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Job seekers wait beside a road for casual work offered by passing motorists in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, South Africa
Editor 14 August 2024 No Comment

South Africa’s unemployment rate climbs for third quarter in a row

By Reuters PRETORIA: South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose for the third quarter in a row, reaching 33.5% in April-June
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A man sells chickens in Sholla Market, the day before the Ethiopian New Year, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Editor 13 August 2024 No Comment

Price instability rocks Ethiopia as it reels from foreign exchange rate reforms

By Associated Press ADDIS ABABA: The prices on the menu have been erased at a small hotel in a suburb
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Editor 13 August 2024 No Comment

Rwanda’s President Kagame sworn in to extend lengthy tenure

By Reuters KIGALI: Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame was sworn into office on Sunday for a five-year term, after a landslide
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Editor 9 August 2024 No Comment

Brazilian airliner crashes, all 62 on board killed

By Reuters SAO PAULO: A regional turboprop plane crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, killing all 62 people
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Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera
Editor 9 August 2024 No Comment

Malawi President Chakwera secures his party’s support for second term bid

By Reuters BLANTYRE: Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has secured his party’s support to run for a second term in next
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President Cyril Ramaphosa
Editor 8 August 2024 No Comment

South Africa moves to implement national health bill despite resistance

By Reuters JOHANNESBURG: South Africa is moving ahead with implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill, President Cyril Ramaphosa
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Republican Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris
Editor 8 August 2024 No Comment

Harris draws more support among Black voters, Trump up slightly among white voters

By Reuters WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is drawing more support from Black voters than President Joe Biden did
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Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and former leader Joseph Kabila
Editor 7 August 2024 No Comment

DRC president accuses predecessor Kabila of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition

By Associated Press DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi accused former leader Joseph Kabila of backing a U.S.-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups
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Editor 7 August 2024 No Comment

90 Ethiopian migrants are rescued from a property in South Africa, police say

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: South African police said they rescued 90 Ethiopian migrants who were being held against their will
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Editor 7 August 2024 No Comment

Nigerian protesters defy president’s request to stop amid the worst cost-of-living crisis in years

By Associated Press ABUJA: Protests against economic hardship continued for a fifth day in several Nigerian states on Monday, a day
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