Cape Town – From experts warning that South Africans must prepare for another steep fuel price increase; to Kenya arresting a would-be MP for impersonating a police officer after she appeared in full regalia on a TV programme… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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SA consumers ‘must prepare for another steep fuel price hike next week’, experts warn
South African consumers are set to face another steep fuel price increase next week, experts have reportedly warned. Read more…
Kenya arrests ‘fake police officer’ after TV appearance
Kenyan investigators said on Wednesday they had arrested a would-be MP for impersonating a police officer after she appeared in full regalia on a television programme where she talked about law and order. Read more…
Benin warns of jihadist recruitment
Benin’s government warned on Wednesday that armed “terrorist” groups were seeking to recruit new members within its borders as the West African country attempts to stem the spread of jihadism from the Sahel. Read more…
At least 20 found dead in Libya desert after vehicle breakdown, rescuers say
Twenty people were found dead in the Libyan desert following a vehicle breakdown near the border with Chad and were presumed to have died of thirst, rescuers said on Wednesday. Read more…
Tarven tragedy: Govt, families to hold mass funeral for 21 teenagers
A mass funeral will reportedly be held on Wednesday, July 6 for the 21 teenagers who died at Enyobeni tavern in East London on Sunday. Read more…
A Gauteng woman reportedly won a R2 million lawsuit against a medical facility after her ring finger was amputated following inadequate treatment. Read more…
Husband of slain Kenyan runner Tirop seeks plea bargain
The husband of slain Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop is seeking a plea bargain after initially denying a charge of murder, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Read more…
Mom, 36, stabbed multiple times with a broken beer bottle, left for dead in front of her kids
Police in KwaZulu-Natal arrested a 49-year-old man who allegedly stabbed a 36-year-old mother of three multiple times with a broken beer bottle in front of her children on Tuesday. Read more…
Rapper AKA pleads with billionaire Elon Musk to help with SA’s electricity crisis
In response to Eskom moving load-shedding to stage 6 on Tuesday, South African rapper, AKA decided to make his move to help with the situation. Read more…
Injured Temba Bavuma out of South Africa’s England tour
South Africa white-ball skipper and Test vice-captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of their tour of England which starts next month, Cricket South Africa said on Wednesday. Read more…
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