The Injeje yabeNguni council has called for the removal of the statues of Queen Victoria and Theophilus Shepstone in Pietermaritzburg because of their colonial pasts.
For several weeks residents in parts of Gauteng have been at the mercy of a vigilante movement calling itself Operation Dudula that has been targeting foreign residents, especially shopkeepers.
A children’s nursery was one of 20 locations reportedly shelled on Thursday in eastern Ukraine, raising fears that Russia could invade the Eastern European country in the coming days.
President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan met with opposition leader Tundu Lissu on Wednesday, bringing hope that relations between government and opposition are improving.