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Top South African corruption investigator killed
A South African accountant who was investigating high-level corruption cases has been shot dead along with his son. Cloete Murray, 50, was the liquidator [Read more…]
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South Africa asks Twitter to take down video
South African authorities have asked Twitter to take down a video that reportedly incites violence against those who will not participate in protest marches [Read more…]
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Climate change responsible for dead fish in Mozambique
Laboratory analyses have confirmed that deaths of fish on Mozambique beaches earlier this month were caused by large amounts of fresh water from rivers [Read more…]
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3 arrested for trying to steal 10-tonne Pharaoh statue
Egypt says three people have been detained for trying to steal a massive statue of an ancient Pharaoh – using a crane. The prosecutor’s [Read more…]
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6 journalists detained over video of President wetting himself
Six journalists in South Sudan have been arrested over the circulation of footage appearing to show President Salva Kiir wetting himself, media rights groups [Read more…]
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Fuel tanker explodes, kills 10 in South Africa
At least 10 people have been killed, and about 40 injured, by a huge fuel tanker explosion near a hospital east of Johannesburg. The [Read more…]
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Boy swallowed by hippopotamus miraculously survives
In a bizarre incident within the Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area, a two-year-old toddler was attacked and swallowed by a hippopotamus before being spat out. [Read more…]
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DR Congo: Floods kill 120 people in Kinshasa
More than 120 people have been killed following the worst floods in years in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, the [Read more…]
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Daughter of Kenyan president, Charlene Ruto, denies spending public funds
Following a national outcry, the daughter of Kenya’s president has denied that public money is being used to fund what she calls the “Office [Read more…]
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Tanzania: Plane crashes few meters to Airport
Due to severe weather, a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday just before touching down in the city of Bukoba. [Read more…]