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Gallery: In memory of Andrew Mlangeni

Gallery: In memory of Andrew Mlangeni

SOUTH African political stalwart Andrew Mlangeni, the last surviving Rivonia trialist,  has died.   Mlangeni, 95, passed on at the 1 Military Hospital in Thaba Tshwane, Pretoria, where he had been admitted for treatment following an abdominal pain complaint. https://youtu.be/0gFsYi7mQFEVIDEO: City of Johannesburg
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Hungarian Grand Prix

A dominant Lewis Hamilton has won his second race of the season and equaled Formula One legend’s Michael Schumacher’s record of eight successive wins at the Hungarian Grand Prix.Hamilton, the defending champion, led from pole to finish and was never under threat from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished in second position, eight seconds behind Hamilton.
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Gallery: Zindzi Mandela

Gallery: Zindzi Mandela

                  ZINDZISWA “ZINDZI” MANDELA: 23 December 1960 - 13 July 2020.  A picture says a thousand words. Captured in these images are memories of Zindzi, who many South Africans remember as a comrade, a mother, a grandmother, a sister, a cousin or a simply, a woman of her time, born into the struggle against apartheid. 
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Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Grand Prix of Styria

Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Grand Prix of Styria

LEWIS Hamilton of Great Britain won the second race of the 2020 F1 season at the Grand Prix of Styria at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.  Valtteri Bottas of Finland finished in second place making it a 1-2 for Mercedes GP. Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Red Bull Racing completed the top 3.of
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Female comic superhero in line for honours

Female comic superhero in line for honours

Female comic superhero in line for honors Own correspondent Fresh from making her debut into the male-dominated world of comic characters with magical powers, Ethiopia’s first female superhero “Hawi” is making her way into the history books. “Hawi”, created by Ethiopian writer Beserat Debebe, has been nominated for the annual NOMMO Awards. Debebe, who created the “Hawi” is also the founder of Etan Comics and has been nominated for the NOMMO Award for African Speculative Fiction for “Hawi” in the “Graphic Novel” category. The NOMMO Awards were established in 2016 by the African Speculative Fiction Society, an organisation of African…
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Africa’s COVID-19 latest: 11 500 deaths, 489 000 infections

Africa’s COVID-19 latest: 11 500 deaths, 489 000 infections

OWN CORRESPONDENT Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize. Photo: GCIS THE number of Africans infected with the deadly COVID-19 virus has reached 489 000, with 11 500 deaths reported. However, the positive news is that African countries have also reported an improving rate of people who have recovered from their COVID-19 infections. Figures released by the African region of the World Health Organisation show that 235 000 people have recovered. South Africa has by far the highest number of infections - 205 721 - with 3310 fatalities. It is followed by Egypt, which has 75 253 infected people and has registered…
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