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Experts warn of rising lead risks in Africa's solar energy boom - my Mother Lode. com
16+ hour, 16+ min ago (741+ words) Published Apr 30, 2026 7: 46 am Faith Muthama, 40, a mother of four, says her health has never recovered. "Life has never been the same," she said, wiping away sweat. "I still struggle to do heavy chores as I suffer from breathing difficulties. When…...
Argentina's World Cup title defense clouded by turmoil in domestic soccer scene
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (822+ words) WCup Argentina Turmoil Soccer Claudio Tapia had reason to consider himself part of the sporting achievement. The AFA leader took a chance on the inexperienced Lionel Scaloni as the national team's coach, a move many say helped Argentina win its…...
Argentina's World Cup title defense clouded by turmoil in domestic soccer scene - my Mother Lode. com
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (825+ words) Published Apr 23, 2026 2: 29 pm Claudio Tapia had reason to consider himself part of the sporting achievement. The AFA leader took a chance on the inexperienced Lionel Scaloni as the national team's coach, a move many say helped Argentina win its first…...
South Africa's police chief suspended over corruption allegations - my Mother Lode. com
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (199+ words) South Africa Police Commissioner Court Fannie Masemola appeared in court on Tuesday and was set to return alongside 12 other senior police officers suspected of fraud, corruption and money laundering in connection with the contract, which was allegedly awarded unlawfully to…...
New bridge helps cement Lesotho as water lifeline for South Africa's economic hub
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (389+ words) South Africa Lesotho Bridge The Senqu Bridge, 825 meters (2, 700 feet) long and 90 meters (295 feet) high, is part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project that will increase water exports to South Africa from 780 million cubic meters a year currently to more 1, 270 billion…...
Highlights of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (1111+ words) APTOPIX Equatorial Guinea Africa Pope Pope Leo XIV's 11-day tour of four African nations gave the usually reserved pontiff a global platform to speak out, in sometimes explosive terms, about problems on the continent, while preaching peace and uprightness in…...
Highlights of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa - my Mother Lode. com
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (1113+ words) Published Apr 23, 2026 8: 04 am Pope Leo XIV's 11-day tour of four African nations gave the usually reserved pontiff a global platform to speak out, in sometimes explosive terms, about problems on the continent, while preaching peace and uprightness in a world…...
A court orders Zambian government to return ex-president's body to a funeral home in bizarre dispute - my Mother Lode. com
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (426+ words) Published Apr 23, 2026 2: 49 am: Updated Apr 23, 2026 5: 46 am Nearly a year after his death in South Africa, Lungu's remains are still unburied, the subject of a macabre fight between his family and the longtime rival who succeeded him. In a statement Wednesday,…...
Pope wraps up an Africa visit for the history books with a Mass in Equatorial Guinea - my Mother Lode. com
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (982+ words) Published Apr 23, 2026 4: 26 am A powerful rainstorm drenched the Malabo sports stadium and the estimated 30, 000 people who gathered before dawn for Leo's farewell liturgy. But the deluge let up before Leo arrived in his covered popemobile for a romp through the…...
Zambia says it has custody of ex-president's body in dispute with family over burial - my Mother Lode. com
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (319+ words) In a statement Wednesday, Zambia's attorney general said the government had custody of Lungu's remains after a South African court ordered the body be released to them. It said the body had been moved from a funeral home in the…...