From a troublesome tiger being captured and euthanized after attacking a man; to the slain Kenyan LGBTQ activist being laid to rest amid calls for justice…Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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‘I still cannot believe that I am alive,’ says man who survived attack by escaped tigress, Sheba
Sheba the tiger has been found and euthanised after she escaped her enclosure located in the south of Johannesburg last week and proceeded to attack a 39-year-old man, a pig, and two dogs. Read more…
Slain Kenya LGBTQ activist laid to rest amid calls for justice
A prominent Kenyan LGBTQ campaigner whose body was found dumped in a metal box about two weeks ago was buried at the family home in the west of the country on Tuesday. Read more…
PICS | Woman arrested in Cape Town R1.5 million drug bust walks free
A Cape Town woman who was arrested in the R1.5 million drug bust last week has reportedly been released without charge. Read more…
Tunisia president’s former top aide jailed in absentia, media reports
Tunisian President Kais Saied’s former chief of staff was sentenced in absentia on Tuesday to prison over audio recordings critical of him, local media reported. Read more…
It’s hard to imagine that the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the fourth industrial revolution can be part of the same conversation. But, as a briefing paper by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) points out: Read more…
State TV says son of Equatorial Guinea’s ruler held for graft
One of the sons of Equatorial Guinea’s veteran ruler has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling a plane owned by the national airline, state TV said on Tuesday. Read more…
PICS | ‘Voetsek!’ – Woman recalls encounter with escaped tigress after it mauled neighbour
“Voetsek!” is what a Gauteng woman remembers shouting when she came face-to-face with Sheba, the tigress after it attacked her neighbour. Read more…
Rights group Amnesty International urged Algeria on Tuesday to immediately release prominent jailed journalist Ihsane El Kadi, condemning what it called a “ruthless campaign” to silence critics. Read more…
Memory is a key to keeping those who departed the world dear to one’s heart, and that is what South African gqom musician Babes Wodumo is doing, sharing the first bible verses Mampintsha shared with her when they first met. Read more…
Rafael Nadal makes stunning early Australian Open exit as more rain falls
Defending champion Rafael Nadal hobbled out of the second round in a major upset at the Australian Open on Wednesday, but there was no such trouble for the leading women’s stars. Read more…
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