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Veteran negotiator Roelf Meyer appointed as South Africa's ambassador to the US
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (384+ words) JOHANNESBURG " South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed veteran politician Roelf Meyer as the country's ambassador to the United States in a move widely seen as an effort to ease diplomatic tensions between the two nations. Meyer's appointment comes during…...
South Africa's top police officer faces charges in a widening corruption scandal
2+ week, 6+ day ago (54+ words) Click On Detroit | WDIV Local 4 Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war Girls flag football scholarship showcase coming to Livonia Warning signs flash red for Republicans as Iran war drives up gas prices and…...
23 dead, flights disrupted and military deployed after heavy rains pound Kenya's capital overnight
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (361+ words) NAIROBI " Twenty-three people died, flights were disrupted and the military was deployed as motorists in the Kenyan capital were stranded for hours on Saturday after roads were flooded following heavy rains overnight. George Seda, the police boss in Nairobi, said…...
Solar-powered truck charging gains ground on South Africa's freight corridors
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (533+ words) NAIROBI " Africa's freight corridors, long dominated by diesel trucks and constrained by unreliable power grids, are emerging as a new frontier in the global shift toward clean logistics, with solar-powered charging hubs designed specifically for heavy-duty electric trucks. In Africa,…...
US to end health aid to Zimbabwe after funding talks collapse
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (763+ words) HARARE " The United States has said it will wind down health assistance to Zimbabwe after negotiations collapsed on a U. S. -proposed funding deal that the African nation rejected in part over a requirement to share sensitive health data. The loss of…...
Madagascar's president fires the government following days of deadly Gen Z protests
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (647+ words) ANTANANARIVO " Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina fired the prime minister and the rest of his government Monday in response to days of deadly Gen Z-led protests in the Indian Ocean island over the failure of the electricity and water supplies. Rajoelina…...
How a sperm bank for cheetahs might one day save the fastest land animal
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (691+ words) CAPE TOWN " For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use them. But she worries that the world's fastest land animal might be on…...
White House hits out at South African leader for 'running his mouth' over US boycott of G20
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (965+ words) Gerald Imray And Mogomotsi Magome JOHANNESBURG " The White House hit out Thursday at South Africa's leader for "running his mouth" over the United States' boycott of this weekend's Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg in another diplomatic rift between the U. S. and…...
DJ Phillips full impact statement
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (124+ words) Click On Detroit | WDIV Local 4 DJ Phillips full impact statement A Macomb County teen wanted to have a normal high school experience, focusing on classes, playing football, and making memories, not battling a false online identity. Celebrating National Pizza Day…...
Uganda's president leads in tense election marred by internet shutdown and voting interference
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (471+ words) KAMPALA " Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country for 40 years, had an early lead Friday in a tense presidential election marred by an internet shutdown, voting delays and opposition allegations of "massive ballot stuffing" and detentions by security…...