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Mar
15
2021
By The African Mirror
King to be buried at night, by men only

King to be buried at night, by men only

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE late King Goodwill Zwelithini, the custodian of the isiZulu culture, will be buried at night, by men only, in line with the custom that he proudly protected and promoted. The Amazulu royal family has announced that Zwelithini, who died on Friday, will be laid to rest on Thursday. Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi the King’s traditional prime minister said the unique burial was the late King's wish. Buthelezi said the Zwelithini’s recently departed sons, Prince Butho and Prince Lethukuthula, were also buried at night. "He said he would like to be buried at night and only by men.…
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Mar
15
2021
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s chief justice on the ropes

South Africa’s chief justice on the ropes

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AFRICA MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH Africa’s chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng is in the middle of battle to protect his credibility. Mogoeng yesterday announced that he has lodged an appeal against a historic ruling, by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC), which ordered him to apologise for his pro-Israel comment made during an event held in June last year. In an unprecedented move, the JCC, chaired by retired Deputy Judge President Phineas Mojapelo, ordered Mogoeng to retract his comments and make a public apology. The JCC provided a draft of the apology and ordered Mogoeng to read and to publicly release it. The…
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Mar
15
2021
By The African Mirror
WFP to procure 200,000 tonnes of wheat for Sudan in 2021

WFP to procure 200,000 tonnes of wheat for Sudan in 2021

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THE World Food Programme will procure 200,000 tonnes of wheat for Sudan in 2021, in the second year of a programme that allows the country to help prevent shortages while preserving precious foreign currency reserves, a WFP official told Reuters. The system agreed with the WFP last year allows Sudan to reimburse the organization for the wheat in local currency, and aims to help reduce the impact of frequent shortages of wheat, which have become common as Sudan suffers a protracted economic crisis. "We did that last year, just about 200,000 tonnes, and they've asked us to do the same…
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Mar
15
2021
By The African Mirror
C.A.R votes amid tight security

C.A.R votes amid tight security

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ANTOINE ROLLAND and JUDICAEL YONGO ALMOST all polling stations in the Central African Republic were opened for a second round of parliamentary elections yesterday, the electoral body said, amid heavy security to deter rebels who disrupted polls in December. In Zado, a hillside village outside the capital Bangui, many residents had only recently returned to their homes after they fled fighting in January when the insurgents tried to seize power after the contested presidential election. Local polling station director Emmanuel Maskemde said only 50 of 300 registered voters had so far turned up to cast their ballots. "They have a…
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Mar
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Kidnapped Nigerian students beg for help

Kidnapped Nigerian students beg for help

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GARBA MUHAMMAD A video of some of the students kidnapped from a college in northwest Nigeria emerged on Saturday, showing them cowering on a forest floor as armed captors hit them with sticks. Thirty nine students are missing after gunmen stormed the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Kaduna state overnight on Thursday, the fourth school abduction in northern Nigeria since December. Video footage shared on social media showed roughly two dozen students begging for help in English and Hausa. One says the captors want a 500 million naira ($1.31 million) ransom. "If anybody comes to rescue them without the…
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Mar
15
2021
By The African Mirror
COVID-19 forces changes to plan to honour King

COVID-19 forces changes to plan to honour King

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE Amazulu royal family yesterday cancelled its plans to have the late monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini lie in state out of fear that the thousands expected to descend on the royal house to pay their respects would lead to the violation of COVID-19 regulations. Initial plans were that the remains of King Zwelithini, which were moved from Durban to Nongoma, in northern KwaZulu-Natal yesterday, would spend some time at each of his six palaces before lying in state.  The Zulu King, who has been on the throne for 50 years, died on Friday from diabetes-related complications. Prince…
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Mar
14
2021
By The African Mirror
WHO: Guinea Ebola outbreak likely from human source

WHO: Guinea Ebola outbreak likely from human source

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GUINEA’S current Ebola outbreak is likely to have been sparked by a latent infection in the human population from the last outbreak rather than from the virus jumping the species barrier again, according to a World Health Organization official. At least 18 cases of Ebola have been reported in Guinea's first resurgence of the virus since the 2013-16 outbreak which was the worst in history and spread through West Africa, killing thousands. The WHO's top emergencies official Mike Ryan told a briefing the preliminary finding based on initial genetic sequencing was "remarkable" because of the period of time the virus…
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Mar
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia rejects U.S. allegations

Ethiopia rejects U.S. allegations

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ETHIOPIA has rejected U.S. allegations there has been ethnic cleansing in Tigray, pushing back against the latest criticism of its military operation in its northern region by the new administration in Washington. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he wanted to see Eritrean forces and those from the Amhara region replaced in Tigray by security forces that will respect human rights and not "commit acts of ethnic cleansing". "(The accusation) is a completely unfounded and spurious verdict against the Ethiopian government," the ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement. "Nothing during or after the end of…
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Mar
14
2021
By The African Mirror
FACTBOX-The violence and insecurity affecting Nigeria

FACTBOX-The violence and insecurity affecting Nigeria

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LIBBY GEORGE UNREST and violence are worsening across Nigeria, where gunmen in the northwest were reported to have kidnapped around 30 students from a forestry college overnight in the fourth mass school abduction since December. Growing public anger prompted President Muhammadu Buhari to replace his military high command earlier this year. Here is a summary of the violence: ARMED GANGS, NORTHWEST/NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA Armed gangs that rob and kidnap for ransom, commonly described as "bandits", are active across the northwest. Such groups killed more than 1,100 people in the first half of 2020 alone, according to rights group Amnesty International. In…
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Mar
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Forced into exile once more

Forced into exile once more

NEWS
ON January 13, Paul woke up to the sound of gunfire as rebels reached Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR). He knew it would not be long before they got to his neighbourhood.  "It was happening again," said Paul, 28, who realized he would be forced to flee CAR for the second time. Paul has now joined thousands of other refugees in Zongo, a town across the river from Bangui in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Insecurity and violence erupted in CAR after last December's presidential and parliamentary elections, forcing close to 250,000 people to flee.…
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