Sat 10 December 2022: In an effort to strengthen the position of the continent, US Vice President Joe Biden would support a permanent membership for the African Union in the Group of 20 major economies, the White House said. At the three-day US-Africa Summit, which begins on Tuesday in Washington, DC, Biden will make the […]
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Morocco’s shut-out of Belgium provokes celebrations in the stands and on the pitch [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]. Sat 10 December 2022: The Atlas Lions are now looking to become the first side from the continent to make it through to the semi-finals. As Morocco’s history-making football team prepares to take on 2016 European champions Portugal in […]
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Fri 09 December 2022: National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, says the South African Police Service (SAPS) festive session plan will focus on intensified and integrated crime prevention and combatting operations. This, he said, will heighten and increase police visibility. To achieve this, Masemola said at a festive season operations briefing on Friday, police have […]
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Lion de l’Atlas, 1829 by Eugene Delacroix, lithograph [Sepia Times/Universal Images Group. Fri 09 December 2022: The National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage in Morocco yesterday announced the discovery of skeletal remains of the Atlas lion, also known as the Barbary lion, dating back 110,000 years. The institute said: “A team of researchers at the […]
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Thu 08 December 2022: Ghanaian Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang Manu said Wednesday that the UK will hire nurses from Ghana in a new partnership. Manu said Chana would soon sign a nurse-for-cash agreement with the UK to export nurses for £1,000 ($1,185) on a labor migration program aimed at easing the tight domestic labor market in the UK “We […]
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Thu 08 December 2022: South Africans will get to enjoy an extended Christmas with 27 December 2022 declared as a public holiday in lieu of Christmas Day falling on a Sunday. This follows a declaration to this effect by President Cyril Ramaphosa in terms of Section 2A of the Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 […]
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Wed 07 December 2022: The recent trail of vicious pit bull attacks that have cost life and limb is a matter of concern to everyone. In recent months, media outlets have reported on deadly cases of attacks around the country almost on an ongoing basis. “Pit bull terriers, commonly referred to as pit bulls, actually […]
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Tue 6 December 2022: Muslims in Uganda from all segments of society protested Monday against the arbitrary arrests of Muslim leaders during raids on mosques. Muslim clerics, parliamentarians, businessmen and community members collectively came out to condemn the arrests, which they say are illegal and uncalled for. “It’s discriminatory for the government to always raid […]
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Tue 6 December 2022: Friday’s Independence Day celebrations in Tanzania have been canceled by President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who has instead ordered that the funds be utilized to construct dormitories for kids with special needs. The $445,000 cost of the 61st Independence Day celebration will be utilized to construct eight dormitories in elementary schools around […]
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Tue 6 December 2022: Police Deputy Minister, Cassel Mathale, says maximum resources have been deployed to prevent and combat all forms of criminality as the country ushers in the busy festive season period. Together with National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, Mathale on Monday led a delegation of senior officers from the national headquarters to […]
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