By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
About 180 households in a township near Johannesburg have depended on illegal electricity connections for more than 20 years. The situation is fuelling residents’ anger towards the ANC ahead of the vote, according to Africanews, which describes irregular access to electricity in the neighbourhood.
More than 1,700 inmates at Kasapa Central Prison in Lubumbashi have faced water and electricity shortages, as well as food difficulties, for nearly two weeks. Justicia ASBL president Timothée Mbuya is asking national and provincial authorities to restore these essential services quickly, according to his statement of 23 October.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Kivumorningpost ·
Five Israelis were wounded by gunfire near Hebron in the West Bank, two of them critically, according to Israeli emergency services. Israeli forces killed the two Palestinian assailants after an exchange of fire lasting more than 20 minutes, then sealed off several nearby towns, according to the Israeli military.
🌍 World · Source: Daily Post ·
More than 500 people have been treated for gastrointestinal problems in South Africa: 408 residents near Pretoria and at least 111 students at Rhodes University. Authorities link the cases to water-quality problems, including at a station that supplied unchlorinated water for nearly three weeks, Africanews reports.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Africanews ·
The war that began in April 2023 continues to disrupt Sudanese public services, with medicine shortages, disrupted schools and difficulties accessing water and electricity. Corruption, looting and rising prices are worsening civilians’ hardship, according to Senego.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: Senego ·
Armed gang raids liquor stores in four South African areasA gang of nine to 12 armed men robbed several liquor stores in Phoenix, Tongaat, Ballito and Waterloo, South Africa, before exchanging fire with Reaction Unit South Africa officers. One officer and two suspected attackers were injured, according to its head Prem Balram, quoted by IOL.
Namibia expands Ngurare’s powers over state-owned enterprisesNamibia’s National Assembly adopted an amendment to the state-owned enterprise governance law expanding Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare’s powers. He will be able to set binding directives on board appointments, remuneration and the management of state-owned enterprises, according to Observer24.The week in Africa
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