[The Conversation Africa] Netflix went live in South Africa on 6 January 2016. The arrival of the subscription-based content streaming service was a game changer for the country's film and television industry, as it had been for other countries...

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[Daily Trust] The Department of State Services yesterday alleged that some religious and past political leaders, who had either called for forceful change of government or mass action against it, were collaborating with external forces and influences against Nigeria...

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[Daily Trust] The controversy over the creation of local council development areas in Lagos is rearing its ugly head ahead of the July 24 local government election in the state...

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[Daily Trust] In view of their accomplishments over the years, many readers would hardly come to terms with what had befallen the military in the last many years, particularly as it affects the fight against the Boko Haram insurgents, bandits and the insolent kidnappers. Our military have had a ...

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[New Zimbabwe] A mine workers group has bemoaned the ushering in of Chinese nationals into the country's investment space, insisting the Asians were among the worst employers ever seen...

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[The Herald] A VICTORIA Falls woman from whose house police recovered 481kg of mbanje, almost half a tonne, with a street value of more than $48 million, has appeared in court charged with unlawful possession of dagga...

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[Govt of SA] The Department of Public Enterprises welcomes the notice of substantial implementation filed by the Business Rescue Practitioners. This signals the exit o the BRPs at the South African Airways SOC Ltd since the process started in December 2019...

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[SAnews.gov.za] School safety will come under the microscope when Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga and MECs meet to discuss matters affecting the sector this week...

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[Daily Trust] The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has lauded the Nigerian Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank's enhancement of its Intra-African Trade Initiatives as it prepares for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA...

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[The Herald] THE Premier Soccer League family converge in Harare today, for their annual indaba, expected to complete the formalities of how domestic football will return...

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[The Herald] The trial of MDC-Alliance vice chairman, Job Sikhala, on allegations of inciting public violence sometime last year, has been set for June 30 at the Harare Magistrates Court...

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[Namibian] THE police over the weekend arrested a former Air Namibia employee who is suspected to have lived in Namibia for 18 years with a questionable citizenship status...

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[AI London] Three transgender women assaulted after being lured to a bar in capital Cotonou Videos of attack posted on social media and support groups targeted with threats 'This assault must prompt the authorities to take stronger measures to protect transgender and intersex people' - Fabien Offner...

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[The Herald] THE Government is committed to clear its arrears with the African Development Bank (AfDB), as part of the Second Republic's reform agenda anchored on a return to the international community through mending broken relations and entrenching already existing ties...

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[New Zimbabwe] Seven former Zimplats employees have been taken to court by the platinum miner for refusing to vacate company accommodation beyond the subsistence of their employment...

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[Nation] The High Court on Thursday evening declared the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) illegal, null and void, dealing a death blow to President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM party leader Raila Odinga's four-years-long efforts to change the constitution...

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[Namibian] The United Nations fifth Sustainable Development Goals call for gender equality and empowering women and girls, however, little has been said on how this can be done and with the new norms, the proposed solutions could be outdated...

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[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi participated Friday evening in a virtual summit on online terrorism bringing together leaders who signed the "Christchurch Call" against terrorist and extremist content online...

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[New Zimbabwe] The Bulawayo City Council has invited angry protests from a residents' group after reinstating two of its employees who had been summarily dismissed by management for stealing a Jojo tank...

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[Leadership] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to hold an emergency meeting with all Resident Electoral Commissioners across the states over attacks on its offices in some parts of the country...

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[Leadership] Abuja -- The Nigerian naira fell to a record low on the official market yesterday, with lenders quoting it 7.7% weaker against the dollar, following a currency devaluation aimed at unifying multiple exchange rates...

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[Premium Times] About 43,000 barrels of oil were lost in 881 cases of oil spillage in Nigeria from 2019 to May 1 this year, data from NOSDRA shows...

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[Namibian] A GROUP of Swapo connected youth and sport individuals are among the main beneficiaries of N$11,2 million paid from a fishing consortium co-owned by the state-owned National Youth Council and "Struggle Kids...

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[African Arguments] Rwanda joined in 2009 despite its poor human rights record. At the CHOGM summit this June, the Commonwealth must stand up for its values...

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[VOA] New York -- The United Nations is disbursing $65 million for humanitarian needs in Ethiopia, $40 million of which will go to the aid operation in the northern Tigray region...

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[allAfrica] As of May 7, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,607,326 while over13,120,378 vaccinations have been administered across the continent...

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