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Man and four teens perish in house fire

A Durban community tried to break windows and remove burglar guards of a home on fire in Ndwedwe, but they could not save a 45-year-old man and four teenagers on Sunday afternoon. The anguished screams of the man and four teenagers, aged between 13 and 16, could be heard as …

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Popular socialite dies in fiery Rolls Royce crash 

Popular fuel trader and socialite, Genius Kadungure, popularly known as Ginimbi, was killed in a fiery high-speed car crash early on Sunday. He was 36. Kadungure was returning home to Domboshava, just outside Harare, after celebrating a friend’s birthday at around 5:am when witnesses say his Rolls Royce had a …

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Eight people killed in four separate road crashes

Eight people have been killed in four separate road crashes on Saturday night in the Gauteng province. According to Gauteng Traffic Police Spokesperson, Obed Sibasa, the first major crash was reported in Sebokeng where five people were killed after being ejected from the vehicle they were travelling in.   In …

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Ramaphosa congratulates Biden and Harris on US election win

South African politicians, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, have spoken out on the result of the US elections on Saturday 7 November 2020. Various US networks declared Joe Biden the next President of the United States and his running mate Kamala Harris the next vice president. “America, I’m honoured that you have chosen …

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Letter from Africa: Why Nigerians fear social media sanctions

In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at why the Nigerian authorities are worried about social media and its impact in the era of #EndSars protests. Over the past week, some Nigerian state governors and public officials have called for some …

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Elderly to receive grants at 60 years

The Equal Opportunities Commission is recommending for the age of the beneficiaries of the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) to be lowered from the current 80 years to 60. While speaking to Daily Monitor, yesterday Ms Harriet Nalukenge, the acting commissioner legal and investigations, said the recommendation was reached …

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Cameroon buries 7 children lost to gun attack in Kumba

Thursday morning saw a dark cloud of tragedy hang over the Regional Hospital of Kumba, Cameroon as many gathered to mourn seven students shot in cold blood by armed men at the College St Mother Francisca a week ago. This funeral comes only 24 hours after an attack on a …

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Are Africa’s borders sacrosanct? Ghana’s Western Togoland crisis

On 25 September 2020, gunmen raided police stations in Mepe and Aveyime, two little-known towns in the Volta region of Ghana. The armed men were reported to belong to the Western Togoland Restoration Front. This is one of two or more separatist groups campaigning for the creation of a new …

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Serial rapist jailed 300 years

A notorious serial rapist, Malibongwe Ncokolo, has been sentenced to seven life terms and 300 years imprisonment by the Bisho High Court in Eastern Cape, South Africa. He was sentenced on Friday, November 6. The 44-year-old Ncokolo, whose arrest on June 7, 2017, signalled an end of reign of terror …

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Mason, 21, kills apprentice for money rituals

A 21-year-old bricklayer, Biodun Owolabi, has been arrested for killing his apprentice for money rituals. Mr Owolabi is alleged to have killed the 13-year-old secondary school boy, Quadri Olalekan, with the help of his accomplices, 20-year-old Festus Simon. The incident happened on Saturday, October 31, 2020, after they tricked the …

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