PPE a 'dire necessity' - HPCSA's concern after 240 healthcare workers die of Covid-19 | News24
The Health Professions Council of South Africa is concerned that 240 healthcare workers have died of Covid-19 since the beginning of the outbreak.
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Africa: Call for Urgent Action By 275 World Leaders On Global Education Emergency in Face of Covid-19
[IPS] New York -- We write to call for urgent action to address the global education emergency triggered by COVID-19. With over 1 billion children still out of school because of the lockdown, there is now a real and present danger that the public health crisis will create a COVID generation who
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nothing has changed since I was a toddler, says resident
Constituents in Clarendon Northern have been expressing dissatisfaction with the performance of Horace Dalley as their representative. On two visits to the constituency, residents told The Gleaner that the majority of the communities lacked...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
How grassroots video is building film industry in Zimbabwe
guest column :Oswelled Ureke THERE is a general perception that there is no film industry to talk about in Zimbabwe. This argument is mostly based on comparisons with other well-resourced film economies, such as Hollywood, or even South Africa’s. Based on my study of the Zimbabwean film
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
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Bullseye on Julian - PM pitches urban renewal as Kari Douglas eyes upset
Inner-city communities such as Jacques Road and Woodford Park in St Andrew South Eastern have been promised that they will return to their former glory under a new Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration. Party leader Andrew Holness gave that...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Somalia: Gunmen Kill Regional Minister in Jowhar
[Dalsan Radio] Unidentified Gunmen have shot and killed the regional minister for agriculture of Hirshabelle in Jowhar on Monday evening.
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No Bridge too Far — Remembering Congressman John Lewis and the Fight Still Ahead - North Dallas Gazette
By Ray Curry Secretary-Treasurer, UAW “The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy.” — Congressman John Lewis This month marks the 55th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), one of the most powerful pieces of civil
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Source: North Dallas Gazette
Madagascar sacks health minister following call for international help
Amid a sudden surge of COVID-19 cases, Minister Ahmad requested aid from international agencies.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
The Latest: Harris makes history in accepting VP nomination - Black News Channel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris has made history night as the first Black woman to accept a spot on a major party's presidential ticket. In her highly anticipated address capping the third night of the virtual Democratic National Convention, Harris mixed her polish as a former prosecutor with
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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
Tycoon fails in bid to auction Sh859m State asset
Reclusive tycoon Mike Maina Kamau lost a court bid to seize and auction State property over a Sh859 million compensation for his mansion.
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Source: Business Daily
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Grisly Images Expose Foie Gras Farm
Massively unsanitary conditions at a duck farm in France have sent shock waves through the foie gras-loving country and prompted a sharp response from authorities. ...
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Rowley goes into quarantine after exposure to COVID-19 person | New York Carib News
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says he had gone into voluntary quarantine after he had been exposed to a person suffering from the coronavirus (COVID-19) on August 10, election day here.
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Source: The New York Carib News
COVID surge!
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness says there are indications that social gatherings over Jamaica's Independence holiday period have played a role in the spike in COVID-19 cases the country is now experiencing.
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Judges: Evictions Can Resume Sept. 2 - As Lawmakers Push Bill to Protect Renters - Los Angeles Sentinel
On Tuesday evening, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Assembly Bill (AB) 1436. The legislation now moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee for review. The post Judges: Evictions Can Resume Sept. 2 - As Lawmakers Push Bill to Protect Renters appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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‘Mthuli lying over salary talks’
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE The Civil Service Apex Council has accused Finance minister Mthuli Ncube of falsely claiming that government was in salary negotiations with its workers. Apex Council chairperson Cecilia Alexander yesterday said they were dismayed over government’s reluctance to engage
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
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Small Irish Pubs Face Extinction Under Lockdown Extensions – The Wilmington Journal
Ireland's government won't be reopening the country as planned, and many small pub owners say the delay will cost them their businesses. While non-essential retail shops have been trading for weeks, small pubs are still [...]
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Source: The Wilmington Journal
Legacy Hotels & Resorts re-open as South Africa moves to Level 2
Now that the country has moved on to Level 2 of the lockdown, Legacy Hotels & Resorts are happy to announce that tables are set and beds are made, following the president's recent announcement.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Postmaster says ballots No. 1 priority, but details no plan - Black News Channel
By Lisa Mascaro and Anthony Izaguirre Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, pressed by senators over campaign season mail disruptions, said Friday he was unaware of some recent changes by his agency until they sparked a public uproar. But he also said he has no plans to
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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
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Chicago aldermen to push for state of emergency at special City Council meeting | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Jesse Kirsch, ABC7 News Several Chicago aldermen are pushing for a state of emergency in the city and they have called for a special meeting of the City Council Friday. The push comes after two different stretches of widespread looting and in the middle of one of the most violent summers in
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Zimbo launches digital communication platform
BY BLESSED MHLANGA ZIMBABWE has firmly put its footprint on the global digital market after a local software engineer developed a versatile virtual learning and communications platform in collaboration with the country’s telecommunications regulator, Postal and Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
WATCH | SANEF honours South African journalists with Nat Nakasa Award for work on Covid-19 frontline | News24
The South African National Editors Forum is honouring reporters across the country with the Nat Nakasa Award, for their work during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Covid-19: Gauteng records 83 more coronavirus deaths, as SA's total cases rise by 3 880 | News24
Gauteng has registered 83 more Covid-19-related deaths and the province remains the provincial hotspot for the coronavirus, with 202 955 people having tested positive since March.
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Africa: Continent's Covid-19 Death Toll Nears 27,000 Mark
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of August 21, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached has reached 1,158,236.
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Source: allAfrica.com
A Walk Through Harlem, New York’s Most Storied Neighborhood
… a palimpsest of African-American and Latino experience in … for immigrant and African-American communities whose views … understanding the history of African-American and diaspora cultures. … century ago. Two African-American architects, Vertner Woodson …
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Mosque Music Video Shoot Lands Pakistani Actress, Singer in Trouble With Clerics
Pakistan actress Saba Qamar and singer Bilal Saeed are facing the country's formidable blasphemy laws and heat from Islamic clerics for shooting a music video ...
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Source: South Florida Times
Brace for more protests: Sikhala
BY MOSES MATENGA THE July 31 Movement has set aside August 31 for “more protests” to pile pressure on the government to end corruption, arbitrary arrests and other gross human rights violations against civilians and activists, its spokesperson Job Sikhala said yesterday. Sikhala, who is MDC
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
The APNU list - Stabroek News
It is not often that the Guyanese public is given a window into any internal dissension afflicting one of our two major parties, particularly when that party is the PNCR.  The article The APNU list appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Go to hell, ED tells churches
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) has challenged churches, which have openly criticised his government’s human rights record, to join politics instead of using “the pulpit to advance a nefarious agenda”. BY MOSES MATENGA He also bragged that his Zanu PF party would emphatically win the 2023
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Households to pay Sh6bn for electricity theft and leakages
Energy regulator allows Kenya Power to recover additional Sh1.7bn for system losses from consumers.
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Source: Business Daily
Warriors date Algeria
BY TERRY MADYAUTA THE Confederation of African Football (Caf) has releases dates for the resumption of the all qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Cameroon 2021 and of the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022. The continental mother body has set what looks to be a hectic schedule with
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