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14+ min ago   (254+ words) Recently, the Environmental Health Division within the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Nutrition hosted a port health stakeholder training aimed at bolstering the island’s capacity to prevent, detect, communicate, and respond to public health threats at air and sea ports…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago   (310+ words) Aug 12, 2026 - 10:10 am Few clubs in South African football can match the rapid trajectory Stellenbosch FC have enjoyed in recent years. The Western Cape side recently reached a landmark milestone, playing their 300th league match of all time during a dramatic 3-3 draw…...

11+ hour, 40+ min ago   (320+ words) As governments, development agencies, and private sector organizations mark International Youth Day 2026, conversations across Africa are once again turning to employment, entrepreneurship, education, and digital skills. These remain essential priorities. Yet, an equally important challenge continues to receive far less…...

36+ min ago   (553+ words) Mozambique continued to face overlapping humanitarian challenges in July 2026, driven by conflict-related displacement in the north, continued recovery needs following severe floods and increasing drought risks associated with El Niño. Conflict-related displacement continued, with new and recurrent population movements reported…...

8+ min ago   (690+ words) The debate over South Africa’s proposed new tobacco control law has entered its most detailed phase, with MPs now picking apart the Bill clause by clause and questioning how its provisions will work in practice. The Portfolio Committee on Health…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (202+ words) HARARE: At least 44 people died after a passenger ferry capsized in a lake in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, police said, roughly trebling ‌an earlier ‌estimate of ‌the ⁠death count after more bodies ⁠were found. Investigations suggested the boat was overloaded when…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago   (122+ words) News-Talk 1480 WHBC WASHINGTON, DC (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Just under a hundred-thousand dollars ($99,769) in Department of Justice JAG grants are coming to Stark County. 6th District Representative Emilia Sykes says the sheriff’s office will use its portion of the funding for tasers,…...

20+ min ago   (175+ words) Zimbabwe ferry capsizes, death toll rises to 44 Daily Pioneer Zimbabwe ferry capsizes, death toll rises to 44 The death toll from an overloaded ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has risen to 44, police said Wednesday, August 12. Police said on…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago   (499+ words) FIGHTING BACK: Urban Mobility mayco member Rob Quintas at the MyCiTi station A court order protects the MyCiTi Cape Flats route expansion construction projects from extortion, intimidation, and unlawful interference. The City of Cape Town has welcomed an interdict from…...

57+ min ago   (271+ words) The decision was reached during a meeting on Tuesday, August 11, at the Gabonese Centre for Innovation, bringing together pre-selected startups and members of the KIMBA Connect jury. The meeting reviewed the outcome of the programme’s first pre-selection phase and provided…...