May 15
South Africa: Xenophobic Narratives Surge Ahead of South Africa's Elections
allAfrica
As South Africa's general elections on May 29th draw near, anti-immigrant rhetoric is intensifying across social media platforms, according to a new report from the Centre for… Read more »
Gambia: Swiss Court Convicts Gambian Ex-Minister of Atrocities
DW
A Swiss court has delivered a guilty verdict in the trial of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko. He was accused of several crimes against humanity committed from 2000 to… Read more »
Ghana: Opposition Party Condemns Arrest of MP
Ghanaian Times
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has denied that the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asutifi South, Mr Collins Dauda, was involved in disturbances in the ongoing limited… Read more »
South Africa: Engineer Overseeing Collapsed George Building Faced Disciplinary Probe
allAfrica
Atholl Mitchell, the consulting engineer responsible for overseeing the construction of the apartment block in George that collapsed last week, was under investigation by the… Read more »
East Africa: Warning Sounds About Fake Breast Cancer Drug Reported in Kenya
Capital FM
The COMESA Competition Commission has warned its member states against the sale of a false batch of cancer medicine identified as Herceptin 440 mg (Trastuzumab 440mg) reported to… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisian Bar Association Slams 'Abuse of Power' Over Arrests
DW
Police arrested two lawyers in recent days. Critics of President Kais Saied have accused him of cracking down on lawyers, activists, politicians and journalists following a power… Read more »
Nigeria: Army Cracks Down On Rivers Residents 'Refining' Crude Oil in Their Homes
Daily Trust
The 6 Division of the Nigeria Army on Wednesday discovered 5 reservoirs stocked with 45,000 liters of crude oil each in Odagwa Etche community, Etche local government area of… Read more »
Ghana: Female Judges Key to Eradicating Negative Cultural Practices - President
Ghanaian Times
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says female judges play pivotal role in eliminating undesirable cultural practices that impede development, particularlyt hat of women and… Read more »
South Africa: The Traffic Department That Hasn't Issued a Ticket for Years
GroundUp
"We used to have ticket books, but they were stolen" says a traffic officer in Ngcobo, Eastern Cape Read more »
South Africa: Shell Case in Supreme Court of Appeal
Natural Justice
On 17 May 2024, Wild Coast communities and supporting organisations will be in the Supreme Court of Appeal to defend the groundbreaking High Court judgment which set… Read more »
Gambia: Ex-Gambian Interior Minister Sonko to Know His Fate Today
The Point
The Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, sitting in the Ticino region of Bellinzona, will today pass the verdict on the seven years' case of former Gambian Interior Minister… Read more »
Tunisia: Detention Warrant Against Journalists Borhane Bssais and Mourad Zeghidi (Lawyer) [upd 1]
Tunis Afrique Presse
The Public Prosecution to the Tunis Court of First Instance on Wednesday issued two detention warrants against journalists Mourad Zeghidi and Borhan Bssais, following their… Read more »
Uganda: A Brutal Attack in Nateete - Business Deal Gone Wrong
Nile Post
A seemingly routine business transaction at Bashir Grain Millers in Nateete took a horrifying turn when a financial verification process escalated into a violent attempted murder.… Read more »
Nigeria: It's Not Our Call to Ban or Direct Foreign Missions' Financing - EFCC
Vanguard
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC said it is not the place of the agency to ban or direct foreign missions on how they should handle their finances. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Group in UK, Canuk, Using Seminars to Recruit New Members [press release]
Premium Times
Canuk was formed by the Nigeria High Commission in the United Kingdom in 2005. Read more »
South Africa: SIU Welcomes Court Appearances of Alleged TERS Fraudsters
SAnews.gov.za
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrests by the Hawks and subsequent start of the prosecution of four people linked to the alleged defrauding of the Temporary… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Magistrate Grilled for Using JSC Vehicle Without Permission As Public Interviews for Aspiring High Court Judges Commence
New Zimbabwe
Beitbridge Regional magistrate, Innocent Bepura who is vying for a High Court judge post has pledged to correct his wrongs after it was exposed that he once used the Judicial… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Judiciary Has Gone Transactional - Obi
Leadership
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has repeated his call for stronger institutions and rule of law to save Nigeria's… Read more »
East Africa: Former EAC Boss Peter Mathuki to Be Investigated for Corruption
New Times
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has announced it will investigate former Secretary General of the East African Community Peter Mathuki for corruption and abuse of… Read more »
Nigeria: Kidnappers Delay Ransom Talks, Ask for Foodstuff, Cough Syrups From Victims' Families
Daily Trust
The abductors of 13 villagers in the Piko community in Shere ward of Bwari Area Council of the FCT have told families of the abducted victims to provide them foodstuffs and cough… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa to Sign Controversial NHI Bill Amid Election Backlash - South African News Briefs - May 15, 2024
allAfrica
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May 14
Uganda: Museveni Tasks Foreign Minister, Attorney-General to Probe UK Claims About Speaker Among
Independent (Kampala)
President Yoweri Museveni has said the UK cannot falsely accuse any Ugandan and he lets it pass. Read more »
Nigeria: Over 1,680 Kidnappings in the Last 10 Years
Agenzia Fides
Nine students are still in the hands of the kidnappers who on May 9 attacked the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara, Kogi state, northern Nigeria. Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroon Military Frees 300 Boko Haram Captives Along Northern Border
VOA
Cameroon's military has moved over 300 civilians rescued from Boko Haram terrorist captivity along the central African states border with Nigeria and Chad this week to a northern… Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Sack 50 Communities, Abduct Hundreds of People in Zamfara - Lawmaker
Premium Times
The lawmaker representing Zurmi/Shinkafa federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Bello Hassan, told BBC Hausa Service on Tuesday that terrorists sacked at least 50… Read more »