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- AfricaUgandan opposition leader Wine seized by army helicopter after disputed electionUgandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was forcibly removed from his home in an army helicopter on Friday, his party said, a day after elections marred by violence in which longtime President Yoweri Museveni took a commanding lead. The National Unity Platform (NUP) said an army helicopter landed in…
- South AfricaSouth African police officers may have known who ordered high-profile assassinations, chief saysSouth Africa's crime intelligence chief acknowledged on Friday that police officers may have had advance knowledge of several high-profile assassinations, including the murders of a whistleblower, a media personality and a witness who testified before a corruption inquiry. Lieutenant General…
- AfricaUganda opposition leader Bobi Wine under house arrest after vote: partyUgandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was under house arrest on Friday, a day after elections in which early results showed a commanding lead for President Yoweri Museveni as he seeks to extend his 40-year rule. Museveni, who has ruled Uganda since 1986, has been accused of "brutal repression" of…
- South AfricaSouth Africa crime intelligence chief says nearly all Gauteng police work for cartelSouth Africa's crime intelligence chief told parliament on Thursday that internal assessments revealed nearly all police officers in the country's economic hub of Gauteng were working for a criminal cartel, and that elite combat units were moonlighting for crime syndicates. Lieutenant General…
- South AfricaEx-police commissioner Phahlane set to testify as South Africa graft probe resumesFormer South African acting police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane is set to testify before a parliamentary committee on Wednesday as lawmakers resume hearings into corruption allegations within the criminal justice system. Phahlane will be questioned about decisions made during his tenure as the…
- South AfricaEFF condemns US airstrikes in Nigeria as violation of sovereigntySouth Africa's opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) condemned United States airstrikes in northwest Nigeria on Thursday, calling the Christmas Day attacks a violation of African sovereignty. The party described the strikes, which Washington said targeted militants in a counter-terrorism…
- South AfricaGauteng police question two over DJ Warras killingSouth African police have taken two people in for questioning in connection with the murder of Warrick "DJ Warras" Stock, authorities said on Monday. Gauteng provincial police, led by Lieutenant General Tommy Mtombeni, acted on leads gathered over the past week and moved on the two individuals…
- ZimbabweZimbabwe's ruling party dismisses US travel restrictions as America's "business"Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF party said on Thursday it would not "lose sleep" over partial travel restrictions imposed by the United States, as President Donald Trump moves to tighten entry requirements affecting 12 African nations. Party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said Zimbabwe was unmoved…
- South AfricaUS Senate confirms Bozell as ambassador to South Africa amid diplomatic strainsThe US Senate on Wednesday confirmed conservative activist Leo Brent Bozell III as ambassador to South Africa in a party-line vote of 53-43, with all Democrats opposing the nomination. Bozell was confirmed alongside 96 other diplomatic and sub-cabinet level nominees in a bloc vote. He takes up the…
- South AfricaUS threatens South Africa with 'severe consequences' over refugee raidThe United States threatened South Africa with "severe consequences" on Thursday after authorities raided a Johannesburg facility processing refugee applications for white Afrikaners and arrested seven Kenyan nationals working there illegally. The State Department condemned "in the strongest…
- South AfricaShebe Maburna denied bail on attempted murder charges in PolokwaneSouth African musician Lehlogonolo Chauke, known by his stage name Shebe Maburna, was denied bail on Wednesday by a Polokwane court on charges including three counts of attempted murder. Magistrate Godfrey Netshiozwi ruled that the accused cannot be granted bail as the firearm used in the three…
- South AfricaCat Matlala attempted murder case transferred to High Court for 2026 trialA South African court transferred the attempted murder case against businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala to the Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday, with his trial set to begin on Jan. 29, 2026. Matlala, 49, appeared briefly at the Alexandra Magistrates' Court alongside four co-accused as prosecutors…
