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Gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider, UN report says
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (370+ words) TANZANIA " The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial institutions, remain unfulfilled promises, a U. N. report concludes. The report assessing the blueprint adopted…...
South Africa hit by record diesel price hikes despite fuel levy cut
1+ week, 3+ day ago (384+ words) JOHANNESBURG " South African motorists were on Tuesday headed to gas stations in large numbers in anticipation of record fuel hikes that will come into effect at midnight as the world continues to feel impacts of the Iran war that has…...
A South African politician goes snorkeling in a giant pothole to highlight city management failures
1+ week, 3+ day ago (308+ words) JOHANNESBURG " A 75-year-old woman running for mayor of South Africa's biggest city went snorkeling in a large, water-filled trench in a suburban road in a stunt to draw attention to what she describes as years of mismanagement by the city's…...
Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting
1+ week, 6+ day ago (888+ words) LAGOS " Lagos taxi driver Adegbola Isaac went to the gas station twice last weekend. Each time, the price in the Nigerian city had climbed further and hit 1, 350 naira ($0. 99) per liter, a nearly 35% increase since the Iran war started. That's wiped…...
Cambodian man deported by the US to Eswatini is being repatriated, his lawyer says
2+ week, 3+ day ago (193+ words) CAPE TOWN " A Cambodian man deported by the United States to the African kingdom of Eswatini under the Trump administration's third-country program was released from a prison Wednesday to be repatriated, his lawyer said. The U. S. has sent 19 migrants from other…...
41 young men die in South Africa from circumcision procedures during initiation ceremonies
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (380+ words) JOHANNESBURG " At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December, authorities said Tuesday. Traditional initiation is a rite of passage into manhood for young…...
8 dead, flights disrupted and military deployed after heavy rains pound Kenya's capital overnight
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (359+ words) NAIROBI " Eight 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…...
How a sperm bank for cheetahs might one day save the fastest land animal
4+ mon, 6+ day 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…...
Senegal wins Africa Cup after walk-off protest, chaos over controversial penalty for host Morocco
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (772+ words) RABAT " Senegal has won the Africa Cup of Nations in dramatic fashion. Pape Gueye scored in extra time for the Teranga Lions to beat host Morocco 1-0 in a chaotic final on Sunday which at one point saw fans trying to…...
School bus crash in South Africa kills at least 13 children, police say
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (285+ words) JOHANNESBURG " A truck and a school minibus were in collision in South Africa's Gauteng province Monday, killing at least 13 children, authorities said. Preliminary reports indicated at least 11 schoolchildren died at the scene, with two others succumbing to their injuries in…...