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First Survivor Pulled Out of Zambia Landslide as Rescue Mission Continues
Zambian authorities have said the yet to be identified survivor is being treated in hospital. Rescue workers in…
Weak Currencies Force Up Cost of Living in Sub-saharan Africa
Arinola Omolayo owns a frozen food store in Ogba, a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, where…
Congo’s Copper and Cobalt Trucks on Move as Strike Ends
A truckers’ strike in the Democratic Republic of Congo that blocked some exports of copper and cobalt has…
Zimbabwe Secure Cancer Treatment Machines
The GOVERNMENT has purchased a set of new advanced radiotherapy machines used to treat cancer, which will soon…
Govt Summons Cottco Over US$6,8 Million Debt
GOVERNMENT has summoned the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) over US$6,8 million it owes farmers. Agriculture minister Anxious…
Six Years in Jail: South African Man Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle Stolen Toyota Fortuner to Zimbabwe
The regional court in Mokopane, in Limpopo, has convicted and sentenced a 35-year-old man who was arrested for possession…
Pearl Beach Hotel: Islamists Kill Nine in Somalia Attack
Six civilians have been killed and 10 injured after al-Shabab militants attacked a beachside hotel in the Somali…
Opinion: Why the world needs African wildlife filmmakers
Editor’s Note: Paula Kahumbu is a Kenyan wildlife conservationist and CEO of WildLife Direct. She is also guest editor…