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South Africa: Joburg Mayor Promised No Blackouts So Where Is the Deal?

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[Scrolla] Johannesburg's mayor has told residents the lights are not going out. Eskom's own legal process to cut the city's power is still running. No signed agreement between the two has been made public.

Malawi: Police Fire Rubber Bullets As Women Board Buses Home and Men Are Taken to Lindela

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[Scrolla] Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at Malawian nationals at Sherwood Hall in Durban on Wednesday after men at the transit site refused to be moved to the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Gauteng.

Africa Is Designing Its Own Future, On Its Own Terms

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Africans under 25 already make up 60% of the continent's population. At this rate, by 2050, one in every four young people on earth

63% Of SA’s Franchise Brands Have Fewer Than 30 Stores. What Is Keeping Them There Might Surprise You.

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SA’s Franchise Brands: Profits in the franchise stores Larry Hodes once ran grew by 400%; not because the brand changed, not because the market

Fifteen Countries Adopt Mombasa Declaration To Advance Fisheries Transparency And Combat Illegal Fishing

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Illegal Fishing: Fifteen national governments from across Africa, Asia, the  Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific today adopted the Mombasa Declaration

Afreximbank Trade And Development Finance Brief Highlights Urgent Need To Strengthen Africa’s Trade And Investment Resilience

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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has released  Volume 10, Issue 1 of its Trade and Development Finance Brief, titled “Africa’s Trade

From Gen Z To Gen Solution: Young Innovators Win Vodacom Eco-Warriors Competition

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From gen z to: Announcing the 2026 winners of the Eco-Warrior Sustainability competition, a nationwide learner-led  initiative mobilising the

Nigerian man jailed for storing human faeces outside his home

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Neighbours said the stench from the property had become so overwhelming that it was impossible to relax at home.

Healthtech Is Only As Strong As The Hands That Shape It

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Healthtech: By Vishal Barapatre, Group Chief Technology Officer at In2IT Technologies Healthcare is investing heavily in technology, but outcomes do not

DRC: Ebola recoveries bring hope to fight against outbreak

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Seven people said to have recovered from Ebola were released from a treatment centre in DR Congo on Tuesday, according to local health officials from the humanitarian organization Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

Netherlands hosts Japan’s emperor Naruhito to boost 400-year ties

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The Netherlands welcomed Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to Amsterdam on 17 June during an official visit aimed at celebrating the long-standing relationship between the two countries.

The 1953 original sin: How a coup in Iran engineered 70 years of global resource wars

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The geopolitical crises of 2026—from the devastating US-Israeli war on Iran to the conflict in Ukraine and Africa’s scramble for critical minerals—are not isolated events. Instead, they are the direct blowback of a single historical pivot point: the 1953 Western-backed overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.

Africa urgently needs more fish farms, UN tells ocean conference

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Africa needs to urgently expand its fish-farming sector to meet its food needs, the head of the UN's fisheries division said Tuesday, even as its latest report found record production levels globally.

Israeli settlers torch mosque in West Bank village of Jiljilya

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Residents of Jiljilya, north of Ramallah, awoke on 17 June to find their mosque set alight overnight, with burnt tyres, Hebrew graffiti reading "revenge" and extensive damage left behind in an area of the occupied West Bank where Israelis are prohibited from entering.

Fear of Ebola keeps pregnant women away from hospitals in DR Congo

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Health professionals warn that avoiding medical care could have serious consequences for mothers and their babies.

South Africa: Zimbabwe Repatriates 660 From South Africa As Xenophobia Tensions Escalate

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[New Zimbabwe] Discover moreAfrica News CoverageZimbabwe News SubscriptionHealth News AlertsZIMBABWE has begun repatriating its nationals from South Africa amid growing fears of possible xenophobic attacks ahead of a June 30 deadline set by an anti-immigration pressure group, with 660 citizens having returned home so far.

Rwanda stepping up precautions against Ebola, health minister says

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“The spread of this current outbreak came as a surprise,” says Rwandan health minister Sabin Nsanzimana about the current Ebola epidemic in the DRC. Since the outbreak was declared on May 15, 808 cases have been confirmed in the DRC, including 192 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.

Ghana: Ghana, Burkina Faso Begin Boundary Reaffirmation Talks

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[Ghanaian Times] Ghana and Burkina Faso have reportedly commenced a week-long series of bilateral engagements aimed at advancing the reaffirmation and joint management of their common land boundary.

Ghana: Mofa Presents Fertiliser to Peasant Farmers Association

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[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) yesterday presented 4,800 bags of fertiliser to the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) to support its members during this year's major planting season in northern Ghana and the upcoming minor season in the southern sector of the country.

Tanzania: The Missing Hours in Tanzania's Education Story

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[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- Few national investments shape a country's future more profoundly than education. Tanzania has recognised this reality for decades, expanding access to schooling, investing in classrooms and teachers, and ensuring that millions more children have the opportunity to learn.

Leader of South Africa's second biggest party wants his predecessor sacked as minister

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John Steenhuisen is one of South Africa's best-known politicians after leading the DA for seven years.

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