From Mmusi Maimane launching a new political party, Build One SA; to four people being killed after a three-storey building collapsed in Lagos… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
SA prosecutors drop sexual assault case against finance minister Enoch Godongwana
South African prosecutors said on Friday they had dropped a case against Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana who had been accused of sexual assault. Read more…
Equatorial Guinea’s ruler to run for sixth term
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has ruled Equatorial Guinea with an iron fist for more than 43 years, will seek a sixth term in November, the vice president said on Friday. Read more…
Four dead, three rescued in Lagos building collapse
Four people were killed and three rescued on Friday when a three-storey building collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, emergency services said, in the latest such tragedy in the country. Read more…
Green protest hits Democratic Republic Congo ahead of climate summit
Climate activists protested in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa on Friday ahead of a climate summit in the city next month. Read more…
Another white student allegedly urinates on roommate’s chair at Stellenbosch University
Another white student from Cape Town’s Stellenbosch University has been suspended from his residence after he reportedly urinated on his roommate’s chair. Read more…
Morocco sentences 12 more migrants following border tragedy
A Moroccan appeals court has sentenced 12 Sudanese migrants to three years in jail over violence in the run-up to a June 24 border tragedy in which two dozen migrants died, a rights group said on Friday. Read more…
‘Eskom’s proposed electricity price hike is unfair, unaffordable, and unjust’ – Cape Town mayor
Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has described Eskom’s proposed 32% electricity tariff increase as “unjust” and “unfair”, saying that the City won’t stand for it. Read more…
SAA chair denies reports alleging it will be liquidated
The executive chairperson of South African Airways (SAA), John Lamola, has denied reports alleging that the airline will be liquidated if the strategic equity partnership (SEP) transaction is not concluded. Read more…
WATCH | ‘They didn’t know he was fetching us’ – Siya Kolisi surprises his kids at the airport
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and his wife Rachel had their fans gushing over a clip in which Siya surprised his kids at King Shaka Airport this week after not seeing them for six weeks. Read more…
Zambia investigates abuse claims in women’s national team
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) on Friday launched an inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse within the women’s game. Read more…
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