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SA confirms 3 158 COVID-19 cases
South Africa has confirmed a total of 3 158 COVID-19 cases, having conducted 114 711 tests to date. Gauteng is still…
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Man commits suicide by hanging after his wife told him he wasn’t the father of their child
A farmer and petty trader in Nasarawa state in Nigeria has committed suicide after his wife informed him that their…
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COVID-19: South African Airways nears collapse, plans to lay off all 4,700 staff
South African Airways plans to lay off its entire 4,700-strong workforce after failing to persuade the government to provide more…
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44 Boko Haram suspects ‘die of poison’ in Chad jail
Forty-four suspected Boko Haram militants in Chad have died in detention from apparent poisoning, the country’s public prosecutor says. The…
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Lesotho’s PM sends army into streets
Lesotho’s prime minister, who is accused of murdering his estranged wife, has deployed the army on the streets to “restore…
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HOT VIDEO: Angry youths burns Police station & frees prisoners over lockdown shooting
Angry Nigerian youths have reportedly burnt down a police station and freed all prisoners after one of their colleagues was…
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Malawians protest over coronavirus lockdown
Traders in Malawi’s Limbe area in Blantyre District are protesting against a lockdown that will begin on Saturday. The traders…
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Nigerian governor orders arrest of journalist over Lassa fever story
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state, on Saturday, ordered the police to detain indefinitely THE SUN Correspondent in the state,…
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Trump’s WHO funding cut may prevent Africa from being polio-free
The fight to eradicate polio from Africa could become an early casualty of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw funding…
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Mother abandons day-old baby girl
A day-old-baby girl was seen abandoned by mother with a letter which addresses the name “Salisu” in “Hawusa language” in…
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