September 17, 2015.
For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Sane Dhlamini.
Making headlines:

City of Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau  says African cities need to integrate migrants and build a sustainable future for the continent.
 
Amnesty International says Boko Haram fighters terrorise Cameroon.

And, the National Prosecuting Authority says there are no criminal charges opened yet in the Omar Al-Bashir case.

 

City of Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau said many cities around the world today are being challenged to find new ways of dealing with the influx of migrants.

He added that African cities were no exception.

Tau addressed delegates at a briefing and highlighted issues facing African cities. He revealed that city of gold had an influx of 10 000 people every month.

Tau said migrants seeking a better life in Johannesburg “need to be integrated”.

The mayor was speaking alongside a panel ahead of the seventh Africities Summit, which Johannesburg host between November 15 and 17.

Delegates have identified the challenges facing African cities ahead of the summit. 

 

Amnesty International said Boko Haram has killed at least 380 civilians in Cameroon since last year.

The country's security forces had caused dozens more deaths in their pursuit of the Islamic militants.

"As Boko Haram has brought its violence to Cameroon, civilians have come increasingly under fire," Alioune Tine, the group's director for West and Central Africa, said in a statement.

He also accused Cameroonian security forces of "serious violations" in their response to Boko Haram and charged them with raiding villages, destroying homes, killing civilians and detaining more than 1 000 suspects.

Cameroon's government was not immediately available for comment on the matter.

Boko Haram, which seeks to establish an Islamic state, has killed an estimated 14 000 people since 2009, mostly in northeastern Nigeria.

 

The National Prosecuting Authority (or NPA) will not yet start criminal proceedings against government officials who may have helped Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir leave South Africa, in violation of a court order.

NPA spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku said  the matter would not be considered yet but added that the NPA would petition the Supreme Court of Appeal as it was prudent to wait until the appeal process was finalised. 

In its ruling in June, the High Court in Pretoria said government had failed to comply with its order to prevent Bashir from leaving South Africa while he was attending an African Union summit in June.

On Wednesday, the same court dismissed government's application for leave to appeal against its ruling that South Africa had to arrest Bashir.

Meanwhile, the Justice Department spokesperson Mtunzi Mhaga said the department was disappointed with the ruling and would consider petitioning the Supreme Court of Appeal for leave to appeal.

 

Also making headlines:

A recently released survey found that Sub-Saharan African nations felt more optimistic about the future compared with other countries worldwide.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange will host the annual African Securities Exchange Association conference in November.

And, Russian sources said the public relations surrounding the announcement of South Africa's framework agreement with Rosatom in 2014 was not handled correctly.

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That’s a roundup of news making headlines today