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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rescue teams raced against time on Friday after a rockfall at an informal gold mining site in Rumos Hills, West Pokot County, left at least 15 people dead amid fears that more miners could still be trapped underground.
[New Times] Rwanda is exploring a potential partnership with Cleveland Clinic, a globally renowned medical institution, as part of efforts to advance healthcare in the country.
[Government of Botswana] President Duma Boko has announced a three-day period of national mourning following the passing of Former President, His Excellency Festus Gontebanye Mogae.
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali opposition lawmaker Caano Nuug said that opposition politicians stand with residents displaced from Mogadishu, accusing the government of demolishing homes belonging to poor families.
[GroundUp] Cape Town commuters brace for looming taxi fare hike
[GroundUp] With immediate effect the CircumQ device may not be used on boys aged ten to 14
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- The government of Botswana has announced the death of former President Festus Mogae at the age of 86. Serving as the nation's third president since independence, Mogae was widely acclaimed for his commitment to good governance and his management of the diamond-rich country's economy during his decade-long tenure.
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned that a cold front is expected to make landfall over the western parts of the Western Cape and the south-western parts of Namakwa in the Northern Cape on Sunday morning.
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African National Parks (SANParks) says teams and stakeholders are working tirelessly to restore access to the Garden Route National Park after persistent rainfall caused widespread damage to infrastructure.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says the decision to temporarily suspend burials at several municipal cemeteries following severe rainfall and flooding across the metro is necessary to protect public health, environmental safety and the dignity of the burial process.
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Shakira shared a minute-long teaser clip on Thursday of a new song, writing on social media, “From Maracaná Stadium, here is “Dai Dai,” the FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026."
The attacks by Allied Democratic Forces fighters reportedly took place over two days from Tuesday in the north-east of the country.
Iran effectively seized control of the critical waterway for global energy after the United States and Israel attacked it on 28 February.
[Daily Maverick] South Africa has lost more than 32,000 teachers in just the past five years. A pioneering fellowship is stepping in to address this with the robust mentorship, community and psychological support our educators desperately need.
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Glf africa 2026 mobilizes: More than 800 people convened in Nairobi, joined by over 5,500 online, to put rangelands and pastoralism at the center
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- A Monrovia criminal court has scheduled final arguments for Friday in the high-profile economic sabotage trial of former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. and four co-defendants accused of unlawfully disbursing more than US$6.2 million in public funds during the 2023 elections period, setting the stage for jury deliberations in one of Liberia's most politically charged corruption cases in years.
South Africa’s Bread Industry: By Gerhard Stander, Director, Retail & Agriculture, CHEP Sub Saharan Africa Across South Africa’s baking industry,
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's beverage manufacturer, Delta Corporation, is under intense scrutiny after a government laboratory reportedly confirmed that foreign particles found in a bottle of Coca-Cola were maggots, in a case now before the Harare Magistrates Court.
South Africa's Constitutional Court on Friday overturned a vote in parliament that had quashed the opening of impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a cash-heist scandal.
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Announcing his death, President Duma Boko said Mogae was "a distinguished statesman and patriot".
ByKeren Landman It’s not extraordinary for a cruise ship to be afflicted by an eruption of infectious diseases. But the recent cluster of hantavirus
