Cape Town – From South Africa’s rand reportedly starting the week on a low note; to a police officer in eastern DRC being detained for alleged monkey poaching… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Rand starts the week on a low note
South Africa’s rand reportedly started the week on a low note, as it weakened, with the dollar strengthening amid global growth fears. Read more…
DRC cop held for poaching, baby monkey freed
A police officer in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been detained for alleged poaching after locals heard the screams of a baby monkey coming from his bag, officials said on Monday. Read more…
Load shedding will remain for the next 10 days, Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter warns
Eskom CEO, Andre De Ruyter, has warned that load shedding will continue for the next ten days, as the power utility works on replenishing more generation capacity to the national power grid. Read more…
SA police arrest two over weekend bar shooting
Police in South Africa said on Monday they have arrested two people in connection with one of two bar shootings that left a total of 19 people dead, in killings that shocked the nation. Read more…
Uganda arrests eight protesting over living costs
Ugandan police fired tear gas and arrested at least a dozen protesters on Monday after demonstrations against steep food and fuel price increases in the East African nation turned violent. Read more…
South Africans scoff at ’empty’ government promises after massacres
From a mobile stage set up in a dusty, derelict soccer field overlooking hundreds of tin shacks, South African officials promised justice and more security for a grieving community in Soweto on Monday following a weekend massacre. Read more…
WATCH | Social media reacts as Bheki Cele says people with tattoos have ‘gangster tendencies’
Social media users have reacted to a viral video in which Police Minister Bheki Cele says that people with tattoos have “gangster tendencies”. Read more…
Ethiopia tasks UN to help rebuild Tigray infrastructure
The Ethiopian government said on Tuesday it was tasking a UN agency with helping to rebuild infrastructure in Tigray that was destroyed in the conflict between rebels and federal forces. Read more…
WATCH | Video of Malema behind the decks in Ibiza, Spain goes viral on social media
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema is not phased by what South Africans think of him living it up in sunny Spain, judging by his recent video that has since gone viral on social media. Read more…
Raza stars as Zimbabwe sink Singapore in T20 World Cup qualifier
Sikandar Raza struck 87 off 40 balls as hosts Zimbabwe defeated Singapore by 111 runs on Monday to make a great start in their bid to qualify for the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup in Australia. Read more…
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