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10/10/2022

Six bodies found, murder suspect held in Johannesburg

South African police said on Monday they would charge a 21-year-old man with six counts of murder after half a dozen bodies, some in an advanced state of decomposition, were found at a block of flats in downtown Johannesburg. Police…
07/10/2022

Prison sentence ends for S.Africa’s ex-leader Zuma

The prison sentence of beleaguered ex-South African president Jacob Zuma officially ended on Friday, with correctional services saying he had been released from their system having served only part of his term behind bars. The former head of state was…
06/10/2022

French-backed ‘Foundation for Democracy’ launched in Africa

A French-backed forum to promote democracy among young people in Africa began life on Friday, a year after the idea was unveiled at a French-African summit. The Innovation Foundation for Democracy (FIDEMO) seeks to “connect the African youth from all…
05/10/2022

Clip provides first proof of orcas killing white sharks

Scientists have published new findings confirming that orcas hunt great white sharks, after the marine mammal was captured on camera killing one of the world’s largest sea predators. A pod of killer whales is seen chasing sharks during an hour-long…
05/10/2022

Unstable Lesotho to hold vote with no clear frontrunner

The southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho holds parliamentary elections on Friday, which analysts expect to deliver another coalition government, unlikely to tackle poverty and instability. Famed for the beauty of its mountainous terrain, the country that styles itself the…
05/10/2022

Singapore makes biggest seizure of rhino horn

Singapore authorities have made their biggest ever seizure of rhino horn with a US$830,000 haul confiscated from a smuggler arriving from South Africa, officials said Wednesday. The city-state’s National Parks Board said 20 pieces of horn weighing a total of…
04/10/2022

Uganda minister slams EU criticism of oil project

Uganda’s energy minister on Tuesday slammed the European Parliament for seeking to delay a massive and controversial East African oil project over human rights violations and environmental concerns. France’s TotalEnergies and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation signed a $10-billion…
04/10/2022

German tourist shot dead near famed Kruger National Park

Armed men shot dead a German tourist on Monday near South Africa’s world famous Kruger National Park, police said. The man “was fatally shot by a group of ruthless criminals”, the South African National Police Services (SAPS) wrote in a…
03/10/2022

Bird flu strikes S.Africa’s endangered penguins

Close to thirty African penguins have died due to avian flu since mid-August at Boulders beach near Cape Town, a crucial breeding site in South Africa. Twenty-eight of the endangered seabirds have “either died or caught the disease and needed…
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