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South Africa Detains 1,000 Illegal Miners
News Central TV
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August 2, 2025
South African authorities announced on Friday that they have apprehended approximately 1,000 undocumented workers engaged in gold mining activities in the country’s northeast region. A representative from the Mpumalanga province police disclosed...
Countries Where Ghanaian Passport Holders Can Travel Without a Visa in August 2025
Ghlagatin
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August 2, 2025
The number of visa free countries for Ghanaian passport holders have increased. The ministry of Foreign Affairs recently added five new countries to this. This is according to a report by GhanaWeb. As of 1st August, 2025, Ghanaian passport holders...
Zim records surge in malaria cases, deaths
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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Community Working Group on Health executive director Itai Rusike ZIMBABWE and other southern Africa countries such as Botswana, eSwatini and Namibia have recorded a rise in malaria cases and deaths, according to the Surveillance and Disease...
MaMkhize blocked! Highlanders FC deal collapses over missed deadline
Daily News
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July 28, 2025
Mbabane Highlanders AM Football Club will retain their former name and not be rebranded after Durban businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize missed the deadline to register herself as their new owner. According to a Soccer Laduma report, Mkhize was supposed...
United States(US) stops Taiwan President Lai Ching-te from flying to South America through New York after China raised objections.
Swaziland News
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By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te will delay an expected trip to his country’s remaining allies in Latin America, amid conflicting accounts of the reason for the postponement, The Guardian reported this week. It has been...
Which food was first sold at Fortnum & Mason in 1886? The Saturday quiz
The Guardian
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August 2, 2025
The questions 1 Bill Grundy regretted asking whom to “say something outrageous”? 2 In 2018, who became the first UK Winter Olympian to retain their title? 3 The 87-metre Ascent in Milwaukee is the world’s tallest building made from what? 4 Which...
South Africa arrests 1,000 illegal miners
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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South Africa arrests 1,000 illegal miners JOHANNESBURG, Aug 2, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - South African police said Friday they have arrested some 1,000 undocumented migrants working in illegal gold mines in the northeast of the country. A police spokesman...
Southern Africa Faces Malaria Resurgence
Villager
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July 30, 2025
By: Shawn Uiseb Southern African nations are currently contending with a resurgence of malaria, raising concern among regional health ministries and organisations. The increase in reported cases across Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini, and Namibia...
Women urged to lead with purpose
The Nation Malawi
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August 1, 2025
Hundreds of Baptist women from across Southern Africa gathered at African Bible College (ABC) in Lilongwe on Thursday for the start of a four-day Baptist Women’s Union of Southern Africa (Bwusa) Conference. The event is focused on strengthening...
Imbawula Music Festival Ignites a Movement Against Gender-Based Violence this Women’s Month
South Africa Today
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August 1, 2025
As South Africa observes Women’s Month, the Imbawula Music Festival makes its powerful debut, igniting a vital platform for conversations and collective action. This Saturday, August 2nd, 2025, the Pretoria Botanical Gardens will transform into a...
President Museveni Lauds Growth of Ugandan Women’s Status at Regional Catholic Conference
ACI Africa
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August 1, 2025
He emphasized the importance of education and skilling of the girl child, stating that an educated mother significantly influences the well-being of her family and society. “The introduction of free education policies have fundamentally...
E dey legal for US to deport foreign criminals come Africa?
GhanaWeb
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August 1, 2025
United States goment don turn Africa to dia new backyard wia dem dey deport migrants wey dem say be convicted criminals. Even as dem don fly some of di migrants go kontris for Central and South America, dem bin send 12 men from kontris including...
Detained Walter Mzembi reportedly critically ill at Parirenyatwa Hospital
Nehanda Radio
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August 1, 2025
HARARE – Incarcerated former Zimbabwean Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi is reported to be in a critical condition at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, where he is receiving treatment for a serious heart condition. According to investigative...
Sam George highlights DSTV price disparities across Africa
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 1, 2025
Minister for Communications and Digital Technology, Sam George, has expressed concern over significant pricing disparities in DSTV subscription packages between Ghana and several other African countries. Mr. George cited countries including...
Walter Mzembi hospitalised
Bulawayo 24 News
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August 1, 2025
News / National by Staff reporter 6 hrs ago | Views Zimbabwe's former Foreign Minister, Dr Walter Mzembi, is reported to be seriously ill and hospitalised at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, amid growing concerns from medical staff over shortages...
Discussion | Uproar over criminals being dumped in the country
eNCA
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JOHANNESBURG - A diplomatic storm is brewing between Mbabane and Washington, DC. Eswatini is threatening to repatriate five convicted criminals from various countries deported to that country. READ | Questions swell in Eswatini over five men...
Heartbreaking ritual Richard E Grant performs for his late wife every night since her cancer death
Entertainment Daily
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July 26, 2025
Eswatini-born actor Richard E Grant still has an “ongoing conversation” with his late wife, Joan Washington, who died in 2021. Her death plunged him into an “abyss of grief”. They met in 1983, and married three years later. There is one dying wish...
Visa restrictions said to be retarding business
The Gleaner
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August 1, 2025
Visa restrictions continue to limit mobility for many nations in the Global South and hinder Africa-Caribbean trade, high-level delegates at an investment forum have said. According to the latest version of the Henley Passport Index, which ranks...
South Sudan turns US deportations to its diplomatic advantage
Modern Ghana
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South Sudan has reportedly signalled a willingness to accept more deportees from the United States – in a move that could serve as diplomatic leverage in its tense relationship with Washington. Officials in Juba have opened the door to receiving...
BREAKING NEWS:Arts and Culture CEO Stanley Dlamini dissolves ‘ACASWA’ chaired by President Mzwakhe Myeni, says he cannot recognize an organization led by someone with a history of stealing artists’ monies.
Swaziland News
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By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Stanley Dlamini, the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Eswatini National Association of Arts and Culture(ENAAC) has confirmed dissolving the Association of Eswatini Christian Artists of Eswatini(ECASWA) amid concerns...