Cape Town – From Saftu accusing Zwelinzima Vavi of carrying a pistol to meetings; to Zimbabweans getting ready for by-elections on March 26… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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WATCH | Striking taxi drivers cause congestion on N2 as they march to premier’s office in Cape Town
Taxi drivers affiliated to the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) and the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) embarked on a strike that caused congestion on the N2 …Read more
Morocco, Israel sign memorandum on aerospace co-operation
Morocco’s industry minister and state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday in Rabat on aerospace co-operation, another sign of growing collaboration between the two… Read more
Zimbabwe by-elections are attracting huge crowds, but don’t read too much into them
University of Zimbabwe and Munyaradzi Mushonga, University of the Free State Zimbabweans are set to cast their votes in key parliamentary and local government by-elections on 26…Read more
West Africa bloc invites Mali strongman to summit
West Africa bloc Ecowas will hold an extraordinary summit on Friday over Mali’s political crisis, according to document seen by AFP, with the Sahel nation’s ruling strongman invited…. Read more
Algerian extradited from Spain jailed for 5 years
An Algerian police officer extradited from Spain was jailed for five years on Wednesday on charges of membership of a “terrorist group”, state media said. Abdallah Mohamed…Read more
Premier offers to beef up security at Dr Esther Mahlangu’s home after attack
Mpumalanga Premier, Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane on Wednesday visited the home of the world-renowned artist Dr Esther Mahlangu who was allegedly attacked by an unknown assailant over the… Read more
Saftu accuses Zwelinzima Vavi of ‘carrying a gun to meetings’ – report
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) secretary-general Zwelinzima Vavi has reportedly been accused by the union of carrying a gun to meetings. According to…Read more
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