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Editor 30 March 2024 No Comment

Girl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that kills 45 Easter pilgrims on South Africa’s

By Associated Press SOUTH AFRICA: An 8-year-old girl was the lone survivor after a bus full of pilgrims making their
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma
Editor 26 March 2024 No Comment

South Africa’s ANC fails in bid to ban former leader Zuma’s party from polls

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: A South African court on Tuesday dismissed the ruling party’s case demanding a rival opposition party
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Editor 26 March 2024 No Comment

Julian Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition to US on espionage charges

By Associated Press LONDON: A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t immediately be extradited to the United States on
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Editor 26 March 2024 No Comment

Senegal’s president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old

By Associated Press DAKAR: Senegal woke up Tuesday to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and
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Editor 25 March 2024 No Comment

Prosecutors allege South Africa’s Parliament speaker took $135,000 and a wig in bribes

By Associated Press PRETORIA: South African prosecutors said Monday they intend to charge the Parliament speaker with corruption, alleging she
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Editor 25 March 2024 No Comment

From prison to palace: Faye’s road to Senegal’s presidency

By Reuters DAKAR: Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal’s next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was
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Editor 23 March 2024 No Comment

Putin vows to punish those behind Moscow concert massacre; at least 133 killed

By Reuters MOSCOW: Russia said on Saturday it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre
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Editor 22 March 2024 No Comment

Uganda’s president appoints son as top commander of the army, raising succession concerns

By Associated Press KAMPALA: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday appointed his son as top commander of the military, a
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Editor 22 March 2024 No Comment

Kenyan doctors stop providing emergency services at public hospitals as strike enters second week

By Associated Press NAIROBI: Kenyan doctors stopped providing emergency services at public hospitals on Thursday, as they escalated a national
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Editor 19 March 2024 No Comment

Investigators search the home of South Africa’s Parliament Speaker over bribery allegations

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: A special investigations unit in South Africa searched the home of the Speaker of Parliament
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