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WATCH | Jacob Zuma ‘doesn’t have stashes of money…. he’s struggling to pay legal fees’
Former president Jacob Zuma needs “millions” of rands to cover his legal fees, the Jacob Zuma foundation has revealed, adding that his cases require seasoned senior councils who “don’t come cheap”. Read more…
Priest abducted in Cameroon… kidnappers demand ransom of over $36 000
A Catholic priest has been kidnapped in an anglophone region of Cameroon, the hostage’s diocese said on Monday. Read more…
SA scientists monitoring new coronavirus variant with unusually high mutation rate
Scientists in South Africa are monitoring a new coronavirus variant with an unusually high mutation rate, and whose frequency has gradually increased in recent months, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Monday. Read more…
Tight security as Tanzania opposition Freeman Mbowe leader appears in court
The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, appeared in the country’s high court on Tuesday to face terrorism charges, in a case described by his party as a politically-motivated move to crush dissent. Read more…
Mozambique ex-president’s son Ndambi Guebuza denies enabling hidden debt
The son of Mozambique’s ex-president Armando Guebuza on Monday denied allegations he took bribes to facilitate a $2 billion secret government loan that plunged the southern African country into financial crisis. Read more…
Kenya hails anti-poaching efforts in first wildlife census
Kenya has hailed its efforts to crack down on poaching as it released the results of the country’s first-ever national wildlife census, calling the survey a vital weapon in its conservation battle. Read more…
‘Islamist militants’ kidnap 11 children in northeastern DRC
Eleven children aged nine to 17, including five girls, have been kidnapped by presumed Islamist rebels in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Tuesday. Read more…
Over 7 000 schools damaged by Tigray war… 1.42m students unable to attend classes
More than 7 000 schools have been damaged as a result of the expanding conflict in Ethiopia, the education minister has said, with 1.42 million students unable to attend classes in the war-torn region of Tigray. Read more…
South Africa’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker Dale Steyn retires
Dale Steyn, South Africa’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker, announced his retirement from all cricket on Tuesday.
Steyn, 38, made the announcement on social media, saying he was “bittersweet but grateful”. Read more…
‘It still feels surreal,’ says Connie Ferguson as she remembers her husband
Exactly a month after producer and actor Shona Ferguson’s death, his wife Connie has taken to social media to remember him in a heartfelt tribute. Read more…
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