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'Wow!' The eye surgery marathon that restored sight for some South Africans
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (873+ words) Posted Apr 4, 2026 05:03:39 AM. Now that has changed. Khoza is one of 133 people whose sight was restored during a "marathon" of free cataract surgeries conducted by doctors in South Africa at two hospitals over two weekends last month. "Wow!" a delighted…...
Reactions to the death of former politician and social activist Stephen Lewis
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (448+ words) By Canadian Press staff, The Canadian Press Posted Mar 31, 2026 05:51:55 PM. OTTAWA " "It's really hard to encapsulate the kind of impact that he's had " It's a huge loss." " Former NDP national director Anne McGrath "Stephen was a giant in our movement....
Cambodian man deported by the US to Eswatini is being repatriated, his lawyer says
1+ week, 5+ day ago (696+ words) Posted Mar 25, 2026 02:20:51 AM. The U.S. has sent 19 migrants from other countries to Eswatini in three batches since July. Rom is the second to be repatriated after a Jamaican man was flown home in September. U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a hard-line…...
Africa’s solar boom faces higher costs as China cuts export subsidies
2+ week, 1+ day ago (715+ words) Posted Mar 22, 2026 01:13:30 AM. The changes, expected to take effect April 1 for solar panels and beginning next year for batteries, may complicate efforts to expand renewable energy to close vast electricity gaps across Africa, though experts say the impact likely will…...
Secretive deal leaves deportees from the US stuck in Equatorial Guinea with 'no more hope"
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1374+ words) Posted Mar 21, 2026 02:23:56 AM. But he was never freed, and instead was later handcuffed and put on a flight to Equatorial Guinea, an authoritarian petrostate in West Africa that signed a secretive deal with the Trump administration and has become a…...
What to know about Diego Garcia after Iran targets the remote island's key US military base
2+ week, 1+ day ago (835+ words) Posted Mar 21, 2026 10:23:39 AM. Britain condemned "Iran's reckless attacks" after the unsuccessful attempt to hit the base. It's unclear how close the missiles came to the island, which is about 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) from Iran. Here is what to know about the…...
Pope's upcoming Africa odyssey takes him to a mosque, a prison and the site of a deadly 2021 blast
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1029+ words) Posted Mar 17, 2026 02:15:37 AM. The April 13-23 trip begins in Algeria, which has never before welcomed a pope. It includes a visit to the Great Mosque in Algiers as well as a meeting with Leo's fellow Augustinians in the place most associated…...
Environment Canada says high winds and heavy rain in store for Atlantic Canada
2+ week, 6+ day ago (226+ words) Posted Mar 16, 2026 12:13:17 PM. HALIFAX " Parts of Atlantic Canada are in for some wet, windy " and in some cases snowy " weather today. Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for much of the south coast of Newfoundland where as much as 100 millimetres…...
A look at South Africa's extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers
2+ week, 6+ day ago (517+ words) Posted Mar 16, 2026 12:19:37 PM. The move has underlined how Africa's leading economy has struggled to reign in its high rates of violent crime. A look at the deployment by the numbers: South Africa's Constitution requires President Cyril Ramaphosa to advise Parliament…...
AP finds an Israeli group discreetly organized the mystery flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (1457+ words) Posted Mar 15, 2026 10:43:38 AM. It wasn't the only one. Since May, at least three flights filled with Gaza residents who'd signed up to leave the war-torn enclave have landed in Indonesia and South Africa. An Israeli group whose founder adamantly supported…...