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Nollywood actor Bryan Okwara unveil as CDV properties brand ambassador

In a bid to provide affordable homes for Nigerians, a major player in the real estate industry in the country, CDV Properties and Development Limited has flagged off its new projects, Apple wood 2 Estate and White oak Estate 2.   This is also as the company unveiled Bryan Okwara, …

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South Africa’s powerful Zulu nation mourns interim regent, Queen MaDlamini Zulu

South Africa’s powerful Zulu nation has lost its interim regent in the person of Queen Mantfombi MaDlamini Zulu, who was one of the six wives of the deceased long-serving king Goodwill Zwelithini. Queen MaDlamini Zulu was the late king’s third wife and sister to Mswati III, the monarch of neighbouring …

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Tanzanian PhD student dies of COVID-19 complications in India

Tanzanian national, Emmanuel Harrison Ngowi has died of Covid-19 complications at a government facility in the city of Vadodara while undergoing treatment, reports The Indian Express. Emanuel Harrison Ngowi, 34, had joined the PhD course for business economics at Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) of Vadodara on March 27, and tested …

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4-Year-Old Boy Missing

Luphiwo Mbadazayo. Supplied   The mother of missing four-year-old Luphiwo Mbadazayo has pleaded for assistance in finding her son, who was last seen on Tuesday in Philippi, Cape Town. According to Nompumzo Mbadazayo, 34, her son was last seen playing outside in an old car. He later came inside their …

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Orlando Pirates make history for South Africa

Fortune Makaringe celebrates with his Orlando Pirates after scoring his third DStv Premiership goal. Image: Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix Orlando Pirates lost 1-0 to Enyimba at Enyimba International Stadium in Aba‚ Nigeria, late on Wednesday night‚ but still made history for South Africa as they reached the Caf Confederation Cup quarterfinals. Bucs suffered …

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Malawi apex court scraps ‘unconstitutional’ death penalty

  Malawi’s highest court on Wednesday outlawed the death penalty and ordered the re-sentencing of all convicts facing execution. Capital punishment has long been mandatory in Malawi for prisoners convicted of murder or treason, and optional for rape. Violent robberies, house break-ins and burglaries could also be punishable by death …

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Metro cop shot dead in Cape Town

Tammy Pete Western Cape police have launched a manhunt for gunmen who shot dead a City of Cape Town metro police officer in Marikana, Philippi East, on Wednesday. Spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said the off-duty officer, 49, was found lying next to his vehicle in Disa Road at about …

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Ramaphosa distances himself from dozens of Zuma’s key appointments

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa and Dr Tshepo Motsepe arriving at the state capture inquiry on Wednesday. Image: Thapelo Morebudi/The Sunday Times As deputy president of the ANC and chair of its deployment committee, Cyril Ramaphosa knew nothing about a host of key senior public appointments made under  the Jacob Zuma administration. …

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‘It’s a good day for accountability’: SA reacts as Cyril Ramaphosa appears before Zondo commission

President Cyril Ramaphosa testified at the state capture commission on Wednesday. File photo. Image: GCIS The appearance of President Cyril Ramaphosa before the state capture commission on Wednesday has received positive responses from many South Africans, who have commended him for co-operating with the inquiry in its bid to establish the …

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Search ends in tragedy, with missing teacher’s body found in shallow grave

Two men allegedly abducted Naadira Vanker from her home last week. File photo. Image: 123RF/Paul Fleet The body of a 31-year-old Lenasia primary school teacher has been found in a shallow grave in a township south of Johannesburg, provincial police said on Wednesday. Gauteng police spokesperson Capt Mavela Masondo said two …

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