From EFF leader Julius Malema and former ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni enjoying a holiday together; to phones ringing again in Ethiopia’s Tigray…Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Tourists allegedly shot at while on a boat at Jozini Dam as poaching war increases
Tourists were reportedly caught in the crossfire when a group of alleged armed poachers opened fire at animals earlier this week. Read more…
‘Thank God you’re alive’ – Tears, grief as phones ring again in Tigray
Beniam Yetbarek didn’t even know his cousin was alive when the phone rang on Christmas Eve, and a voice he hadn’t heard in two years crackled down the line from Tigray. Read more…
Abandoned children of UN peacekeepers in DRC face stigma
Chance, 16, is different from the other children in her school in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) due to her fair skin. Read more…
Social media users this week reacted to pictures of EFF leader Julius Malema and former ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni. The pictures emerged on Twitter and showed the two on holiday and living their best lives. Read more…
Frene Ginwala, feisty feminist, astute political tactician and committed cadre of South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), has died at the age of 90. In a country blessed with exceptional leaders, Ginwala must surely count among the best. Read more…
Cameroon’s ‘funeral music’ gives voice to frustrated youth
It began as a form of music chanted at wakes to comfort mourners – now it is part of Cameroon’s cultural mainstream, and a powerful form of expression for its frustrated youth. Read more…
Kenya and South Africa are working to address trade barriers: where to start
Trade volumes between Kenya and South Africa have always been minimal compared to each country’s engagement with its other major trading partners. But in recent years, leaders of the two countries have been taking steps to stimulate trade. Read more…
Benin pro-government parties win parliament majority
Benin’s pro-government parties won a majority of seats in parliament, the country’s constitutional court said on Thursday, in a vote marking the return of the opposition after four years of absence. Read more…
South African former heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee dies
Former world heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee, whose fans included political icon Nelson Mandela, has died in Cape Town from lung cancer aged 67, his family told AFP on Friday. Read more…
After a period of silence, Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa has broken her silence following accusations of being a mistress in a cheating scandal. Read more…
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