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A look at South Africa’s extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers

5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (451+ words) South Africa Army Deployed 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…...

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A look at South Africa’s extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers - myMotherLode.com

5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (454+ words) Published Mar 16, 2026 8:29 am 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…...

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mymotherlode.com > news > world > 10/63/4103 > ap-finds-an-israeli-group-discreetly-organized-the-mystery-flights-evacuating-palestinians-from-gaza.html

AP finds an Israeli group discreetly organized the mystery flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1372+ words) Mideast Wars Palestinians Transferred from Gaza 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…...

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AP finds an Israeli group discreetly organized the mystery flights evacuating Palestinians from Gaza - myMotherLode.com

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1373+ words) Published Mar 15, 2026 5:26 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…...

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mymotherlode.com > news > africa > 10/62/7901 > ethiopia-declares-3-days-of-mourning-after-landslides-in-the-south-kill-80-people.html

Ethiopia declares 3 days of mourning after landslides in the south kill 80 people

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (222+ words) Speaker of the House of Peoples" Representatives Tagesse Chafo said the three days of mourning would begin Saturday. At least 80 bodies have been recovered from the Gamo Zone area in southern Ethiopia where landslides triggered by heavy rains killed dozens…...

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mymotherlode.com > news > africa > 10/60/3464 > motorists-stranded-and-military-deployed-after-heavy-rains-pound-kenyan-capital-overnight.html

At least 25 dead in Kenya after heavy rain brings flash floods and flight disruption to Nairobi

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (428+ words) George Seda, the police chief in Nairobi, said some of the victims were drowned and others were electrocuted. He warned that the death toll may rise as search and rescue operations continue. Kenya Airways said flights were disrupted, with some…...

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Women in South Africa take up guns and martial arts for protection against gender violence - myMotherLode.com

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (918+ words) The group, some as young as 13 and others up to 65, are looking for ways to protect themselves in a country where gender-based violence is such a critical problem that it was declared a national disaster by the government in November....

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South Africa’s anti-apartheid veteran and ex-defense minister Mosiuoa ‘Terror’ Lekota dies at 77 - myMotherLode.com

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (360+ words) Lekota was a prominent activist against white minority rule in South Africa and served eight years in prison on Robben Island alongside other jailed anti-apartheid figures, including Nelson Mandela, from 1974 to 1982. Lekota was a fiery member of various political youth…...

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mymotherlode.com > news > world > 10/58/9450 > some-west-african-farmers-turn-to-tiktok-as-part-of-agricultures-changing-image.html

Some West African farmers turn to TikTok as part of agriculture’s changing image

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (762+ words) A looped video on his TikTok profile shows a pile of cucumbers with slow-paced Senegalese rap playing in the background. A caption reads: "1.5 tonnes, available tomorrow, god willing." It includes his phone number. Fall is one of millions of farmers…...

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mymotherlode.com > news > africa > 10/58/2989 > at-least-6-people-killed-in-a-building-collapse-in-south-africa.html

At least 6 people killed in a building collapse in South Africa - myMotherLode.com

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (228+ words) Three others were missing, Johannesburg Emergency Management Services spokesperson Xolile Khumalo told reporters at the scene. She said one person was rescued. Khumalo said the floor on an upper level of the building, in the suburb of Ormonde in southern…...