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[Scrolla] A pylon on the Chelsea to Arlington line in Bushy Park, Gqeberha, fell during strong winds on Wednesday, 18 March. This is the seventh pylon failure in less than two years, with Gqeberha businesses reporting serious losses from repeated outages.

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[Daily Maverick] A group of Durban residents has urged the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court to authorise a class action lawsuit against the Indian agrochemicals giant UPL for health injuries and financial damage they allegedly suffered after a toxic pesticide inferno.

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[Vanguard] Abuja -- The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Nenadi Usman, has sent a message of hope and unity to Nigerians on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr, as the country joins the global Muslim community to mark the end of Ramadan.

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[Nile Post] The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has revealed that Uganda had about 3 million orphaned children below the age of 18 in 2024, according to its latest report on orphans and other vulnerable children.

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[Nile Post] The Guinea Football Federation has urged the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to review the 1976 Afcon outcome, citing Morocco's walkout and a recent ruling against Senegal.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education has called on public institutions of higher learning to strengthen inclusivity, accountability and governance practices.

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[Unicef] New York -- As delivered

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Nigeria and the United Kingdom have signed a new agreement aimed at accelerating the return of Nigerians without legal status in Britain, including failed asylum seekers, visa overstayers and convicted offenders.

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A Tunisian court on Thursday sentenced anti-racism activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison on financial misconduct charges, a ruling her lawyer condemned as "shocking" and politically motivated, marking the latest crackdown on civil society in the North African country.

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[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Tanzania Ending Child Marriage Network has pledged to continue advocating for policy reforms to ensure the legal age of marriage for girls is raised to 18 years.

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[Premium Times] Governor Babagana Zulum disclosed this in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, monitored in Damaturu, on Friday

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[Afreximbank] On 10 March, the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund Corporation organised a stakeholders' engagement event in Lagos to introduce the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund to Nigerian institutional investors as a catalytic instrument supporting the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

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Several thousand children are estimated to live on the streets in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa.

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French industrialist Vincent Bolloré will stand trial in December before the Paris criminal court in the so‑called “African ports” case.

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At least 48 boys and young men died during recent initiation ceremonies in South Africa, among them 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho, who had no known health issues when he entered a registered school—but never returned.

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As the city expands, demand continues to rise while the capital remains heavily dependent on rivers originating in surrounding counties. Groundwater has

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[Scrolla] Petroleum companies have started limiting fuel in Nelson Mandela Bay, blaming the Gulf war for putting local supplies at risk. Oil companies are now charging surcharges on normal prices, from 5c per litre for petrol to around R10 per litre for paraffin.

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[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o has called on residents to turn-out in large numbers for the forthcoming visit by President William Ruto to launch the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Naivasha to Kisumu.

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Anti-apartheid activist, human rights campaigner, and constitutional lawyer, Nicholas “Fink” Haysom, died on Wednesday aged 73.