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MSF says staff were intentionally killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray

Nairobi – The killing of three Doctors Without Borders (MSF) personnel in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region last June was “intentional”... Read more

14 Jan, 2022

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Covid-19: South Africa records 5 920 new infections, 159 deaths

Cape Town – South Africa has recorded a total of 3 546 808 Covid-19 cases, with 5 920 new... Read more

14 Jan, 2022

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Gunfire in west Cameroon town hosting African football teams

Bafoussam – Troops and armed men have exchanged fire in Buea, the capital of a Cameroonian region hit by... Read more

14 Jan, 2022

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New task force set to tackle Zuma-era graft; Nigeria ends Twitter ban | Here are your top headlines

Cape Town – From a new task force being created to probe endemic corruption under former president Jacob Zuma;... Read more

14 Jan, 2022

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King Khoisan released on warning a day after dramatic arrest

Pretoria – The leader of an indigenous South African group was released on bail on Thursday, one day after his... Read more

13 Jan, 2022

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Tunisia’s Ennahdha urges Friday protests, defying Covid ban

Tunis – Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party has reiterated calls for demonstrations on Friday marking the anniversary of the country’s revolution,... Read more

13 Jan, 2022

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Burkina revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara ‘shot seven times’

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, who was gunned down during a coup in 1987, was shot... Read more

13 Jan, 2022

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‘We’re are not scared of him,’ says Julius Malema as he takes aim at Zondo over Lindiwe Sisulu criticism

Cape Town – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has defended Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu after she received... Read more

13 Jan, 2022

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Mali condemns ‘clear breach’ of airspace by French military plane

Bamako – Mali’s army-dominated government on Wednesday condemned what it called a “clear breach” of its airspace by a... Read more

13 Jan, 2022

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SA’s driver’s licence print machine ‘in Germany for repairs’, as thousands drive with expired cards

Cape Town – South Africa’s sole driving licence printing machine has been sent to Germany for repairs, Minister of... Read more

13 Jan, 2022