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A 41-year-old man in South Africa has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his 13-year-old biological daughter and attempting to murder her by knowingly exposing her to HIV. The sentence was handed down by the Vredenburg Regional Court following the man’s conviction on charges relating to the sexual assault of his daughter and the […]

South African agricultural organisation Saai has welcomed the arrest of five suspects allegedly linked to the torture of farmer Donovan Marx, thanking farm watch groups, private security companies and police officers who assisted in the operation. The organisation said it hoped the arrests would lead to justice for Marx and called for those found guilty […]

Plans for further data centre development in Cape Town have sparked concern among activists, who warn that energy- and water-intensive facilities could place additional pressure on communities already struggling with limited access to basic services. In Barcelona, an informal settlement near land acquired by US-based data centre operator Equinix, residents live in cramped metal homes […]

Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi has accused his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, of acting on behalf of Rwanda after joining forces with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel movement in the country’s conflict-hit east. Kabila, who ruled the DRC from 2001 to 2019, recently took a leading role in the insurgency through the newly formed Front […]

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has called on the government to strengthen security and bring those responsible to justice after 60 Orthodox Christians were killed in two attacks in the country’s Arsi Zone. In a statement delivered on October 26 at the opening of the Holy Synod’s plenary assembly in Addis Ababa, the Church’s bishops […]

  A 65-year-old woman has died after being attacked by a shark while swimming at Orient Beach in East London, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning while the woman was swimming with a group of people at the popular beach. According to a witness who spoke to local media, […]

French authorities have introduced overnight curfews in parts of Paris and several other cities in an effort to prevent further violence following a weekend of widespread rioting that targeted public buildings, town halls and businesses across the country. Paris police announced restrictions covering Place de la République, where clashes erupted on Saturday, and the Les […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the country to prepare for the possibility of losing its preferential access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), amid growing tensions between Pretoria and Washington. Although the US Congress has approved an extension of AGOA through the end of 2028, the legislation […]

At least four people have been killed and three others injured after a gunman opened fire on mourners leaving a memorial service for a local politician in Katlehong township, southeast of Johannesburg, police said Wednesday. The shooting occurred late Tuesday, with at least one of the injured victims reported to be a child. Police said […]

DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 9,000 confirmed cases, with more than 4,300 deaths. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to worsen, with confirmed cases exceeding 9,000 and deaths surpassing 4,300. Health authorities are struggling to contain the epidemic, which has spread across seven provinces, as response teams battle to curb transmission […]

South Africa’s deputy police chief, Lt Gen Shadrack Sibiya, has resigned three weeks after being charged with sexual offences, including rape and human trafficking. A lawyer representing the 59-year-old submitted his resignation letter at a disciplinary hearing on Monday, according to police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe. Mathe said Sibiya’s departure would be treated as a dishonourable […]

An Ethiopian Airlines flight bound for Tel Aviv was forced to return to Addis Ababa after Israeli authorities reportedly refused permission to land because one of the pilots was Indonesian. According to Israel’s Channel 12, the aircraft was about an hour into its journey from Addis Ababa and still in Ethiopian airspace when the order […]

The Kingdom of Eswatini has reportedly found itself at the centre of a fresh regional controversy involving former DRC president Joseph Kabila, with claims circulating that he has acquired Eswatini citizenship and a diplomatic passport. If true, the development could raise serious diplomatic questions. But for now, the allegations remain unverified, and the kingdom’s response—or […]

L’Iran se moque de Trump, contraint de se cacher dans un camion de restauration. Nathalie Rolley, cnt live. L’Iran a tourné en dérision le président américain Donald Trump après la révélation de son changement secret d’avion lors d’une visite en Turquie, affirmant que cette opération de sécurité exceptionnelle démontrait sa peur de la puissance militaire […]

« Les signes ne me rassuraient pas » L’ancien gouverneur a révélé avoir quitté Goma une semaine avant sa chute, une décision dictée par son expérience des nombreux conflits qu’a connus la ville. « Les signes que j’observais autour de Goma ne me rassuraient pas. Fort de mon expérience des nombreuses guerres qu’a traversées cette […]

Du 20 au 29 juillet, à Ihusi (territoire de Kalehe), quinze représentants de six Organisations des Peuples Autochtones (OPA) ont participé à une formation intensive de dix jours organisée dans le cadre du Projet GIAP II (Gestion Intégrée des Aires Protégées – Phase II). Cette initiative a été rendue possible grâce à l’engagement du Projet […]