will assume additional powers to tackle crippling blackouts under a new, controversial measure – the extent of which remained largely unclear on Friday. Read more…
A Mamelodi mother is reportedly pleading for the safe return of her child following the baby’s kidnapping earlier last month. Read more…
Reward offered for safe return of SA man who went missing at Mumbai airport
The family of a 69-year-old man who went missing from Mumbai International Airport in India is offering a reward for his safe return. Read more…
Croatia vows support for nationals in Zambia ‘child trafficking’ case
Croatia promised on Wednesday to provide support to eight of its citizens who have been arrested in Zambia for alleged child trafficking, a case that has made headlines in the tiny Adriatic nation. Read more…
WATCH | Video of violent shooting at petrol station goes viral
Police have reportedly arrested a man in connection with the violent shooting of his alleged friend at a petrol station in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni. Read more…
Rwanda handling of journalist death ‘opaque’, says watchdog
Free press campaign group Reporters Without Borders attacked the legal process over the death of a prominent journalist critical of Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s regime as “opaque” on Friday. Read more…
Meningitis outbreak in Niger kills 18, says WHO
At least 18 people in southeastern Niger have died of meningitis in the past three months, the WHO said on Wednesday, warning that the outbreak could spread to other countries. Read more…
Uncertainty in Nigeria as cash, fuel shortages bite ahead of vote
With under three weeks to go until Nigeria’s presidential elections, major shortages of cash and fuel have plunged Africa’s most populous country into crisis. Read more…
Eight killed in Ethiopia church attacks, says rights body
Eight people died in attacks on a church in southern Ethiopia last week, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Friday, amid tensions in the Orthodox community. Read more…
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