Former Liverpool striker Sadio Mane married his '18-year-old long term girlfriend' Aisha Tamba during a private ceremony in his home country of Senegal on Sunday. Questions have obviously been raised about when Mane started dating Aisha given the legal age of consent in Senegal is 16 years.
After over two weeks battling liver complications, South African singer Zahara (35) (real name Bulelwa Mkutukana) has reportedly died at a private hospital in Johannesburg this Monday night just before 9pm.
American rapper DaBaby’s debut concert in Zimbabwe has been cancelled due to what the promoter says are "certain challenges that would have compromised the overall success of the event".
South African opposition leader Julius Malema and his co-accused Adriaan Snyman have failed in their bid to have charges related to the violation of the Firearms Act withdrawn against them.
Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed. The Ghana international, 31, had spells with Premier League sides Everton, Chelsea and Newcastle.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has travelled to neighbouring Uganda to take part in the birthday celebrations of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba. This trip to Uganda, Mr Kagame's first in four years, is being seen as a sign of a cooling of tensions between the two countries.