Wed 12 October 2022: The Algerian government will retrieve 51 ancient coins from France by virtue of a property transfer agreement signed between Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra and French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire. Algerian Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane said in an official statement issued by his office on its Facebook page […]
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Wed 12 October 2022: One of the 31 culturally significant items that have been returned to the Nigerian government is a bronze sculpture of a West African king that was held in the collection of a Rhode Island museum for more than 70 years. A ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, on Tuesday […]
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Tue 11 October 2022: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has issued a warning about health products linked to the 33 babies who died in The Gambia. This comes after 33 children in Gambia died of kidney-related illnesses after consuming cough syrup manufactured by an Indian company, Maiden Pharma. However, according to international […]
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Tue 11 October 2022: National Hawks Head Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya has lauded the seizure of a firearms cache and arrest of 20 suspects linked to illegal mining during an operation at a mine shaft in Stilfontein in the North West. Lebeya on Monday hailed the operation, warning that these measures were “only just the […]
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Mon 10 October 2022: “There is no emergency travel certificate for South Africans who need to travel abroad,” Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has announced new fee amendments for South African passports and travel documents in terms of section 4(1)(e) of the South African Passports and Travel Documents Act, 1994 (Act No. 4 of […]
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Sun 09 October 2022: In response to growing concerns about imported medicines, Gambia’s police announced on Saturday that they were opening an investigation into the deaths of dozens of children. Police announced in a statement that they were adding senior officers to the investigation after 66 children died, the majority of whom suffered from acute […]
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Sun 09 October 2022: The government of Somalia has threatened to punish anyone who publishes what it views as propaganda for the armed group al-Shabab and has announced a crackdown on media outlets that do so. The armed forces supported by regional militias and foreign allies, have launched a fierce offensive against the armed group […]
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Sat 08 October 2022: A shocking statistic published by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed that 6.9 million Sudanese children do not attend school. This means that one out of every three school-aged children in the country does not receive an education, while another 12 million children do not receive a quality education. The […]
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Fri 07 October 2022: South Africans are expected to wake up to no load shedding on Saturday morning for the first time in at least three weeks following the suspension of load shedding. State power utility Eskom has underwent several weeks of challenges with breakdowns and slow returns to service at multiple power stations causing […]
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Thu 06 October 2022: Newly installed Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, has vowed to prioritise education as a catalytic driver of the province’s economic development. The outgoing Gauteng Education MEC laid out his plan for the province in his inaugural speech following his election at the Legislature on Thursday. His appointment was initiated by the resignation […]
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