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The Union's Olwethu Makhanya surprisingly makes South Africa's World Cup team
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (865+ words) Makhanya has never played for South Africa's team, but his time with the Union earned him this big chance. Plus, the Union's Andrew Rick joins the U. S. World Cup team as a practice squad goalkeeper. FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. " Union centerback Olwethu Makhanya…...
South Africa's president faces potential impeachment after court decision
2+ week, 5+ day ago (606+ words) JOHANNESBURG " The political future of South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, was dealt a serious blow Friday after the country's highest court ruled that lawmakers needed to consider impeaching him over a scandal involving a theft on his farm. Political opponents…...
Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands
2+ week, 5+ day ago (755+ words) MADRID " Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations. The vessel is expected…...
Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1015+ words) MADRID " Health authorities across four continents Thursday were tracking down and monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship before its deadly outbreak was detected, and trying to trace others who may have come into contact with them since then....
Pope criticizes colonization of Africa's minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (954+ words) Leo quoted the late Pope Francis in denouncing income inequalities that he said had been exacerbated by a global economy focused on the pursuit of profit at all cost. MALABO, Equatorial Guinea " Pope Leo XIV arrived in Equatorial Guinea on…...
Pope prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1058+ words) MUXIMA, Angola " Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the "sorrow and great suffering" Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during…...
Montco Intermediate Unit staff criticize leaders for taking "dream trip" to Africa on agency credit cards
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (850+ words) The head of the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit came under fire Wednesday amid news that she and another official at the educational service agency used public funds for a 14-day African safari and other overseas travel for professional development. The…...
South Africa's anti-apartheid veteran and ex-defense minister Mosiuoa 'Terror' Lekota dies at 77
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (431+ words) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa " Mosiuoa "Terror" Lekota, 77, a South African anti-apartheid veteran and former defense minister, has died after a long illness, his political party said Wednesday. Mr. Lekota was a prominent activist against white minority rule in South Africa and…...
Military colonel in Madagascar announces that the armed forces are taking control of the country
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (727+ words) ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar " A colonel in an elite military unit in Madagascar said Tuesday the armed forces are taking power in the Indian Ocean nation. His announcement came almost immediately after parliament voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina, who has fled…...
Trump administration welcomes white South African "refugees" while making it easier to deport brown ones | Jenice Armstrong
1+ year, 1+ week ago (608+ words) If you're Black, get back. If you're brown, stick around. But if you're white, you're all right. I'm paraphrasing the old blues song where these lyrics originated, but you get where I'm going with this. What's happening in our country…...