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Pix of the Day, 17 July 2026

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[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has dismissed four officials from its Nebo Local Office in Sekhukhune after they were found guilty of involvement in a R33 million social grants fraud scheme.

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The Constitutional Court validated, on 16 June, five of the six candidacies: the incumbent President Carlos Vila Nova, running for a second term; former Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus; the parliamentary leader of the ADI, Nito D’Abreu; as well as jurists Miques João Bonfim and Eugénio Tiny.

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This is part of a series of new measures to regain control over the gold sector to enhance its contribution to economic development.

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[CPJ] Government allied Wazalendo militiamen have threatened to kill or capture one reporter and to burn down another's radio station because of unfavorable coverage, as frontlines shift under diplomatic pressure for peace in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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On Saturday Wales face South Africa - a nation who never seem to run out of international-class players. Are there lessons the tourists can learn?

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India launches its first hydrogen-powered passenger train, NaMo Green Rail, boosting clean rail transport and cutting diesel emissions.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has called for stronger collective action to tackle corruption in the country, warning that the menace continues to undermine national development.

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[GroundUp] "I think these people want to kill us," says Malawian street vendor.

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[Liberian Investigator] A T-shirt could cost Dr. Josiah F. Joekai Jr. his job. The Liberian Senate has asked President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to sanction or remove the Civil Service Agency boss after ruling that his appearance in NIMBO regalia at a pro-Boakai rally breached the National Code of Conduct.

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Camilla Alhassan alleged without evidence the president had conducted a ritual to help win an election.

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On a sweltering afternoon in the French city of Lyon, around 60 dancers fully ignored the heat to immerse themselves in a festive performance brought to them by Kenyan-American choreographer and dancer Wanjiru Kamuyu.

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Praia earlier this week requested that Bissau swiftly release the country’s main opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira.

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The 2026 World Cup saw Africa send its largest ever contingent to the finals, but five sides were eliminated by late goals as underdogs Cape Verde impressed.

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Nigeria has completed the voluntary repatriation of its citizens from South Africa after weeks of xenophobic attacks and anti-immigration protests, the Nigerian foreign ministry said on Thursday.

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The Trump administration has confirmed tough new rules for foreign students in the US, set to take effect in September.

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Decades ago, in a rural Tanzanian village, a small family shop sold salt by the gram because that's all customers could afford. Nobody at that counter could

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[RFI] G7 foreign ministers and the European Union's foreign policy chief on Wednesday urged Sudan's Rapid Support Forces and allied armed groups to halt all actions that could lead to further atrocities or endanger civilians in El-Obeid.

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Picture this: a country of over 50 million people, and fewer than three dozen cardiologists to serve them all. That's Kenya's reality today. Now picture a

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The US ultimatum for Rwandan troops to withdraw from eastern DRC expired on Wednesday but there’s been no let up in the fighting. Now thousands of displaced families in Uvira are seeing their hopes of returning home slip away.

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[allAfrica] The UK government has confirmed sweeping reductions to its bilateral aid programme. Nine African countries are set to lose more than 80% of direct British assistance by 2029 as overseas development spending is cut from 0.5% to 0.3% of Gross National Income.