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Around 50 killed in Central African Republic boat capsize

Around 50 killed in Central African Republic boat capsize

AROUND 50 people on their way to a village funeral died after their riverboat capsized in the Central African Republic's capital Bangui on Friday, an official said. "We were alerted 40 minutes after the incident and rescuers were able to extract ...
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Baby in Gaza saved from womb of mother killed in Israeli strike

Baby in Gaza saved from womb of mother killed in Israeli strike

A baby girl was delivered from the womb of a Palestinian killed along with her husband and daughter by an Israeli attack in the Gaza city of Rafah, where 19 people died overnight in intensified strikes, Palestinian health officials said. The dead...
Basketball’s influence in Africa is growing, latest NBA data shows

Basketball’s influence in Africa is growing, latest NBA data shows

FROM growing live game viewerships to a surge in social media numbers and an increase in merchandise sales, a new NBA Africa report shows a growth in the number of Africans interested in basketball. According to Silalei Shani, a basketball commen...
Zando launches international unit to counter Shein and Temu in South Africa

Zando launches international unit to counter Shein and Temu in South Africa

SOUTH African online fashion retailer Zando launched an international e-commerce division called Zando Global in the hopes of taking on fast-fashion Chinese e-commerce retailers Shein and Temu at home. The rapid rise of Shein and Temu - driven by...
West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

EVERY few weeks global fast fashion brands mass produce their latest clothing, pumping out garments to be sold around the world. There is growing criticism that it’s socially irresponsible to produce such large volumes of clothes so often. It leads ...
The US “stands all alone” on Palestine

The US “stands all alone” on Palestine

IN strict geopolitics terms, this week will be marked by Washington’s expected – yet still a pill too hard to swallow – vetoing of a successful endorsement of the Palestinian statehood by the vast majority of the members of the UN Security Council (...

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State capture in South Africa: time to think differently about redress and recovering the stolen loot

State capture in South Africa: time to think differently about redress and recovering the stolen loot

SOUTH Africans are plunged into darkness daily by rolling power cuts. These are a stark reminder of the destruction that years of state capture wreak...
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