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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
How we proved a Rembrandt painting owned by the University of Pretoria was a fake

How we proved a Rembrandt painting owned by the University of Pretoria was a fake

SCIENCE, TECH AND INNOVATION
THE paintings of Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn are displayed in prestigious art galleries in capital cities around the world. GERARD DE KAMPER, Chief Curator Collections, lecturer, PhD candidate, University of Pretoria ISABELLE MCGINN, Lecturer and conservator, University of Pretoria One – a small oil painting on a wood panel depicting the profile of an old man in a hat and cloak – made its way to South Africa in the late 1950s. It was part of an extensive collection belonging to a Dutch businessman, JA van Tilburg, who emigrated to the country. In 1976 the work was donated to…
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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Genocide in Ethiopia? Why answering the question will be a challenge

Genocide in Ethiopia? Why answering the question will be a challenge

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
THE head of Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church, Abune Mathias, recently condemned the ongoing armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and the suffering it’s causing the civilian population. In a video message, he was seen saying “genocide is being committed now”. FIREW TIBA, Senior Lecturer, Deakin University Abune Mathias may be the highest-profile figure to label the alleged criminal acts against Tigrayans as genocide, but he’s not the first. In January, the leader of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and former president of Tigray – Debretsion Gebremichael – accused the Ethiopian and Eritrean forces of waging a “devastating and genocidal war” in…
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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
US Monastir and AS Sale charge on

US Monastir and AS Sale charge on

SPORT
BOITUMELO RANTAO THE Basketball Africa League (BAL) produced a stellar day as Tunisian team US Monastir built off their dominant opening win with a methodical performance against Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers in the Kigali Arena in Rwanda.  Radhouane Slimane Monastir matched up against a Rivers Hoopers team hungry to claim the first Basketball Africa League (BAL) win. The undefeated Monastir, courtesy of a showstopping performance by Radhouane Slimane, ran out to a 22-7 lead over the Hoopers and showed no signs of slowing down throughout the contest.  The Nigerian team soon found themselves in trouble down 49-22 at halftime and struggling…
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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
I’d rather die than go back – Moroccan migrant

I’d rather die than go back – Moroccan migrant

NEWS
JON NAZCA and MARIANO VALLADOLID A Moroccan boy who used empty plastic bottles to swim to Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta this week said he would rather die than go back to Morocco, according to the Spanish soldier who translated for him before he was escorted away. The boy attracted international media attention as he floated in a dark T-shirt with the bottles under his clothes and attached to his arms, crying as he reached the beach only to be led away by soldiers. "He didn't want to go back, he didn't have any family in Morocco, he didn't…
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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
‘COVID-19 Billionaires should pay for the poor’

‘COVID-19 Billionaires should pay for the poor’

NEWS
NITA BHALLA  COVID-19 vaccine profits have created at least nine billionaires whose combined wealth would be enough to inoculate all of the world's poor, a coalition of charities and activists said yesterday, calling for a more equitable distribution of jabs. The new billionaires - who include senior executives from U.S. firm Moderna Inc and China's CanSino Biologics - have a net worth of $19.3 billion between them, according to the People's Vaccine Alliance. That sum would be more than enough to fully vaccinate all the people in low-income countries, the alliance said, urging pharmaceutical companies to end their "monopoly" over…
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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Israel-Hamas truce takes hold after 11 days of fighting

Israel-Hamas truce takes hold after 11 days of fighting

NEWS
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI and DAN WILLIAMS AN Egyptian-mediated truce between Israel and Hamas took hold today after the worst violence in years, with U.S. President Joe Biden pledging to salvage the devastated Gaza Strip and the United Nations urging renewed Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Israeli aerial bombardment of the densely populated enclave killed 232 Palestinians, damaged thousands of homes and disabled critical infrastructure. Gaza rocket attacks killed 12 people in Israel and wounded hundreds. Palestinians who had spent 11 days huddled in fear of Israeli shelling poured into Gaza's streets, embracing one another in celebration in front of bombed out buildings and along…
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May
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Judges colluded with government – witness

Judges colluded with government – witness

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER DAVID Mahlobo, in his then role as Minister of State Security, worked with two high court judges to interfere in a case and ensure a ruling in favour of the government, a high ranking intelligence official testifying before the state capture commission, has claimed. The bombshell allegations were made by a witness, only identified as “Steven”, the witness, a senior serving official in the State Security Agency, responsible for domestic intelligence. “Steven” told the commission, chaired by Deputy Judge President Raymond Zondo that he was invited to a meeting at Mahlobo’s Pretoria residence. After arrival, he was…
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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Morocco blames Spain for migrant spat

Morocco blames Spain for migrant spat

NEWS
MOROCCAN Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has blamed Spain for the diplomatic spat between the two countries and said mass migrant crossings from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week were due to the weather and tired border guards. Morocco had appeared to loosen its border controls with Ceuta on Monday as thousands of migrants poured into the enclave, a move widely interpreted as retaliation for Spain's hosting of a Western Sahara independence leader. Speaking to Reuters, Spanish news agency Efe and Moroccan news agency MAP in a briefing, Bourita warned that Rabat would take a more assertive stance…
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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Former Ivory Coast PM Soro goes on trial

Former Ivory Coast PM Soro goes on trial

NEWS
GUILLAUME Soro, a former prime minister and rebel leader in Ivory Coast, has gone on trial in absentia on charges he plotted a coup against President Alassane Ouattara. The trial got off to a fiery start with Soro's defence insisting on more time to examine alleged evidence against Soro and the 19 others accused in the case. As a result, the second day of the trial was postponed to May 26, said Diallo Souleymane, who is on his legal team. His lawyers have condemned the case as politically motivated and say there is no evidence Soro was guilty of conspiracy.…
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May
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Explosive device kills 16 in northern Mali

Explosive device kills 16 in northern Mali

NEWS
SIXTEEN civilians were killed and others injured in northern Mali when their vehicle struck an explosive device, an army spokesman said yesterday. The incident took place late on Wednesday near the city of Gao, a part of Mali where militants with ties to al Qaeda regularly attack civilians, Malian and French soldiers and U.N. peacekeepers, army spokesman Souleymane Dembele told Reuters. He did not say who responsible for laying the device and provided no further details about the incident. Mali has been wracked by Islamist violence since 2012 when jihadist groups hijacked an uprising by Tuareg separatists in the north.…
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