[The Conversation Africa] Zimasile 'Zim' Ngqawana, died unexpectedly and too soon - on 10 May 2011 at the age of 51 - leaving bereft a family and a musical community that spanned the globe...

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[New Frame] Usuthu coach Benni McCarthy reveals what he has done to transform a team that was fighting to avoid relegation last season to being among title contenders in this campaign...

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[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has described as madness the spate of killings witnessed in the wake of security challenges in different parts of the country...

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[New Zimbabwe] LATE talented musician, Paul Matavire's mother, Mafirechuma Makanani (84) is appealing for help as she is languishing in poverty-stricken conditions with no one to take care of her...

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[Daily Trust] The lockdown against coronavirus has been severe, and easing of restrictions to guard against the spread of the virus has been troubled...

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 316 COVID-19 cases, from 4,251 screened samples marking a 7.4 per cent positivity rate...

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyans on Sunday took to social media to express their heartfelt love as the world marked Mother's Day with most narrating the special role mothers have played in their lives...

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[Leadership] Abuja -- Amid assurances that schools in the Federal Capital Territory are safe, some parents and guardians were seen at the Government Secondary School, Kuje, at the Weekend withdrawing their children and wards from the school's boarding facility over fear of attacks by bandits...

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[This Day] A report released by the United Nations has estimated that about 155 million people in 55 countries including Nigeria are facing acute food insecurity and require urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance...

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[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suhulu Hassan has described former president Ali Hassan Mwinyi as an architect of reforms for the country's progress that has been recorded so far...

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[Vanguard] Chief George Moghalu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Anambra, says electing a credible candidate is critical for the party to capture power in the state...

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[Vanguard] The Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria's building, located opposite Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH Idiaraba, Lagos, reveals quite an amazing therapeutic ingredient the art possesses...

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[Vanguard] The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commended the National Assembly (NASS) for proposing a law for the constitutional amendment of 111 special additional seats for women in the two chambers of the NASS...

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[The Conversation Africa] In Kenya's capital city, Nairobi, it is estimated that over 70% of the population live in informal settlements. Many of these have a history rooted in colonial policies whereby the "African native" was a temporary resident of the city. Africans could only live in the city ...

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[This Day] Abuja -- The federal yesterday indicated that it is considering extending the current equalisation scheme in the petrol supply system in the country to the movement of gas across the country to make the product more available and accessible to Nigerians...

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[Leadership] Abuja -- More than 2, 000 hectares of land with titled documents have been given by 24 states of the federation for the Muhammadu Buhari's administration's Social Housing Programme while 17 states have indicated interest to participate in the solar power programme, both important ...

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[The Herald] ROAD rehabilitation works are at full throttle countrywide following Government's recent intervention that resulted in the launch of the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP...

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[The Herald] National Foods Holdings Limited's volumes for the nine months to March 31, 2021 jumped 14,2 percent to 395 000 tonnes compared to same period in the prior year. Excluding maize, the growth is pegged at 47 percent...

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[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A COVID-19 vaccination centre will be opened in the second half of May in Mateur delegation (Bizerte governorate), Bizerte Local Health Director Jameleddine Saidani affirmed...

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[New Era] Political leaders from the Otjozondjupa region have expressed dissatisfaction over non-compliance with labour standards by some employers in the region, saying some farmworkers, charcoal producers and security guards were experiencing unpleasant working conditions...

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[New Era] The ministry of gender equality and child welfare says it has established, approved and registered government and private residential childcare facilities as safety havens for children in need of protective services...

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[SciDev.Net] Nairobi -- Gambia has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, offering hope to other African countries trying to eradicate the painful eye disease...

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[Nation] Kenya would be thrown into a constitutional crisis should President Uhuru Kenyatta dissolve Parliament as advised by retired Chief Justice David Maraga, the electoral agency has told the High Court...

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[Monitor] President Yoweri Museveni Wednesday expressed optimism that Uganda's economy will grow in the range of 9- 10 per cent when the country starts commercial production...

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[Premium Times] The news comes as a surprise for Fela's fans because he placed second in the fan vote category on the last day of voting...

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[VOA] Geneva -- U.N. human rights officials are expressing concern about increasingly repressive actions by the Algerian government, which they say are stifling peoples' rights to freedom of opinion and assembly...

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[Atlantic Council] Set to tip off on May 16, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) has finally arrived. Delayed a year by COVID-19, the BAL represents the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s first investment in an NBA-branded league outside of North America and the most consequential US recognition...

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