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Sex drugs worth $1.6 million seized in South Africa

South African airport customs officials have confiscated male sexual enhancement tablets worth 20.6 million rand ($1.63 million) en route to Swaziland from India, the revenue service said on Monday.

South Africa minister to appeal court order against head of police unit

South Africa's police minister will fight a court order to remove the head of an elite police investigation unit, popularly known as the Hawks, after the court ruled his appointment unlawful, media said on Monday.

South African judges’ personal information stolen by thieves

Robbers stole 15 computers containing information on South Africa's judges and court officials from the administrative offices of the Chief Justice on Saturday, the judiciary said.

SA court averts welfare payments crisis

South Africa's constitutional court has averted a crisis on welfare payments to 17 million people by extending the contract of the processing company by one year.

Dlamini-Zuma tipped for top job in South Africa Cabinet

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma may soon return to government in South Africa after she handed over reigns of the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship.

South African minister blamed in grants payments crisis

South Africa's top court on Wednesday blamed Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini for a "crisis" that could jeopardise the payment of welfare benefits to 17 million people, saying she had failed to resolve a service-provider dispute.

Over 1,200 infected by Cholera in Mozambique

A cholera outbreak in parts of Mozambique has infected more than 1,200 people, killing two this month after heavy rains, and will spread further...

South Africa baby ‘abduction’: Mother and lover arrested

The mother of the baby whose alleged abduction sparked a national manhunt in South Africa has been arrested.

Lesotho to hold general election on June 3

Lesotho’s King Letsie III has set June 3 as the date for the general election, the prime minister said on Monday, a week after...

Durban will not host Commonwealth Games in 2022

The 2022 Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in Durban, South Africa, the BBC understands. Durban was awarded the Games in 2015 as the...

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DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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