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[Scrolla] Major General Richard Shibiri, former head of SAPS organised crime, was fired after being found guilty of misconduct and associating with criminal Vusimuzi Matlala. Shibiri allegedly accepted R70,000 to R80,000 from Matlala and warned him of a police raid. Matlala is now in prison awaiting trial.

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[Leadership] The United Nations has warned that weapons looted during the 2011 conflict in Libya have resurfaced in the hands of extremist groups operating in Nigeria and across the wider Sahel region, fueling ongoing insecurity in West Africa.

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William Ruto was speaking during a one-day state visit to South Africa where he held talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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[Bhekisisa] The six-monthly anti-HIV jab, which prevents HIV through sex, is now stocked for free at 360 government clinics in six of South Africa's provinces. So how does the jab work, how do you know if you need it, and where can you find it? We've got you covered with answers to 13 questions.

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[263Chat] When Gibson Nyikadzino looks at Zimbabwe's 2023 election statistics, he does not see progress towards women empowerment; he sees a warning.

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Mali's military government has placed a multi-million-dollar bounty on the head of one of the Sahel's most wanted jihadist leaders. Authorities are offering two billion CFA francs, about 3.5 million dollars, for information leading to the capture or killing of Iyad Ag Ghaly. .

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has forgone Sh9.1 billion in tax revenue over the past two months following the government's decision to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products from 16 percent to 8 percent in a bid to shield consumers and businesses from rising global fuel prices.

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[Daily Maverick] A major survey of Angola's remote Lisima plateau has uncovered species unknown to science, including new dragonflies, grasshoppers, moths and butterflies, confirming the highlands as one of Africa's most exciting biodiversity frontiers.

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[Daily Maverick] Three decades after their parents were evacuated to save them from the bullets of poachers, a group of black rhinos has returned home to Zimbabwe's Matusadona National Park.

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[Daily Maverick] Crushed by a 60.9% unemployment rate and broken promises, young South Africans are opting out of the upcoming local government elections. They say the fix is simple: ditch the empty slogans, address the youth crises directly, and put young leaders on the ballot.

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Children making their First Communion were accompanied by masked "Dancing Devils" in Tarmas, Venezuela. The centuries-old Corpus Christi celebration symbolises the triumph of good over evil and remains a key cultural tradition.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5-The Ministry of Health has initiated a fresh push to tighten Kenya's tobacco control framework with proposed rules that would completely ban shisha smoking and all waterpipe tobacco products, citing emerging public health risks and new product variations that have outpaced existing regulations.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Architectural concepts for the proposed Raila Odinga Mausoleum emerged on Thursday during a design review meeting attended by Raila Odinga Jr, senior government officials, and technical experts from heritage and infrastructure institutions, offering a glimpse of plans under consideration for the project.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5 - The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has moved to reassure employers that current pension contribution rates remain in force, dismissing calls to revert to the previous Sh200 employee and Sh200 employer deductions despite ongoing court disputes over the NSSF Act, 2013.

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[Capital FM] Midrand, South Africa -- President William Ruto has challenged African businesses and entrepreneurs to stop looking overseas for markets and begin trading more aggressively in Africa.

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Thousands joined Jerusalem Pride parade on 4 June, under heavy security, marching for equality and acceptance in a deeply conservative, religiously significant city.

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They are demanding urgent government action to secure the release of students kidnapped from three schools in Oyo State.

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Denmark has launched a post-mortem examination on Timmy, a humpback whale whose struggle to return to the sea captured public attention in Germany and beyond. Scientists hope to determine why the animal died weeks after being returned to open waters.

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[IPS] Zagreb, Croatia -- In the hard-to-reach rural community of West Pokot, Kenya, 156 young women crossed a threshold that once seemed out of reach. Their graduation from HER Lab, a workforce skills programme for marginalized rural young women, was more than a ceremony. It demonstrated the power of targeted investment, trusted local partnerships and women's economic empowerment.

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[New Zimbabwe] The American Embassy in Harare has congratulated Zimbabwe on its recent election into the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member.