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Rhodes University illness outbreak spreads as new cases emerge at St...

The investigation into a gastrointestinal illness outbreak first reported at Rhodes University in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, has widened after 23 more cases emerged at...

Justice minister probes missing Bosasa evidence after documents destroyed in fire

Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has received a report from investigators on the destruction of documents in a fire while pursuing a Bosasa corruption investigation...

Missing posters and election woes: MK Party explains Nomvalo’s removal

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s (MK Party) election campaign in North West faces complaints from grassroots structures over missing campaign posters — a matter listed...

Court sides with former diplomat in long-running C-BRTA dismissal battle

A former South African diplomat dismissed over an undeclared company linked to his autobiography has won a Labour Appeal Court victory against the Cross-Border...

New Cosatu president explains why federation chose both ANC and SACP

Cosatu has refused to choose between the ANC and the SACP, with its new president warning that picking a side would have split a...

Senegal party that controls parliament comes out against revised budget bill

Senegal's Pastef party, which holds a large majority in the National Assembly, said it would not pass the government's revised budget, reinforcing doubts over how quickly the

Uganda to impose 21-day quarantine on returning citizens with Congo travel...

Ugandan citizens returning to the country with a history of travel to Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, Health Minister

Nigeria Ebola case linked to virus found in Kenya index case,...

Genomic analysis of Nigeria's only confirmed Ebola case shows the virus is closely related to the strain detected in Kenya's index case

Libya’s Dbeibah says ready to address Egypt’s maritime concerns

The prime minister of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Unity told Egypt's intelligence chief his government was ready to address Cairo's concerns over

Gunmen kill at least 40 people in north-eastern Nigeria, Amnesty International...

Gunmen killed at least 40 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Friday afternoon, Amnesty