Cape Town – From thousands of opposition supporters rallying in Zimbabwe in defiance of a court ban; to at least 300 Nigerians returning home from Ukraine… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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At least 300 Nigerians who were in northeastern Ukraine have now returned home, the government said at the weekend. Read more…
Police hunt for 7 armed suspects who robbed mosque in Lenasia
Police in Gauteng have reportedly launched a manhunt after seven unknown gunmen stormed a mosque in Lenasia, tied up a security guard on duty, and locked him… Read more
History may explain South Africa’s refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
University of the Western Cape South Africa abstained in a vote in the United Nations General Assembly on the resolution condemning the Russian invasion of the Ukraine,… Read more
WATCH | ‘I feel much more protected now!’ – Cyril Ramaphosa gets Pfizer booster shot
President Cyril Ramaphosa received his Pfizer booster shot on Saturday in Mahikeng, North West. According to Times Live, this was after almost 13 months after getting… Read more
Wins, missteps and lessons: African experts reflect on two years of Covid response
frican Population and Health Research Center; Doyin Odubanjo, Nigerian Academy of Science, and Michelle J. Groome, National Institute for Communicable Diseases On 11 March 2020, just months… Read more
At least 60 dead in DRC train accident
A train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 60 people, the state rail company and local sources said on Saturday. “(Currently) the toll… Read more
WATCH | Zimbabwe opposition supporters rally despite ban
Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Zimbabwe on Saturday in defiance of a court ban, two weeks ahead of sensitive by-elections. Dressed in their yellow party colours,… Read more
PICS | Kenya’s president backs former arch-rival in elections
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday endorsed his former arch-rival for the country’s top job, weeks after their parties joined forces ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in… Read more
Petro, Wydad reach CAF Champions League last-eight as Ahly, Zamalek lose
Unfancied Petro Luanda of Angola and perennial title challengers Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on Saturday became the first qualifiers for the CAF Champions League quarter-finals. But there… Read more
WATCH | Rachel Kolisi takes ‘sweet revenge’ on Siya for ‘that cute sleeping video’ he posted of her
Rachel Kolisi, the wife of Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, finally got her “sweet revenge” for the “cute sleeping video” of her that the national rugby captain… Read more
Estate actor Siyanda Sesimani dies
South African Actor Siyanda Sesimani has died. According to Times Live, Siyanda died on Friday after he was injured in a house burglary and had been… Read more
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