Cape Town – From taxi associations and truckers in parts of SA protesting against the fuel price increase; to DRC and Rwanda agreeing to “de-escalate” tensions… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Protests hit Mpumalanga and KZN after fuel price hike
Taxi associations and truckers in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal reportedly protested against the fuel price increase on Wednesday and Thursday. Read more…
Kenya’s fringe presidential candidates: what they offer in elections
On 9 August 2022, Kenyans will vote for their fifth president. It will be the country’s seventh general election since the resumption of multiparty electoral democracy 30 years ago. Read more…
Long winter: South Africans struggle with rolling blackouts
Unable to switch on lights or heaters, cook dinner or charge their phones, South Africans are spending their mid-winter evenings plunged in darkness and low-tech living. Read more…
Fuel prices soar in Ethiopia as subsidies cut
Fuel prices soared in Ethiopia on Wednesday after the government reduced subsidies, adding to economic hardship for people already struggling with high inflation. Read more…
DRC and Rwanda agree to ‘de-escalate’ tensions
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a “de-escalation process” following weeks of rising tensions over rebel fighting in eastern DRC, the Congolese presidency said on Wednesday after mediated talks. Read more…
Social media reacts to Bheki Cele’s ‘shut up’ outburst
A video of Bheki Cele telling Action Society director Ian Cameron to shut up during a community meeting in Gugulethu on Tuesday sparked outrage on social media. Read more…
WATCH | SA Satanic Church co-founder talks about how he found his way back to God
Former satanist, Riaan Swiegelaar, who has been a member of the South African Satanic Church (SASC) for about five years, has resigned from the church. Read more…
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