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Armorion Smith has a lot on his plate, more than most college students and certainly more than most student-athletes.

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[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa is set to experience a mix of warm and cool temperatures in the coming days, with a significant drop in temperatures and even light snowfall expected later this month, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto on Monday held high-level talks with the President of the Ford Foundation Darren Walker in New York, two months after the Kenyan government accused the organization of sponsoring youth-led, anti-government protests.

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[Africa Check] INSHORT: Several social media posts have claimed that a yacht seen in the waters of St Tropez, France, belongs to the Nigerian government. The government has denied the claim.

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South Africa captain Ronwen Williams hopes his nomination for global football's Yashin Trophy will provide motivation to his compatriots.

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[New Era] Walvis Bay -- Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the ruling party is not only seeking victory at this year's polls, but also wants Walvis Bay under its control again.

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[New Era] With access to the European market getting stringent by the day due to several new regulations and policy barriers, now is the right time for Namibia to secure its Halal certification to explore the hugely-lucrative Middle East markets.

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[Lesotho Times] Prime Minister Sam Matekane's meeting this week with billionaire, Elon Musk, has thrown Basotho into a frenzy, in anticipation of Starlink's launch in Lesotho.

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[The Conversation Africa] There is growing global consensus among the members of the United Nations that the UN security council, responsible for maintaining international peace and security, requires reform or restructuring to reflect the current balance of forces, and to improve its working methods and ability to do its work.

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Basketball heavyweights including LeBron James and Anthony Edwards, who are to star in Netflix's new series 'Starting 5', took to the red carpet on Monday for the premiere of the show. The series gives viewers an insight into the 2023-24 NBA season, and will be available on October 9th.

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The government aims to decongest Makala Prison where many died during a recent attempted jailbreak.

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[Premium Times] A battle on the electoral turf has just been won and lost in Edo state, Nigeria. Governor Godwin Obaseki was elected as Governor in 2016 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in that state. By 2019, he had fallen out of favour with the godfather that brought him to power, former Nigerian Labour Congress President, and former governor of Edo State for eight years (2008-2016), now Senator Adams Oshiomhole. In due course, Oshiomhole left the PDP and pitched his tent with the APC where he

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[ISS] Political interests must be set aside to prevent illegal mining from devastating the country's forests, farmland and water system.

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They are for TV and radio, border security and responding to natural disasters, a minister says.

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[Premium Times] "I think it is the right time to get rid of subsidy because all countries have gotten rid of subsidy," Mr Dangote said.

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie, Ethiopia's Foreign Minister, has expressed concern over the recent arms shipments to Somalia, stating that they could "further exacerbate the fragile security" in the region.

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The reggae giant's footsteps are being filled by his five sons — Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani and Damian — during the Marley Brothers: The Legacy Tour. It's the first time the siblings have performed together on tour in two decades.

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Lebron James, Domantas Sabonis, Jimmy Butler, Jayson Tatum and Anthony Edwards are pulling back the curtain and bringing audiences behind the scenes for the 2023-2024 NBA season.

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[Africa Renewal] The urgent need for collective action to safeguard peace in an increasingly volatile world.

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[Daily Trust] The FCT Police Command has confirmed that it has received from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, FCT Command, one Joseph Efe (30) accused of taking a woman to an Abuja hotel with the aim of using her for ritual.

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[Radio Dalsan] Garowe -- Said Abdullahi Deni, the President of Puntland, announced on Monday that the Puntland leadership is ready to resolve the ongoing political discord with the Federal Government of Somalia, which has persisted for several months.