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Woman stabs her son, 13, to death, leaves him lying in a pool of blood
A Mpumalanga woman, 36, has been arrested after she allegedly stabbed her 13-year-old son to death during a domestic-related incident on Friday. The woman also allegedly stabbed her eight-month-old daughter and her 63-year-old mother. Read more…
UPDATE | At least 76 people killed in Nigeria boat accident
Almost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria’s Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday. An estimated 85 people were taking the overloaded boat on Friday when flooding of the Niger River caused it to tip over. Read more…
Western Cape police seized R2.4 million worth of cocaine at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday last week. The cocaine hidden in chocolate wrappers was found in one of the passengers’ luggage disembarking from a flight from Dubai, police said in a statement. Read more…
UN condemns ‘heinous killing’ of migrants in Libya
The United Nations mission in Libya condemned on Sunday the “heinous killing” of 15 migrants near the Mediterranean coastal city of Sabratha, accusing smugglers and demanding justice. Read more…
Murder suspect, 21, held after six decomposed bodies found in Joburg building
South African police said on Monday they would charge a 21-year-old man with six counts of murder after half a dozen bodies, some in an advanced state of decomposition, were found at a block of flats in downtown Johannesburg. Read more…
Heat-resilient Red Sea reefs offer last stand for corals
Beneath the waters off Egypt’s Red Sea coast a kaleidoscopic ecosystem teems with life that could become the world’s “last coral refuge” as global heating eradicates reefs elsewhere, researchers say. Read more…
First Liberia crimes against humanity trial to open in France
France’s first trial of a participant in Liberia’s bloody civil wars opens on Monday, with former rebel commander Kunti Kamara facing charges of crimes against humanity, including torture. Read more…
Rising water level hampering Nigeria river rescue
High water levels caused by heavy flooding are hampering efforts to rescue people missing after a boat accident in southeast Nigeria, emergency services said on Sunday. Read more…
LOOK: Shashi Naidoo living it up in Dubai!
South African television presenter and fashion blogger, Shashi Naidoo, recently took a trip to Dubai and appears to be living the high life. Read more…
India hammer South Africa to set up exciting 3rd ODI
Shreyas Iyer hit a century and Ishan Kishan made 93 to power India to a seven-wicket win over South Africa in the second one-day international on Sunday and keep the series alive. Read more…
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