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Kagame visits insurgent-hit Moz, billionaire to make Covid, cancer vaccines in SA: Here are your top news headlines

From Rwandan President Paul Kagame visiting Mozambique’s insurgent-hit north, to Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong saying he will begin transferring... Read more

25 Sep, 2021

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Kenya first African nation to back Tedros second term as WHO chief

Nairobi – Kenya on Friday became the first African nation to back Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ bid for a second term... Read more

24 Sep, 2021

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South Sudan’s political elite plundering public coffers – UN

Juba – Massive plundering of South Sudan’s public coffers is undermining human rights in the world’s youngest nation and threatening... Read more

24 Sep, 2021

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Nigeria arrests three over Baptist school abduction

Lagos – Nigerian police have arrested three suspects in connection with the abduction of more than 100 students at a... Read more

24 Sep, 2021

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‘God Has a Dream’: Top seller for Tutu’s 90th-birthday auction

Johannesburg – A book authored by South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate and retired archbishop Desmond Tutu was a top... Read more

24 Sep, 2021

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Troops rescue elderly women, children from Mozambique insurgents

Maputo – Mozambican troops have rescued dozens of civilians from a northern district recently recovered from jihadists, a local... Read more

24 Sep, 2021

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Kenya bans ‘blasphemous’ film about gay lovers

Nairobi – Kenyan authorities on Thursday banned a documentary about two gay lovers, calling it “unacceptable and an affront to... Read more

24 Sep, 2021

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US biotech billionaire to make Covid, cancer vaccines in South Africa

Johannesburg – Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Thursday said he will begin transferring technology to make Covid-19 and cancer vaccines... Read more

24 Sep, 2021

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Jacob Zuma ‘is back in Nkandla’, SA remains on UK’s ‘red list: Here are your top news headlines

From Jacob Zuma reportedly being discharged from hospital and spending his first night at his home in Nkandla, to... Read more

24 Sep, 2021

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Strikes paralyse hospitals in Guinea-Bissau

Bissau – Striking medical workers in Guinea-Bissau have paralysed hospitals, officials said on Wednesday, with the government in the West... Read more

23 Sep, 2021