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Editor 16 November 2024 No Comment

SA government seeks experts’ help to bring illegal miners to the surface; 400 trapped underground

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: The South African government said on Friday it has put together a team including mine rescue

Editor 13 November 2024 No Comment

Why post-election violence in Mozambique is a concern for Southern Africa

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: A deepening political and social crisis in Mozambique will top the agenda of a regional summit

Editor 9 November 2024 No Comment

Mozambique on edge as army is deployed to help stop post-election protests

By Associated Press MAPUTO: Mozambique has deployed soldiers on the streets to help keep order following weeks of protests against the ruling

Editor 8 November 2024 No Comment

Why Mozambique’s election has sparked weeks of protests and a violent crackdown by police

By Associated Press Thousands protested in Mozambique’s capital on Thursday and security forces responded by firing tear gas and rubber bullets, as

A screen displays the presidential debate hosted by ABC between Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Editor 6 November 2024 No Comment

Democrats hoped Harris would rescue them. On Wednesday, she called Trump to concede

By Associated Press WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the election and congratulate him on his victory, according

Editor 6 November 2024 No Comment

Trump wins the White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

By Associated Press WASHINGTON: Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for

Editor 6 November 2024 No Comment

14 people killed when lightning hits a church in a remote refugee camp in Uganda

By Associated Press KAMPALA: Fourteen people were killed in a lightning strike in a refugee camp in northern Uganda, police

Editor 6 November 2024 No Comment

Britain’s foreign secretary says slavery reparations not about cash transfer

By Associated Press LAGOS: Britain’s foreign secretary said Monday that reparations for the U.K.’s role in the slave trade are

Editor 4 November 2024 No Comment

29 Nigerian children may be sentenced to death for protesting against cost-of-living crisis

By Associated Press ABUJA: Twenty-nine children could be facing the death penalty in Nigeria after they were arraigned Friday for

Editor 2 November 2024 No Comment

Seismic change in Botswana as party that ruled for 58 years loses power

By Associated Press GABORONE: The party of Botswana’s opposition candidate Duma Boko was declared the election winner Friday over incumbent