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The World Health Organization chief voiced concern on Tuesday about the "scale and speed" of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has killed an estimated 131 people.

Suspended KwaZulu-Natal prison boss Mnikelwa Nxele says he was targeted for whistleblowing. Nxele says he raised concerns about a grossly inflated prison food supply contract but was stonewalled.

The toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to an estimated 131 deaths from 513 suspected cases, health minister Samuel Roger Kamba said.

A Kenyan transport strike, triggered by the Middle East war, brought the country to a halt for a second day on Tuesday after four people died and dozens were wounded the previous day.

The poisoning of anti-apartheid activist Reverend Frank Chikane is set to take centre stage at the TRC cases inquiry on Tuesday.