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[Daily Maverick] Rescue teams retrieved the last body from the building collapse in Ormonde, Johannesburg, on Tuesday morning.

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[Shabelle] The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is deeply shocked and saddened by the killing of broadcast journalist Abshir Khalif Shide Omar, who was shot dead at approximately 19:30 on Monday, 2 March 2026, in Kismayo. The fatal shooting followed a short altercation between Abshir and a police officer, according to information gathered through initial enquiries by NUSOJ.

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Set in Georgia, where reproductive rights have been sharply restricted, the Oscar-nominated documentary short “The Devil Is Busy” captures a pivotal day inside a women’s health clinic navigating America’s new abortion landscape.

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Amid the escalating crisis, Washington has urged U.S. citizens in dozens of countries across the Middle East to leave, as fears grow of a prolonged and widening regional war.

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[263Chat] SOUTH AFRICA - The bail application for Bellarmine Chatunga, the son of the late former President Robert Mugabe, alongside his co-accused Tobias Matonhodze, has been postponed to Thursday in the Alexandra Magistrates Court.

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[263Chat] National Constitutional Assembly president Professor Lovemore Madhuku has criticised Parliament's public consultation process on the proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3 describing it as "meaningless" and accusing Speaker Jacob Mudenda of failing to separate his party and parliamentary roles.

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[ISS] The effects of Africa's richest city running dry would be disastrous for its residents, the country's economy, and the continent.

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[Health-e] For nine months, since May 2025, Kgorathuto Secondary School in Botshabelo in the Free State had ongoing water shortages, making the toilets unusable.

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[Afreximbank] Afreximbank President, Dr George Elombi addresses the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the CARICOM in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis

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Amid concern among European leaders about wavering US commitments to defend the continent, President Emmanuel Macron said a new deterrence model was needed.

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African nationals were among those injured in an Iranian missile strike on the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement published on social media.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), working with international partners, killed a senior Al-Shabaab commander in a planned overnight operation in Lower Shabelle, authorities said.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, and the Transport Deputy Minister, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, have expressed their condolences to the bereaved family after one person died at sea and five crew members went missing, following the sinking of the MW Leo vessel near Mossel Bay.

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[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has called on all its citizens currently in the Middle East to urgently contact the relevant South African embassies accredited to their countries of residence to ensure that they are registered, and that their whereabouts are known to officials amid heightened regional tensions.

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[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has issued an urgent security advisory to its citizens in Israel, warning that the deteriorating security situation poses serious risks.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says the building in Ormonde, where nine people have reportedly died after it collapsed, is a result of the building not being structurally sound.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has announced an increase of between 20c and 65c for all forms of fuels from Wednesday.

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If re-elected, this would be Sassou Nguesso’s final five-year term under the constitution. He declined to name a possible successor, saying instead that preparations for the country’s future are being handled in a broad and holistic way.

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Benin's Republican Police issue wanted notice for suspected coup leaders and hefty reward for information to help locate them.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Minister for the Interior, Mr Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has emphasised that the recreational use of cannabis, popularly known as "wee," remains illegal in Ghana.

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[Daily News] Karagwe -- KARAGWE Legislator, Mr Innocent Bashungwa, has urged leaders in Kagera Region to jointly chart out a comprehensive plan with aim to uplift the region's economy.