Cape Town – From Eskom saying that stage 6 load shedding will be implemented on Monday afternoon; to an Islamic court in northern Nigeria sentencing three men to death by stoning for raping two boys… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Eskom says stage 6 load shedding to resume on Monday afternoon
Eskom has said that stage 6 load shedding will be implemented on Monday afternoon. Read more…
Nigeria Islamic court sentences three to death by stoning for raping boys
An Islamic court in northern Nigeria’s Bauchi state has sentenced three men to death by stoning for raping two boys, an official said on Friday. Read more…
West African bloc assesses sanctions for coup-hit states
West African leaders meet on Sunday in Ghana’s capital Accra to review sanctions they have imposed on three military-ruled countries in their volatile region. Read more…
PICS | At least 60 people injured as 16 vehicles, including a bus, ambulance and truck collide
At least 60 people were injured when 16 vehicles collided on the N1 north in Pretoria on Saturday night. Read more…
Independent Algeria turns 60, but colonial-era wounds remain
Algeria marks 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday, but rival narratives over atrocities committed during more than a century of colonial rule still trigger bitter diplomatic tensions. Read more…
Buffalo attacks and kills 50-year-old man on Limpopo farm
Police in Limpopo are investigating an inquest case after a man was allegedly attacked and killed by a buffalo at Oxford Farm, Steenbokpan. Read more…
Ghana seeks IMF support for ailing economy
Ghana said on Friday it was seeking International Monetary Fund (IMF) support for its economy, battered by inflation, a pandemic slump and the war in Ukraine. Read more…
Seven people, including 3 children, burn to death in horrific crash on R61
Seven people reportedly burned to death in a horrific crash on Saturday when a vehicle overturned on the R61 road. Read more…
Drake praises Black Coffee as ‘heroic figure’ along with other artists
Canadian rapper and singer Aubrey Drake Graham has listed South African Grammy award-winning DJ Black Coffee as a “heroic figure” in his recent tribute post on Instagram. Read more…
Nienaber: Elton will be better next week
Coach Jacques Nienaber has defended Elton Jantjies’ error-strewn showing against Wales on Saturday, and was delighted with Damian Willemse’s match-winning performance. DYLAN JACK reports. Read more…
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