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THE AFRICAN awesome foursome of two strikers, a midfielder and defender played crucial roles that assisted Liverpool to win its first English Premiership league in 30 years.
INSTEAD of being a place of transit for migrants on their way to Europe, Libya has become a trafficking market where people are bought and sold on a daily basis for as little as $200. Valeria Cardi interviewed photojournalist Narciso Contreras, recipient of the 7th Carmignac Photojournalism Award, on his experience photographing this unfolding humanitarian crisis. Six years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is still a lawless state where armed groups compete for land and resources and large weapons and people-smuggling networks operate with impunity. "We got contacts with smugglers in the south, with militias in the north…
Hundreds of minibus taxi owners blocked major roads in South African cities in a protest to support their demand for better COVID-19 benefits from the government. Taxi owners have rejected an offer of R1.5-billion.
At the height of the 2015 drought that parched South Africa's eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, Julie Mkhize had to pull carcasses of dead cows from the dried riverbed near her village, after the desperate animals perished seeking water. Soon people in her rural community were collapsing as well from dehydration, with 10 dying from drought-related illnesses as drinking water ran short, Mkhize said. Thomson Reuters Foundation https://youtu.be/cD20_MXWBrI
When Hawo Mohamed woke one morning to find about a dozen of her goats dead, she knew her life as a herder was coming to an end. https://youtu.be/lM2Bl_-1r-s
People with albinism live in danger in Tanzania where their body parts are used in witchcraft and can fetch a high price. Four Tanzanian children with albinism, who were attacked for body parts, get new limbs in the United States to help them do everyday tasks most people take for granted. https://youtu.be/bg2fHiE1JGQ
AROUND Soweto, Christian and traditional healers use the water from Baptisms and healing ceremonies. However, this water is polluted with sewage and mine waste, and is more likely to kill than cure. Thomson Reuters Foundation
Ford Figo Freestyle Ford Figo Freestyle The new Ford Figo Freestyle – described by the manufacturers as the “cool, connected and capable compact utility vehicle The Titanium series adds a reverse camera linked to the floating 6.5-inch color display for the SYNC®3 system A soft-touch gear shift knob complements the Titanium model’s sporty steering wheel with remote audio controls, while practical touches on both derivatives include door scuff plates and durable all-weather floor mats
JOVIAL RANTAO THE SKY is a dazzle of blue and so is the sea, as it howls, hurling water towards the white sand of the Cape Town beach. South African national rugby captain and Rugby World Cup winner, is not dressed in the green and gold of the Springboks, nor is he in the blue and white kit of the Cape Town Stormers rugby kit. He is wearing a black and gold diving/surfing suit and is greeted in the parking lot by Jordan Michael Smith one of South Africa’s top surfer. Smith has a special present for Kolisi, who is…
FROM rural villages in Malawi to the war-torn streets of north-west Cameroon, rising numbers of female radio hosts are taking to the air to dispel fake news and myths about the novel coronavirus whilst also tackling sexism. Radio is the only source of information in many parts of rural Africa and viewed as an important medium to stem the spread of the coronavirus across the continent which has so far been less severely hit by COVID-19 than other regions. Africa has recorded about 100,000 cases of coronavirus, according to the African Centre for Disease Control, but the World Health Organization…