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South Africa currently has a cumulative COVID-19 caseload of 1 473 700 along with 46 180 deaths and 1 340 497 recoveries.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Biden promises to rebuild ties with African Union
US President Joe Biden promised to rebuild his country's partnership with the African Union (AU) moments after he delivered his first foreign policy speech since taking office. His predecessor, Donald Trump, sparked a row in 2018 over his alleged use of the word 'shithole' to describe African
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Job Losses, Diversification Are Biggest Industry Concerns Over Keystone XL Cancellation – The Wilmington Journal
Pulling the permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline is not only a job killer for both the Canadian and United States economies, but it also highlights the need to diversify the Canadian energy sector, [...]
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Council exchanges 150ha for grader, fuel pumps
BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Marondera Municipality has reportedly surrendered a 150 hectare piece of land to a local company in exchange for a grader and a fuel pump to be constructed at the local authority’s workshop, among other things. The deal came to light after council flighted a picture of the grader
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
India clamps down on free speech to fight farmer protests - Black News Channel
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — When Vinod K. Jose, executive editor of The Caravan, India's leading investigating magazine, logged onto Twitter on Monday, he was shocked to find the magazine's account blocked. Jose was already dealing with a case of sedition
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North Mpls star Tyler Johnson hopes to make his mark at Super Bowl -
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Award-winning filmmaker, genealogist reveals intimate truth and personal histories of Upper 9th Ward Desire Community | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This story of trials and tribulations teaches us, as only a few stories can, about the essential wisdom of pushing through when times get tough, learning to fight against all odds. (It tells) how many people in Desire preserved with grit and courage," said Leonard Smith
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Buying Black Matters: The Black Dollar Index Ranks Corporations By Support Of Black-Owned Businesses
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Coronavirus state tracker: Hospitalizations in California fall below 14,000 as of Feb. 4 | L.A. Focus News
The downtrend of hospitalizations and new cases continues. According to Thursday’s end-of-day totals from California public health websites, there were 466 fewer hospitalizations from the previous day, lowering the total number of hospitalizations to 13,672, a 40.2% decrease from the Jan. 6 high of
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COVID-19 latest: SA records 3 749 new cases, death toll increase by 297
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Court orders council to compensate injured nurse
BY SILAS NKALA A MUTARE magistrate has ordered the local authority and its security officer to pay $9 000 compensation to a council nurse injured during a 2018 council-led blitz on illegal pirate taxis. Magistrate Lazarus Murendo ruled that council and its security officer Phineas Munyika were
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'Our God is beyond Satan' - Tanzania's president rejects 'dangerous' Covid vaccines
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Benny The Butcher “Trade It All,” Jim Jones & Harry Fraud “Lose Lose” & More | Daily Visuals 2.5.21
From Upstate NY to New York City, Jim Jones keeps Harlem a-rocking and for his clip to “Lose Lose” braves a crazy blizzard and even rides a bike through the snow. That was lowkey random but whatever.
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Texas Ed Board's African American studies course to be expanded - TheGrio
In the first year after Texas High schools began offering African American studies courses, many high school teachers like Tracy... View Article The post Texas Ed Board's African American studies course to be expanded appeared first on TheGrio.
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Stacey Abrams, Black Lives Matter are nominated for Nobel Peace Prize | Afro
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Stacey Abrams political activist, voter registration & voting rights advocate has set a national standard for democracy. Her political activism has resulted in a nomination for a Nobel Prize. She deserves it & would become an even bigger voting rights, VR & democracy
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In Remembrance: Cicely Tyson | Afram News
The world has lost a true legend as Hollywood icon Cicely Tyson died at the age of 96.  The pioneering African American actress -- who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers' hearts in “The
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VP Kamala Harris Makes First Tie-Breaking Vote On Resolution To Pass COVID-19 Rescue Package
Vice President Kamala Harris made her first tie-breaking vote on Friday in a move to accelerate a $1.9 trillion rescue package intended to offer much needed relief to Americans during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Heavy rains leave a trail of destruction in Mat South
BY NIZBERT MOYO INCESSANT rains have caused serious damage to infrastructure and crops in Matabeleland South, with villagers fearing for the safety of their houses. Matobo district ward 15 councillor Dickson Moyo told Southern Eye yesterday that it was the first time since the 1970s that the area
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5 key questions for Trump's Senate impeachment trial - Black News Channel
By ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arguments begin Tuesday in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. A look at five key questions about what to expect when senators hear the
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City Power changes load shedding schedule and blocks without warning
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EXPLAINER: What US ending Saudi war support means for Yemen - Black News Channel
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Joe Biden's announcement that the U.S. will end its support of a Saudi-led coalition's yearslong war against Yemen's Houthi rebels likely will increase pressure on the kingdom to end its campaign there. However, reaching
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Why Aaron Donald’s visual vulnerability was important for men.
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Baltimore teachers decry expansion of in-person learning with caravan protest | Afro
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Concerned residents and teachers of Baltimore City Public Schools surrounded the grounds of City Hall this week to protest the expansion of in-person learning as the coronavirus pandemic rages. Cars wrapped around the building on the corner of Holliday and
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Kolkata’s Chinese Community All Set To Welcome The Year Of The Ox – The Wilmington Journal
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Turkish president takes action at protest-rocked university - Black News Channel
ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's president has ordered the establishment of two new departments in the country's most prestigious university, which has been rocked by weeks of demonstrations protesting his appointment of a new rector with government links. President Recep
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California and Biden Administration Launch Two Mass Vaccination Sites in Ethnically Diverse Neighborhoods - Black Voice News
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Mining For Dollars: Foreign Companies Extract Latin American Minerals, But Not Without Controversy – The Wilmington Journal
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