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foul smell spreading through South Africa’s city of Cape Town is being blamed
Protests are being held in the Nigerian cities of Oyo and Ibadan against the rising cost of living. on a ship carrying livestock that arrived at the port on Sunday night.
The latest demonstrations in the south of the country follow similar ones held in northern Nigeria two weeks ago. Residents
Protesters are angry at the high rate of inflation, driven largely by high food prices and the government's decision to end a long-running fuel subsidy. of the city and its suburbs have been questioning the source of the odour.
On Friday, the African Development Bank warned that Nigeria could see social unrest caused by rising fuel and food prices. The
In its economic outlook for this year, the bank warned that other countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia and Angola could face similar problems. City of Cape Town said on its X account that it was aware of the smell, acknowledging
Read more: that it was coming from the ship.
'Divine intervention': Nigerians fast over steep food prices The
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu declares state of emergency over food city’s official in charge of water and sanitation, Zahid Badroodien,
said the ship carrying cattle was due to leave the port on Monday night.
He
had earlier said that the “sewage smell blanketing parts of the city”
was not linked to a Koeberg sewer pump station in the city.
Some South Africans on social media have expressed concern about the conditions of the livestock on the ship, with others wondering how people on the vessel might be coping.
The
incident comes as ships carrying livestock bound for Western countries are being diverted
through South Africa’s coast because of recent attacks in the Red Sea,
according to local reports.
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