From Zimbabwe saying it would force unvaccinated civil servants and teachers to resign in a bid to ramp up the uptake of Covid-19 jabs to the correctional services department reportedly saying it has been billed almost R400 000 for former president Jacob Zuma’s medical care at a private hospital. … Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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The correctional services department has reportedly been billed almost R400 000 for former president Jacob Zuma’s medical care at a private hospital. Read more…
Guinea putchists release first batch of ‘political detainees’
Putschists in Guinea released a group of political opponents of deposed president Alpha Conde on Tuesday, as a regional bloc prepared to discuss the turmoil in the West African nation. Read more…
Nigeria gunmen snatch dozens in two mass abductions
Nigerian gunmen kidnapped more than 40 people in two mass abductions in the northwest, police said on Wednesday, near where the army is carrying out air strikes and raids against criminal kidnap gangs. Read more…
2 Ugandan MPs charged over a wave of grisly murders by machete-wielding gangs
Two prominent Ugandan opposition lawmakers were charged on Tuesday in connection with a wave of grisly murders by machete-wielding gangs, a move their lawyer branded “political persecution”. Read more…
Over 200 000 have died from Covid-19 in Africa since start of pandemic
More than 200 000 people have died from Covid-19 in Africa since the start of the pandemic, according to a tally compiled from official records. Read more…
Ecowas ‘worried’ over potential election delay in Mali
The West African bloc Ecowas said on Tuesday that it feared potential delays in elections in Mali aimed at restoring civilian rule following a coup last year. Read more…
Get a jab or resign, Zimbabwe govt tells state workers
Zimbabwe’s government on Tuesday said it would force unvaccinated civil servants and teachers to resign in a bid to ramp up the uptake of Covid-19 jabs. Read more…
DRC army says killed more than 40 militia fighters
The Democratic Republic of Congo army said on Tuesday it killed more than 40 militia fighters in the restive northeast of the country. Read more…
IMF gives Tanzania $567 million in Covid economic support
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has loaned Tanzania more than half a billion dollars in emergency financing as the coronavirus pandemic drags on its economy and critical tourism sector. Read more…
‘I’m 41. Jay Z is 51,’ Mmusi Maimane claps back at comment he is ‘too old’ to listen to Drake
One SA Movement leader, Mmusi Maimane set Twitter abuzz recently when he responded to the trolls made against him suggesting that he’s “too old” to listen to Drake. Read more…
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