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Wits to refund percentage of fees following COVID-19 disruptions
Wits University confirmed that a portion of accommodation, meal and other fees will be refunded due to the COVID-19 disruptions.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
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Makore steps down as AB Communications CEO
AB Communications Private Limited has announced the stepping down of  its chief executive Susan Makore  who was recently appointed to the Zimbabwe Media Commission. Makore, who has been with AB Communications for 12 years, is leaving on December 31 after seeing the business grow to include
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
MP: Lesotho national guilty for horrific 2017 murder of five
The 38-year old convict's three accomplices in the 2017 murder were killed in a shooting incident with other illegal miners in the area.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Dr. Runoko Rashidi donates archive to the Pan African Heritage Museum - Face2Face Africa
Internationally acclaimed author, anthropologist, researcher and historian Dr. Runoko Rashidi has decided to donate his archive of collections to the Pan African Heritage Museum in Ghana. Announcing this on his Facebook page on Monday, Dr. Rashidi noted “I have thousands and thousands of original
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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice
Tardiness is 'jeopardising SA's access to COVID-19 vaccine', says DA
The DA called on government to release COVID-19 vaccine plans publicly, and added that the tardiness to secure access is "unacceptable".
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
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Michael Regan’s Experience Confronting Environmental Racism ‘Helped Him Win’ EPA Spot
Micheal Regan, Joe Biden's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, is uniquely qualified to tackle environmental racism and justice from Day 1.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls For New Democratic Leadership In Congress - The New York Beacon
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said the Democratic Party needs new leadership during an interview withThe Interceptthat aired Dec. 16. While on the podcast, Ocasio-Cortez was asked whether it’s time for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer to be
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Zanu PF goes after nurses
BY MOSES MATENGA THE ruling Zanu PF party has accused nurses of working with the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance, saying their tendency to go on strike from time to time was meant to distabilise President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration. Nurses affiliated to the Zimbabwe Nurses Association
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Second wave of COVID-19 hits Africa - Voice Online
AFRICA IS being hit with a second wave of COVID-19, with experts warning it could... The post Second wave of COVID-19 hits Africa appeared first on Voice Online.
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Feds Confiscate $32 Million Worth Of Fugazi Jordans & YEEZY’s
If you're willing to spend $2,000 on a pair of knock-off Air Jordan 1 Diors, you're a special kinda ballin' idiot.
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Roland Martin Makes Strides with Digital Newscast
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Martin’s podcast is streamed live five days a week on Facebook and YouTube with multiple rebroadcasts. It also can be viewed on the iHeartPodcast Network and other digital networks. Over the last 30 days, the #RolandMartinUnfiltered podcast has been viewed 9.2 million times, a 10
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These countries have banned flights from SA due to 'COVID-19 mutation'
And so, the year is set to end with more heart-sinking news. These countries have reacted to the 'new COVID-19 mutation' by banning flights to South Africa.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Congresswoman Johnson Introduces Resolution Honoring the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
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Christmas gifts and memories | Afro
By Jessica Dortch AFRO News Editor One of the best gifts I’ve ever received was an Amazon Kindle tablet. Now, this may not seem like a major gift, but for an avid reader like myself, it was perfect. Although I love the touch and feel of a hardback book, I wanted to go digital and
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Burundi Ex-President Buyoya Dies From COVID-19
Burundi’s former president Pierre Buyoya has died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of 71, relatives said Friday, just weeks after he resigned as the African Union’s special envoy to Mali and the Sahel. Buyoya, who was credited with helping push democracy in the small African country but was accused
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
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Minister admits to policy inconsistency
BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza  has admitted that inconsistent and often outdated policies hinder implementation of key government strategies. Nzenza was responding to Norton legislator Temba Mliswa, who accused the government of having too many economic strategy
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Tired but smiling, freed Nigerian schoolboys arrive back home
KATSINA, Nigeria (Reuters) -Dozens of schoolboys who were rescued from kidnappers in northwest Nigeria arrived back home on Friday, many of them barefoot and clutching blankets. Television pictures showed the boys dressed in dusty clothes, looking weary but otherwise well, getting off buses in the
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Maryland Chapter of Public Relations Society of America Announces 2021 Board of Directors | Afro
BALTIMORE, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - The Public Relations Society of America Maryland Chapter (PRSA Maryland), the leading organization serving communications and public relations professionals in central Maryland, has announced its 2021 president, executive committee, and board of
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
New L.A. County D.A. George Gascón’s reforms are hitting courtrooms, and at least one judge wasn’t happy | L.A. Focus News
The sweeping directives Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón issued on his first day in office are rankling longtime justice system officials, with the fight now playing out in some courtrooms. Almost as soon as Gascón announced his reforms in his inaugural speech earlier this
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Source: La Focus Newspaper
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AFRO Exclusive: Byrd set to challenge Hoyer for 5th District Congressional seat | Afro
By Mark F. Gray AFRO Staff Writer mgray@afro.com Greenbelt Mayor Colin Byrd has never shied away from shaking up the establishment and hopes to do it once again.  Byrd, 28, who helped lead to the name change of the University of Maryland’s football stadium while a student at College Park, is
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Masvingo magistrate acquits ARTUZ leader, convicts another
BY TATENDA CHITAGU A MASVINGO magistrate has acquitted Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president Obert Masaraure of violence charges but convicted the union’s provincial gender and welfare secretary Sheilla Chirisamhuru of a similar crime. The two were arrested in June for
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Barack Obama Clarifies Defund Police Statement: “That Actually Was Not The Point I Was Making”
On Tuesday (Dec 16), President O appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and clarified his stance on the matter, stating that the point he was trying to mke was missed by the masses after he was dragged online for seemingly criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement—a takeaway that the former
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As LA County allows indoor worship, some are already there, but others aren’t rushing it | L.A. Focus News
Like many weekends during the pandemic, worshipers arrived at Grace Community Church on Sunday, Dec. 20. As they flowed into morning services, congregants were declaring a victory after months of their pastor’s legal battle over the ability to worship indoors. A day earlier, Los Angeles
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Source: La Focus Newspaper
COVID-19 testing promotion for cross-border traders
BY SILENCE MUGADZAWETA The Zimbabwe Cross-Border Traders Association (ZCBTA) has introduced a COVID-19 testing promotion that will see its members paying US$15 during the festive season, the organisation’s president, Killer Zivhu has confirmed. ZCBTA is a non-governmental organisation that
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
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Texas Supreme Court rules Alfred Dewayne Brown be compensated for his wrongful imprisonment | Dallas Weekly
In 2015, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals tossed out Brown’s conviction and death sentence in the 2003 murder of a Houston police officer. Phone records found in the prosecution’s possession, but not shared with the defense at trial, supported Brown’s alibi that he was at his girlfriend’s house
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LAUSD teachers to provide more synchronous instruction, office hours next semester | L.A. Focus News
In hopes of engaging more with Los Angeles Unified students and families during distance learning, teachers will provide an additional 20 to 30 minutes of synchronous instruction for grades 1 through 12 on Mondays and hold an extra 30 minutes of office hours Tuesday through Friday of each week
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Kaiser’s healthcare workers in Woodland Hills begin vaccinations against COVID-19 | L.A. Focus News
A vile of COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center, Thursday, December 17, 2020. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Emergency room physician Dr. Stephanie Rubio reacts after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination from nurse Leslee Hernandez at Kaiser
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BAZ licences 3 community radio stations
BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) yesterday awarded the first three licences to community radio stations. In a statement, BAZ board chairman Charles Manzi Sibanda confirmed that licences had been awarded to the Mbembesi Development Trust, Ntepe-Manama Community
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