By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Two taxi drivers were shot dead in separate incidents in Khayelitsha, South Africa, while three passengers and a driver’s wife were injured. Commuters fear for their safety amid the conflict between CATA and CODETA organisations, according to IOL.
Three people were killed in two shootings linked to violence in the taxi sector in Khayelitsha, on the Cape Flats. Police have opened two murder investigations and one attempted murder investigation, while no arrests have yet been made, according to SABC News.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: SABC News ·
A snake found under the bed of a two-year-old child in Verulam, South Africa, was removed without incident by a security officer. Initially thought to be a black mamba, the animal was eventually identified as a non-venomous brown house snake, according to IOL.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: IOL ·
Fighting between Yemeni government forces and the Houthis has intensified, with at least 138 Houthi fighters killed or wounded, according to Yemeni army spokesperson Majed Abdullah al-Nuzaili. The Houthis deny targeting Mecca and say they targeted Yanbu, while Riyadh reports several interceptions.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Source: Ghanaian Chronicle ·
A commercial plane twice aborted its landing attempt in Johannesburg during a violent storm. The pilot explained that the approach had become unstable and reassured passengers before another attempt, according to Tuko.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Tuko ·
Police colonel killed in shooting near GreytownA South African police colonel was killed on Thursday afternoon in a shootout with armed robbery suspects on the R33 near Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, according to IOL. The suspects had attacked a business, wounding the owner, before fleeing; two were killed and a third arrested.
Ten Zambian opposition leaders reject ending presidential term limitsTen Zambian opposition leaders reject any proposal to remove presidential term limits. They say such a measure would weaken political competition and democratic institutions, notably the Electoral Commission of Zambia, according to their joint statement published Thursday by News Diggers.The week in Africa
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