Namibia: Police Assault Case Puts Rights Abuse in the Dock

PPE tender allegations: Masuku looking forward to face ANC committee to prove he is not guilty | News24

Suspended Gauteng Health MEC, Bandile Masuku, has welcomed the charge sheet put to him by the ANC, confident in court process surrounding alleged irregular contracts for PPE.

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SCA slams 'scurrilous' comments made by LFN president over lockdown case, refers matter to NDPP | News24

The SCA has thrashed Liberty Fighters Network president for the "unjustifiable defamatory and scurrilous utterances" he made during the appeal of a judgment declaring some lockdown regulations unconstitutional.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Labour unions snub TNF revival attempt over workers’ salaries

BY RICHARD MUPONDE THE country’s main labour unions humiliated Labour minister Paul Mavima when they refused to participate in the Tripartite Negotiation Forum (TNF) until government agrees to discuss the erosion of workers’ salaries. In a letter dated December 9 seen by NewsDay, Mavima invited the

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Gov't reviewing proposals from funeral industry amid impending ban

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie says that the administration is reviewing proposals submitted by stakeholders in the funeral industry in the wake of the ban on funerals from March 8 to 22. Responding to queries...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Gang busters!

THE security forces have established a new special team to target the gangsters believed to be behind the majority of the almost 700 murders recorded across the island since the start of this year.Writing in the latest edition of the Jamaica Constabulary Force Orders, Police Commissioner Major

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Man who helped ex-KDF's Major Mugure dispose of wife's and kids' bodies jailed for five years

Collins Pamba who helped ex-Air Force major Peter Mugure transport bodies of estranged wife Joyce Syombua and her two children jailed for 5 yrs by Nye

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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke

Kenya: KWS Seek to Evict Residents Within Tsavo Conservancy

[Nation] Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wants a private sanctuary to evict more than 3,500 residents who it says have allegedly declined to allow the construction of an electric fence in Mwatate, Taita Taveta County.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Namibia Progresses On HIV Battle - Geingob

President Hage Geingob last week said Namibia is on the verge of achieving total HIV/AIDS epidemic control in line with the triple 90 goals, with the country's HIV response standing at

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Source: allAfrica.com

‘Justice prevailed:’ Salvadoran ex-colonel gets 133 years for priest slayings - Stabroek News

MADRID/EL SALVADOR, (Reuters) - Spain’s High Court sentenced a former army colonel from El Salvador yesterday to 133 years in prison for the murder of five Spanish Jesuit priests in 1989 during the Central American country’s civil

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Meghan Markle Gets Unusual Apology From U.K. Tabloid

The paper printed a private letter to her father.

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Black People, the Pandemic and Suicide: Is There a Connection? - DefenderNetwork.com

Though Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (September) has come and gone, suicide is a problem that impacts us year-round. And yes, suicide is a rapidly growing issue for Black people. Hence, the Defender spoke with several therapists and other professionals who confront this issue

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Marikana Massacre Latest: Top cop cleared of charges

Top police brass have been cleared of charges in relation to the death in custody of a miner during the Marikana Massacre.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Kenya coronavirus: 1,888 cases, Kericho county records infection

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Namibia: Murder, Poaching Accused Dies in Custody

[New Era] A former Brave Warriors chiropractor, who was later charged with murder as well as poaching, has died in custody.

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Source: allAfrica.com

'Pa ground sipali bho'

There has been an echoing and resounding sentiment of despair and panic of late. This melancholia has slithered in with a crippling grip on the hopes and aspirations of many Malawians, and has zeroed in heavily on our youth. Just reading from the emotional outbursts on social media and other

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Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

Al Sharpton On David Dinkins’ Political Legacy: ‘A Distinguished Champion Fighting For Everyone’

Former Mayor David Dinkins, who died Nov. 23, made New York City understand all it could be and he paved the way for many that came after – even to the highest office in the land, Rev. Al Sharpton wrote in a moving op-ed tribute.

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Source: NewsOne

We Are Members Of A Family Unlike Any Other: Black Trans Community Members Send Message Of Resilience For Pride Month

Daniella Carter, a Black trans woman and content creator, recently partnered with GLAAD to debut a new video discussing the need to center the voices of Black trans and non-binary community members in the midst of today's current political and social environment, in honor of Pride Month.

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Source: MadameNoire

Sikhala complains of sabotage - The Standard

Sikhala said the government had failed to construct a dam for the country’s third most populous urban area and vowed to lobby Parliament to ensure the project is implemented. The post Sikhala complains of sabotage appeared first on The Standard.

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Namibia: Electricity Regulator Announces the Passing of CEO

[Namibia Economist] The Board of Directors of the Electricity Control Board (ECB) and ECB Management on Monday announved the sad and untimely death of Mrs. Foibe Louise Namene, the Chief Executive Officer of the ECB.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Special Tribunal for frozen bank accounts linked to Gauteng irregular PPE tender to start | News24

Gauteng-based contractors that benefitted from a personal protective equipment and services tender during the Covid-19 pandemic, are to appear before the Special Tribunal.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Zimbabwe journalist Chin'ono denied bail after second arrest | News24

A court in Zimbabwe denied bail on Thursday for journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin'ono after his arrest last week on charges of obstruction of justice.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Uganda: Fight Over Mid-Term Access to NSSF Savings Heads to Court

A Bill to have Ugandan savers access 20 per cent of their contributions to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to see them through the economic hardships of the Covid-19 pandemic, has ignited heated parliamentary and public debate, and ended in court after opposition from the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Grant Chapel AME Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1883- )

GrantChapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church was the first black church in NewMexico and was organized during the state’s territorial period. Although New Mexico Territory had a few slavesbefore the Civil War, African Americans began arriving in the region insignificant numbers after

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Source: Black Past

Lack of funds stall Thorngrove rehab

ABOUT $46 million is required to complete refurbishments at Thorngrove Infectious Diseases Isolation Centre in Bulawayo, but funds are in short supply, an official said

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Breonna Taylor Memorial Moving to an African American Museum

… . She said the Roots 101 African American Museum is an appropriate place … buried again.” The Roots 101 African-American Museum is located at 819 …

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Source: TIME

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

Germany limits travel from French region over virus variant - Black News Channel

By Associated Press Undefined BERLIN (AP) — Germany announced Sunday that travelers from France's northeastern Moselle region will face additional restrictions because of the high rate of variant coronavirus cases there. Germany's disease control agency, the Robert Koch Institute, said it would add

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Jan Smuts

Jan Christian Smuts was born on a farm near Riebeeck West in the Cape Colony. His ancestors were mainly Dutch, with a small admixture of French and German but no English, though he was born a British subject. Until he went to school at the age of 12, Smuts lived the life of a South African farm

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Source: Brittanica

Black Church Assaults Continue | Dallas Weekly

R.H. Boyd, since 1896, has published Sunday School books, church hymnals, Vacation Bible School marketing materials and study guides for the nation’s 8.5 million African American Baptists. Boyd Publishing is one of two independently Black-owned publishing companies that produces and prints

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Source: Dallas Weekly

High-level Guinean delegation meets President Bio in Freetown

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 February 2021: A high-level delegation led by the Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Guineans Abroad, Dr Ibrahim Khalil Kaba, today conveyed a letter from Guinea’s President Alpha Conde to President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House in Freetown. The Guinean team

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

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