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Death toll from rainfall-induced incidents in Zimbabwe reaches 78

By Xinhua HARARE: At least 78 people have been killed and 61 others injured as a result of incessant rains
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Botswana bans livestock imports from Zimbabwe amid FMD outbreak near border

By APA Botswana has imposed an immediate ban on the importation of cloven‑hoofed livestock and related products from Zimbabwe after
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Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Besigye’s health is failing, his party says

By Associated Press KAMPALA: The health of jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is failing, his party said on Tuesday,
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School bus crash in South Africa kills at least 13 children, police say

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: A truck and a school minibus were in collision in South Africa’s Gauteng province Monday, killing
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‘My family must not know that I am this idiot loser in South Africa’ –

By The Daily Maverick ‘Crop yield, livestock failed. That’s why we came to South Africa confident of a fresh start,”
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Senegal erupts in joy after dramatic win to take the Africa Cup of Nations

By Associated Press DAKAR: Senegal erupted in joy Sunday night after the West African country’s soccer team defeated Morocco 1-0
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Uganda’s president says strong election victory over his youthful challenger a taste of his strength

By Associated Press KAMPALA: President Yoweri Museveni said Sunday that his landslide victory in Uganda’s election showed the dominance of his
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South Africa declares a national disaster over flooding and severe weather

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: South Africa declared a national disaster Sunday over torrential rains and floods that have killed at least 30
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An Author’s Bio: From Zimbabwe to Wales via London

Theresa Mgadzah Jones I was born in pre-independence Zimbabwe and spent the first twelve years of my life there before
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Commentary: A Reflection from Zimbabwe River Lodge to Minneapolis Streets

By Comfort Dondo I write this as the Zambezi River rushes close by, as powerful and constant as the tensions
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