Cape Town – From international journalist Hopewell Chin’ono weighing in after a video showing South Africa’s Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba addressing a Zimbabwean patient; to Angola eagerly awaiting the outcome of the most tightly contested vote in its democratic history… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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International journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has weighed in after a video surfaced on social media showing South Africa’s Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba addressing a Zimbabwean patient seeking help at a hospital in Bela Bela. Read more…
Angolan president secures strong lead in early poll results
Angola on Thursday eagerly awaited the outcome of the most tightly contested vote in its democratic history, with early results showing a wide margin for incumbent Joao Lourenco but the opposition also claiming a lead. Read more…
WATCH | EFF ‘Kill the Boer’ song ‘is not hate speech’, Equality Court rules
The Equality Court, sitting at the Johannesburg High Court, has reportedly ruled in favour of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and Member of Parliament (MP) Mbuyiseni Ndlozi in the “Shoot the Boer” case. Read more…
Morocco dismisses ‘terror’ charge in French tourist killing
A Moroccan court dismissed “terrorism” charges in the trial of man who stabbed a 79-year-old French woman to death, reporting a “mental disorder” was to blame, media reported on Wednesday. Read more…
ICC says Sudan army chief vows cooperation in Darfur probe
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said Sudan had promised its “full cooperation” in the war crimes probe of atrocities committed in the Darfur region under ousted president Omar al-Bashir. Read more…
Migrants face abuse in Libya after EU-backed interceptions
Godwin risked everything for a better life in Europe, but he was detained and ransomed in Libya by European Union-backed authorities accused of “extreme abuse” against captured migrants. Read more…
AU urges ‘de-escalation’ after Ethiopia fighting resumes
The head of the African Union Commission voiced “deep concern” Wednesday at renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia and called for a “de-escalation”. Read more…
DRC campaigners sound alarm over jail overcrowding
Campaigners in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday sounded the alarm over the country’s jails, saying chronic overcrowding was being amplified by the judicial system. Read more…
‘So glad it’s finally happening’ – Pearl Thusi excited to star in a Nigerian short film
South African media personality Pearl Thusi is in Nigeria, filming a short film called Her Perfect Life. Read more…
Frans: Boks can do ‘something special’ in Adelaide
Having missed both losses against Australia in 2021, recalled veteran Frans Steyn is determined to help the Springboks end a losing run Down Under. Read more…
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