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Lesotho Prime Minister’s wife shot dead

The estranged wife of incoming Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has been shot dead two days before his inauguration. Lipolelo Thabane, 58, was travelling home...

South African parliament to investigate Eskom over graft allegations

South Africa's parliament will begin an investigation next week into state-run utility Eskom amid allegations of mismanagement in issuing government tenders, a legislator said...

South Africa: 10,000 residents evacuated amid fire

Up to 10,000 people have been evacuated from a scenic coastal town in South Africa that has been devastated by wildfires, officials have said. Military...

Eight killed, thousands displaced in Cape Town storm

Eight people have been killed and thousands forced from their homes as South Africa's tourist base Cape Town and surrounding areas were hit by...

Bald men in Mozambique warned after ritual attack

Police in Mozambique has warned that bald people could be the targets of ritual attacks, after the brutal killing of two men whose body...

South Africa’s Zuma could be removed as president before 2019

South African President Jacob Zuma may be removed as head of state after a December conference when a new leader of the ruling African...

Zimbabwe Police issue alert over activists of female rapists

Zimbabwean police have cautioned unsuspecting men and the general public to be wary of a group of women accused of sexually assaulting men in...

Zimbabwe chicken imports banned over bird flu fears

Botswana has banned poultry products from neighbouring Zimbabwe after an outbreak of the H5N8 strain of bird flu was reported at the weekend. In a...

Lesotho ex-PM to form coalition govt after poll win

Lesotho's former prime minister Thomas Thabane is poised to form a coalition government after his party won snap elections at the weekend and defeated...

South Africa tumbles into recession

South Africa has entered recession for the first time in eight years, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Tuesday, after the economy contracted...

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