Lesotho's 'White Gold' - Water, Water Everywhere ... but Not a Drop to Drink for Local Communities

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Lesotho's 'White Gold' - Water, Water Everywhere ... but Not a Drop to Drink for Local Communities

[Daily Maverick] Nearly 800 million cubic metres of water go from Lesotho to South Africa in a year, earning the landlocked country billions. But people living in villages near the dams don't benefit - and even have to get their own water from unprotected sources, from which waterborne diseases spread.

Source: allAfrica.com

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Somalia: Car Bomb Goes Off At a Hotel in Somali Capital

[Shabelle] A deafening explosion was heard on Sunday afternoon after a car bomb went off at Afrik hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, police said.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Lawyers Denied Prison Access to Sikhala, Mahere, Chin'ono

[New Zimbabwe] Lawyers representing incarcerated journalist Hopewell Chin'ono, senior MDC Alliance officials, Fadzayi Mahere and Job Sikhala, were at the weekend denied access, by prison officials, to their clients detained at the notorious Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Latest football news | Percy Tau and his fanatical social media fans

Brighton coach Graham Potter says he's aware of the incredible support SA's Percy Tau has from supporters back home on social media.

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

Frustrated airlines blocked from using routes monopolised by SAA

Private airlines are unable to start operating routes that were previously allocated to the now mothballed national carrier.

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

Africa: Kaspersky Predicts Increased Cybercrime Across Africa in 2021

[This Day] Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company has predicted a growing economic turbulence, along with the impact of COVID-19, would contribute to an increase in cybercrime across South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and other African countries in 2021.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Covid-19 - All Schools in Kigali Closed for Two Weeks

[New Times] Effective Monday, January 18, all nursery, primary and secondary schools will be closed in the City of Kigali, the Ministry of Education has announced.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenyatta Warns Headteachers Not to Send Learners Home for Fees

[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta has cautioned headteachers in day primary and secondary schools across the country against sending learners away for fees.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tanzania: Necta Trashes Fake Results On Mtwara Schools

[Daily News] THE National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA) has disowned reports trended on social media showing that nine schools in the list of ten worst performing schools in the 2020 Form IV examination results are in his region.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Animal Feed Prices to Rise for Second Straight Month

[Nation] Farmers are staring at yet another increase in the cost of animal feeds after the price of key supplements rose for a second time in a span of one month.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Covid-19 vaccines can be distributed without corruption, freight industry says | News24

South African freight operators have developed guidelines for the clearance process of vaccines in the hope that it can stamp out corruption.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

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

Uganda: We Don't Need Lectures From Anyone, Museveni Tells Foreign Critics

[Monitor] President Museveni in his address to the nation on Tuesday reacted with defiance to international criticism of a government crackdown on the opposition and Facebook closing down the ruling party's account, two days before presidential and parliamentary polls. He said Uganda's sovereignty

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Source: allAfrica.com

Level 2 latest: Here's what changes to expect if govt eases lockdown laws

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

Angola: President Receives Message From CAR Counterpart

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Source: allAfrica.com

Putco's scaled-down operations to result in over 200 job cuts

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

Covid-19: SA records lowest number of daily infections since December | News24

South Africa has recorded the lowest number of daily Covid-19 infections since the beginning of December last year.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Uganda: Victory in Sight for Incumbent President Museveni

[Monitor] Ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party presidential candidate, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is poised to extend his reign in power to 40 years after Electoral Commission (EC) chairman Simon Byabakama credited him 5,562,141 votes, representing 58.89% of the 9,445,184 valid votes.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Kaduna Secondary Schools Resume February 1

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Pandemic's deadliest month in US ends with signs of progress - Black News Channel

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Africa secures 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in deal with manufacturers | Africanews

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

Financial behemoths from JPMorgan to Bank of America predict further gains for SA stocks | Fin24

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Source: https://www.news24.com

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Nigeria: 2021 Budget - We Have Nothing to Hide - PMB

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Source: allAfrica.com

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[This Day] Benue State Government has announced an outbreak of cholera in the state, which it disclosed has killed 25 persons.

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Source: allAfrica.com

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Source: Business Insider South Africa

Coca-Cola bestows US$50K to Bulawayo water project

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Zimbabwe: Machete Robbers Force Businessman, Wife to Be Intimate, Video Record Act

[New Zimbabwe] Machete-armed robbers recently broke into a Beitbridge couple's bedroom during the night raid before waking the husband, a businessman and his wife and forced them to be intimate while they video graphed the act from a cellphone.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Fifa Club World Cup: Al Ahly vs Al-Duhail - LIVE updates

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

Zimbabwe: IRC Urges Help for Chimanimani Cyclone Eloise Victims

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Govt Hands Over Shs47b Irrigation Scheme to Lira

[Monitor] Government has handed over a multi-billion irrigation scheme to farmers in Lira District.

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