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SA: Amapiano artists Mpura and Killer Kau dies in car crash

Amapiano artists Mpura and Killer Kau have died after being involved in a car accident while travelling en route to a concert in Rustenburg, South Africa on 7th August. Early reports from the incident claimed another of the scene’s brightest stars, Kabza De Small, had also been killed, but the …

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Rwanda’s president disturbed over Arsenal’s defeat to Brentford

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame on Saturday August 14,weighed in on Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat on the opening day of the English Premier League to new comers Brentford. Writing on his twitter handle, Mr Kagame joined millions of Arsenal fans who vented their frustration saying, Gunners’ fans deserve better than what they …

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Poverty to big bucks: Senegalese TikToker with over 99 million followers cashing out big

When COVID-19 struck, Khabane Lame, then an industrial worker in Chivasso, Northern Italy, became one of the many people who got laid off worldwide as a result of the impact of the contagion on businesses and the global economy. At the time, TikTok was gaining currency, and against the advice …

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Viral video could lead to violence against foreigners, SAHRC says

A foreign-owned spaza shop in Soweto, which was looted on August 29 2018. The SA Human Rights Commission said it was disappointed to see a xenophobic video, circulating on social media, of a person stating that foreigners will not be allowed to open or run their spaza shop businesses in …

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Sierra Leone removing zeros from currency ‘to make life easier’

Sierra Leone is dropping the last three zeros from the face of its currency, the leone. According to the country’s central bank, the new currency will be valued at about 10 to the US dollar. The leone has been falling since austerity measures were introduced in 2017. With mining companies …

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PHOTOS: Zimbabwean motivational speaker born without limbs shows off her husband

Zimbabwean motivational speaker born without limbs, Sinikiwe Kademaunga shows off her husband for the first. 26-year-old Kademaunga, took to Instagram on Wednesday, August 11, to share lovely photos of herself and her man together. Checkout the photos below Sinikiwe and husband Sinikiwe and husband Sinikiwe and husband Sinikiwe and husband

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PHOTOS: Man marries two wives same day

A Nigerian man is currently making waves on social media after a poster of his wedding went viral. The man, identified as Akpove, is set to wed two women at once, this coming weekend, August 15. A pre-wedding photo captured him being sandwiched by the two women, and the smile …

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TB Joshua was a sorcerer who called himself prophet – Nigerian pastor insists

Chris Okotie, the senior pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries claims Temitope Balogun Joshua, the late founder and prophet of the Synagogue Church of All Nation (SCOAN) was a magician who pretended to be a servant of God. In a video that has since gone viral, Chris …

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‘Nigerians, forgive us’ – Ex Boko Haram commanders plead

Some top Boko Haram commanders who surrendered to the Nigerian Army are begging Nigerians for forgiveness. The repentant victims were seen wielding placards such as “Nigerians, forgive us” and “Borno state is the state of peace”. The terrorist organization which has metamorphosed into a global threat began unleashing terror on …

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Outrage after girl, 14, dies while giving birth at church shrine

Police in Zimbabwe are investigating the death of a 14-year-old girl during childbirth, a case that sparked outrage among citizens and rights activists. Memory Machaya is reported to have died last month at a church shrine in the Eastern Region of Marange. The case has exposed the exploitation of minors, …

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