Cape Town – From President Ramaphosa formally recognising the Zulu King, Misuzulu kaZwelithini; to Nigeria heightening security after ‘terror’ warning by the US & UK…Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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WATCH | President Ramaphosa to formally recognise Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini
Thousands of people from across the country arrived at the Moses Mabhida Stadium where President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to handover a certificate to recognise Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini in Durban on Saturday. Read more…
Nigeria heightens security after US & UK ‘terror’ warning
Nigeria on Friday said it had beefed up security and called for the public to be vigilant but calm after the United States and Britain warned of a high “terror” threat in the capital Abuja. Read more…
South Africa minister says weekend events safe after US terror alert
South Africa’s police minister on Friday assured that several major events over the weekend would be “properly protected”, days after a US embassy warning of a possible terror attack in the country. Read more…
Amnesty head calls for ‘new Mandela’ in Africa, denounces shrinking freedoms
Amnesty International’s secretary general on Friday called for new “enlightened” political leadership in Africa, lamenting shrinking civil liberties in Mali, Senegal and elsewhere on the continent. Read more…
Durban’s Smokin’ Joe’s makes 12th ‘best burgers in the world’
Durban’s Smokin’ Joe’s Gypsy King burgers was voted the 12th best burger in the world by over 1,5 million people who took part in the Big 7 Travel survey. Read more…
Family appeals for release of Tunisian woman jailed in Saudi for retweet
The sister of a Tunisian woman jailed by Saudi Arabia for retweeting a post about Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement on Friday urged Tunis authorities to intervene on her behalf. Read more…
Niger lists 15 anti-rebel operations with French forces
Nigerien and French forces staged 15 “joint operations” seizing arms and ammunition from jihadist insurgents along the African country’s volatile border with Mali from July to October, Niger’s army said on Saturday. Read more…
Morocco arrests 32 migrants heading to Spain, jails 80
Moroccan police on Friday arrested 32 migrants as they tried to set sail for Spain, authorities said, including six Moroccans and 26 from other African nations to the south. Read more…
WATCH | ‘My dream has come full circle’ – Zola Nombona announces becoming Foschini brand ambassador
South African actress, Zola Nombona, has inspired her fans and followers on social after announcing that she has become the brand ambassador for Foschini, saying “my dream has come full circle”. Read more…
South Africa’s Anrich Nortje wants quicks to ‘keep calm’ on bouncy pitches
South African Anrich Nortje called his team’s pace attack “one of the best” on Saturday, but urged fellow quicks to keep their calm on a bouncy Perth pitch at the Twenty20 World Cup. Read more…
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