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Mozambique police jailed for killing election observer
Six policemen in Mozambique have been found guilty of murdering an election observer ahead of last October’s election.…
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Coronavirus: WHO suspends use of Malaria drug again
The World Health Organization (WHO) has for the second time stopped the use of an antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine…
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Helicopter crashes near Grand Central Airport, two people feared dead
A Bell helicopter has crashed near Grand Central Airport, outside Johannesburg, raising fears that two people on board had died,…
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Buhari calls for patience to tackle Nigerian bandits
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has urged for patience in the military’s fight against bandits in north-western states. Last week in…
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Eight arrested over notorious SA bank scandal
Eight men have been arrested in South Africa, accused of involvement in one of the country’s most notorious corruption scandals…
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Zimbabwe raises salaries by 50% as inflation spikes
Zimbabwe’s government says it will increase civil servants’ wages in the light of economic challenges worsened by Covid-19. The finance…
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Relaxed lockdown: Casinos, theatres – and hairdressers – to return, Ramaphosa says
A wide range of businesses and services will be allowed to return to work again soon, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced…
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Pressure mounts on Nelson Mandela Bay to fill mayor vacancy
The Nelson Mandela Bay Chamber of Business, the largest organised business group in the Eastern Cape, has written a letter…
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LIVE: Lockdown Day 83 – Ramaphosa to update the nation
President Cyril Ramaphosa will provide an update at 20:00 this evening on developments around the risk-adjusted strategy adopted to manage…
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Man tortures 18-month-old son with burning cigarettes
The Osun State Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo has remanded a 32-year-old driver Mayowa Adeyemo in Ilesha Correctional Centre, for reportedly torturing his 18-month-old son…
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