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One dead, two critical in N12 highway horror crash

A head-on collision on the N12 highway near Germiston on Sunday night has left one person dead and two seriously injured. Image: Emer-G-Med One person has died and two people are fighting for their lives after their vehicles crashed head-on on Gauteng’s N12 highway on Sunday night. Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van …

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The bravery of the enslaved Blacks who led the massive 1842 slave revolt

History says that after Native Americans were exempt from the slave trade in 1730, many of those Natives started owning Black slaves themselves. Of the Five Tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole nations), the Cherokees were the largest holder of Africans as chattel slaves. In fact, by 1860, the …

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Jacob Zuma leaves prison on medical grounds

Former President Jacob Zuma was released from prison on medical parole, Department of Correctional Services on Sunday. Zuma has been incarcerated since July after he was found guilty of contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of the Constitutional Court to honor a summons to appear before …

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Return to constitutional order or be sanctioned – ECOWAS to Guinea coup leaders

The Economic Communicty of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it has noted with great concern the recent political developments which occurred in Conakry, Republic of Guinea. ECOWAS in a communique on Sunday condemned “with the greatest firmness this coup attempt on Sunday, September 5, 2021.” “ECOWAS demands respect for …

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VIDEO: Guinea President arrested by special forces; country’s constitution dissolved

Guinea’s special forces claimed Sunday to have captured President Alpha Conde and “dissolved” the country’s institutions, in a video sent to an AFP correspondent, while the defense ministry said it had repelled their attack on the presidency. “We have decided after having taken the president, who is currently with us …

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UAE ‘brutalise and deport’ Nigerians and oda Africans – Report

United Arab Emirates brutalise, jail and deport hundreds of African migrants, Na so researchers from two NGOs don find out and tok. For one new report, di Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor and Impact International for Human Rights Policies put in details how dem arrest plenti migrants for June and den …

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Nigeria to pay royalties to Ghana for using NLA draw numbers – Sammi Awuku

Ghana is expected to benefit from royalty from Nigeria for providing the West Africa neighbours with its lottery platform. This will ensure that not only Nigeria, but other West African countries using the system provided by Ghana for their lottery games are legitimized. Director-General of the National Lottery Authority, Samuel …

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Nigerian singer Bella Shmurda fined, deported from Ghana for attacking doctor

• The Nigerian singer has been deported from Ghana for attacking a doctor • Bella Shmurda and two other Nigerians attacked the doctor while in quarantine for testing positive for Coronavirus • They have been banned from entering Ghana for a period of 3 months Nigerian singer, Bella Shmurda was on …

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Two Nigerians face 105 years for US Prison for ‘Yahoo Yahoo’

Two Nigerians fit chop 105 years imprisonment for United States of America. Johnson Ogunlana and Samson Oguntuyi dey accused of alleged matter wey concern internet fraud. Dis follow di indictment of di two Nigerians by one federal grand jury for Maryland, USA. Internet fraud wey many Nigerians know as ‘Yahoo …

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Drunk soldier in viral video demoted

The soldier who was filmed drunk in Pretoria has been demoted.  Image: Screengrab A soldier who was filmed in a drunken stupor in Pretoria earlier this month has been demoted, the SA National Defence Force said on Tuesday. A video of the officer surrounded by shocked community members while he struggled …

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