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R200m drug theft, coffee machine scandal, removed at gunpoint: Senona testifies
Story audio is generated using AI Suspended KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Lesetja Senona has shared his version of events regarding his alleged involvement in the 2021 Port Shepstone drug heist. Senona reappeared before the Madlanga commission of inquiry on Friday
Ghana: At Next Steps Consultative Conference - Pres Mahama Rallies Global Support for Reparations · ...
President John Dramani Mahama yesterday opened the Next Steps Consultative Conference in Accra, announcing the formation of three high-level international committees to advance the global reparatory justice agenda. ...
Namibia: Tanzania to Host Namibia President
Dar es Salaam -- PRESIDENT of Namibia,
Tanzania: Council Officials Face 501m/ - Laundering Charges
Singida -- SEVEN officials of Manyoni
Tanzania: Legal Aid Campaign Targets Campus, Workplace Abuse
Dodoma -- THE government will use the second phase of the Mama Samia Legal Aid Campaign to tackle gender-based harassment and abuse in universities and workplaces following complaints from students and workers across the country. ...
‘It’s a big mistake’: Israelis feel betrayed and angry after Iran peace deal
In ‘middle Israel’ there are fears Iran could rebuild stronger – and there is particular ire for Donald Trump
Cape Verde Will Count on Vozinha Against Uruguay at the World Cup
Cape Verde’s veteran goalkeeper, Vozinha, is keeping the archipelago nation’s hopes outsized after his performance against soccer giant Spain. ...
Even in this age of what Mark Carney calls global rupture, do not despair: there ...
Developments in Ukraine and Iran show that the military superpowers are not getting it all their own way
Former Nigerian oil minister cleared after 13-year UK bribery probe
Former Nigerian Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been acquitted of all bribery charges by a London court, bringing a dramatic end to one of the United Kingdom’s longest-running anti-corruption investigations involving a high-profile
A Miami art exhibit is celebrating Africa's soccer legacy throughout the World Cup
MIAMI — A photo of Vinícius Júnior celebrating a goal with one fist in the air was mounted near the entrance of the art exhibition, right next to an acrylic piece of a woman’s dreadlocks suspended in air as she heads a soccer ball. A replica of the FIFA World
Africa CDC chief says the continent needs to invest its own funds in Ebola response, vaccine
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, the continent's top health agency said on Friday, warning that the continent cannot continue to rely on foreign
Nigeria: Ipob Rejects Nnamdi Kanu's Purported Suspension, Says Edoziem Group Lost Authority
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has
Nigeria: World Cup - 'A Viewing Centre, Not a Stadium' - Actor Chinedu Ikedieze Reacts ...
Nollywood actor Chinedu Ikedieze has sparked reactions online after questioning the high cost of watching a football match at a fan festival in the United States of America. ...
Nigeria: Nigeria Must Unite Against Insecurity - Abdulsalami Abubakar
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami
Thirty dead at DRC displacement camp as Ebola threat grows
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Online threats, insults fuel South Africa's anti-foreigner hate
Inflammatory social media posts — including of men brandishing a machete or calling foreigners 'leeches' — are stoking emotions around an unofficial demand for illegal immigrants to leave South Africa by the end of the month, fuelling a volatile situation,
Forced conscription returns as war looms in Ethiopia's Tigray
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Malawi: High Court Rules Chief Secretary Had No Power to Redeploy Police Officers, Government to Appeal
The High Court has ruled that the Chief Secretary acted outside his legal mandate by redeploying officers serving in the Malawi Police Service, declaring that such powers are exclusively vested in the Police Service Commission. ...
Rwanda: Budget for Genocide Survivors' Support Rises By Nealry Rwf3bn
The government has allocated an additional Rwf2.86 billion for care and support to survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in the 2026/2027 national budget raising the allocation to about Rwf19 billion. ...
Malawi: Mera Cuts Fuel Prices As Malawi Moves to Ease Pump Costs
Motorists and businesses across Malawi
Rwanda: Passengers to Kigali Airport Urged to Arrive Early Amid Traffic Disruptions
Passengers travelling through Kigali
Ebola: healthworkers worry for their life
In tonight's programme, WHO warns despite
Ebola spreading 'fast' in DR Congo, warns WHO
Geneva: The fatal Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly, the World Health Organisation warned on Friday, despite accelerating efforts to tackle th ...
U.S. to End AIDS Funding for South Africa
According to an unsigned statement from the State Department, the U.S. will phase out support for H.I.V. prevention and treatment in South Africa. ...
South African jazz legend and anti-apartheid icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91
With the passing of Abdullah Ibrahim at the age of 91, South Africa and the world have lost more than a jazz giant; it has lost one of its most profound cultural storytellers. Across a career spanning over seven decades, Ibrahim transformed the pain of
No more denial: justice for Tigray’s victims of sexual violence
This article is written in two voices: First, Birhan Gebrekirstos Mezgbo, a researcher and advocate who lived through the Tigray war, then Veronica Blecker, director of the upcoming documentary on sexual violence in Tigray, Not Ours to Carry. Birhan: The
Risks of Ebola among displaced people in DR Congo remain high: UN
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) voiced concern on Friday about the growing risks of Ebola posed to communities displaced by conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the government and partners struggle to contain the
