April 25, 2023
South Africa: Power Utility Shortlists Five Candidates for CEO Role - South African News Briefs - April 25, 2023
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April 24, 2023
South Africa: Bill to Manage Coalition Governments on the Cards?
Legislation to manage coalition governments has been noted as a topic of discussion at the African National Congress's (ANC) national executive committee (NEC) meeting, Eyewitness… Read more »
South Africa: Body Burned in 'Facebook Rapist's' Cell Identified, Family to Sue State - South African News Briefs - April 24, 2023
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April 21, 2023
Kenya: Kenyan Court Rules Meta Has Case to Answer Over Unfair Layoffs, Blacklisting
Facebook parent company Meta has been dealt a blow during a legal battle in Kenya where a court found that the corporation has a case to answer over its allegedly unlawful… Read more »
South Africa: UAE President, Entourage Land Quietly In South Africa at East Cape Province Military Base
The Bulembu Airport near Bisho in the Eastern Cape, which was decomissioned in the 1990s, has had a U.S.$1 million (R20 million) makeover, paid for by the United Arab Emirates… Read more »
South Africa: Electricity Minister Paints Bleak Picture of Power Supply - South African News Briefs - April 21, 2023
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April 20, 2023
South Africa: Former Steinhoff Boss Markus Jooste's a No-Show as Criminal Case Opens in Germany
Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste did not attend the opening of his criminal trial in Germany on Tuesday April 18, 2023. His legal team claims that he had passport problems and… Read more »
Comoros: Comoros Slams France For Plan to Repatriate Undocumented Migrants From Mayotte
The Indian Ocean Island nation of Comoros is urging France to stop its plans for the forced return of migrants from the neighbouring French island of Mayotte. Read more »
South Africa: Economists Warn of Pressure on Consumers as Inflation Surges - South African News Briefs - April 20, 2023
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April 18, 2023
Tunisia: Former Parliamentary Speaker Rached Ghannouchi Detained - Again
Influential Tunisian Islamist leader Rached Ghannouchi, 81, was detained on Monday April 17, 2023 after a police search, Associated Pressreports. Ghannounchi's arrest has been… Read more »
April 14, 2023
South Africa: 'Facebook Rapist's' Partner Reportedly Buried Coffins Filled With Sausages, Mealie Meal - South African News Briefs - April 14, 2023
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April 13, 2023
South Africa: 'Facebook Rapist' Thabo Bester, Partner Repatriated from Tanzania - South African News Briefs - April 13, 2023
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April 12, 2023
South Africa: Court, Media Delve into Actions of Alleged Accomplices in Thabo Bester Prison Escape
Several individuals who allegedly assisted convicted Facebook rapist and murderer Thabo Bester to escape from the Mangaung maximum-security prison will face legal scrutiny.… Read more »
South Africa: Former President Mbeki Meets Ruling Party to Discuss Handling of Ramaphosa Farm Robbery
Former president Thabo Mbeki met with top African National Congress (ANC) leaders at Luthuli House in Johannesburg yesterday. The meeting centred around a letter Mbeki had… Read more »
April 11, 2023
South Africa: Putin May Join South Africa's BRICS Summit Virtually
The South African government has elected to consider allowing Vladimir Putin's remote attendance to the 2023 BRICS summit ion an effort to navigate the bureaucratic headache that… Read more »
South Africa: Massive Car Pile-Up Leaves Five Dead, Many Injured - South African News Briefs - April 11, 2023
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April 10, 2023
South Africa: Bid to Extradite 'Facebook Rapist' Thabo Bester from Tanzania - South African News Briefs - April 10, 2023
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April 08, 2023
Africa: South Africa's 'Facebook Rapist' Bester Arrested in Tanzania
A rapist and murderer who escaped after faking his death in a South African prison cell, then spent more than 10 months at liberty, has been arrested in Tanzania, two South African… Read more »
April 07, 2023
South Africa: Gupta Brothers Will Not Be Extradited From UAE to South Africa
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will not be extraditing the Gupta brothers to South Africa, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola confirmed today. Read more »
South Africa: SANRAL Appeals to Road Users to End Road Carnage This Easter Weekend - South African News Briefs - April 7, 2023
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April 06, 2023
South Africa: 'Facebook Rapist', Murderer Thabo Bester's Mother 'Living in Fear' - South African News Briefs - April 6, 2023
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April 04, 2023
South Africa: Inquest into Chris Hani's Death Petitioned on 30-Year Anniversary of Struggle Icon's Death
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has called for an inquest into the death Chris Hani on the 30th anniversary of the struggle icon's death, IOL reports. A petition posted to… Read more »
April 05, 2023
South Africa: Police Raid Escaped 'Facebook Rapist', Murderer Thabo Bester's Hideout - South African News Briefs - April 5, 2023
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April 04, 2023
Kenya: Top Prosecutor Drops Case Against Opposition MPs Over 'Economy' Protests
A top prosecutor has reportedly dropped charges against four lawmakers over anti-government protests, a day after opposition Azimio La Umoja One Kenya leader, Raila Odinga,… Read more »
Burkina Faso: Troops Accused of Killing, Filming Bloodied Bodies of Young Boys at Military Base
Burkinabe troops have been accused of killing a group of boys and filming them in an 83-second video that surfaced in mid-February 2023. The army denied responsibility for the… Read more »
