By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
South Africa’s Parliament is calling for urgent intervention after deadly shootings targeting school transport vehicles in Cape Town. The violence could disrupt final secondary school examinations and traumatise pupils, according to IOL.
South Africa’s Mobility Department is seeking urgent court intervention to clarify disputed operating rights between taxi associations in Cape Town. Shootings between rival groups have caused deaths and injuries since 16 October, while authorities are strengthening commuter security, reports SABC News.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: SABC News ·
Former Sokoto State governor Aminu Tambuwal condemns the alleged attack on the convoy of Manir Dan’iya, the African Democratic Congress candidate for governor. He calls for an independent investigation and prosecutions of those responsible, according to Punch.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
South African police are stepping up security at Cape Town taxi ranks after a series of transport-related shootings. National forces, municipal services and traffic police are coordinating their operations from a control centre in Parow, with several taxis impounded, SABC News reports.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: SABC News ·
South Africa’s municipal elections could weaken the ANC in Johannesburg, where polls put it below 30%, and keep the Democratic Alliance in power in Cape Town. Coalition negotiations could prove decisive after the vote, according to analysts cited by the Mail & Guardian.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Mail & Guardian ·
Eskom grid transfer could cost up to 130 billion randSouth African Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa estimates that transferring Eskom’s electricity grid to an independent operator will cost between 80 billion and 130 billion rand. Funding mechanisms and the transfer of assets at fair value are being defined, according to SABC News.
Businessman accused of impersonating Pakistani diplomat in MalawiIn Blantyre, businessman Mahmood Azhar Chaudhry is accused of impersonating a Pakistani diplomat, including by presenting himself as Pakistan’s representative and displaying official symbols outside his home. The Pakistan High Commission in Dar es Salaam did not respond to a questionnaire, The Maravi Post reports, while the fraud allegations remain unproven.The week in Africa
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