AFRICA NEWS
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Armed groups plant Minusca mines in Bomari, killing two people
Two people were killed and two wounded on Tuesday evening, April 23, following the explosion of an anti-personnel mine as…
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Williams ‘over the moon’ after signing new Sundowns deal
Ronwen Williams celebrates during the DStv Premiership 2023/24 match between Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns at the FNB…
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Amazon South Africa has launched
Amazon’s South African marketplace has gone live, offering shoppers free delivery on their first purchase. In addition to direct delivery,…
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SA opens Africa’s first military-focused AI hub
South Africa now has an artificial intelligence (AI) institute dedicated to the defence and military sector, as part of the…
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Crocodile hunting wanes but legends live on in DRC
The fearsome slender-snouted crocodile can make torch lights explode just with its eyes — so the legend goes in the…
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Botswana pumps water into drying channels to aid stranded hippos
Herds of endangered hippos are stuck in drying ponds in Botswana’s northwest as the El Nino-induced drought takes its toll…
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‘I will kill myself on arrival’: Syrian asylum seeker fears Rwanda will not be safe
A Syrian asylum seeker who is locked up in a detention centre awaiting deportation to Rwanda says he will kill himself…
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Migrants hit by high fees to send money home
Jerry Mbokani regularly sends money from Uganda to the Democratic Republic of Congo Jerry Lukendo Mbokani has to make several…
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SA: Government opens criminal cases against 26 municipalities over sewage pollution crisis
The national Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has opened 36 criminal cases against 26 municipalities as part of its…
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Is Zimbabwe zigzagging into further currency chaos?
Sylvia Dhliwayo, an expert at scaling the hurdles of Zimbabwe’s crisis-ridden economy and negotiating the many currencies at play, is…
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