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Another 39 people have died of Covid-19 in the Western Cape, which has seen the death toll in the province rise to 357, Premier Alan Winde announced on
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Sloths, other animals being traded from Mabaruma in breach of closed season
The Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission (GWCMC) recently posted online the closed seasons for wildlife in
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Business chamber slams Mabuyane's 'knee jerk' call for booze ban, but liquor board welcomes plan
A regional Eastern Cape business chamber has labelled Premier Oscar Mabuyane's call to push for a renewed alcohol ban as "knee jerk", but his call has the support of the Eastern Cape Liquor
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Angola: Government Warns of Rational Use of Natural Resources
Luanda — The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment warned Friday of the rational and sustainable use of natural resources to meet the needs of the current and future
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Africa: COVID-19 Endangers Africa's Rural Economies As Conservation Efforts Come Under Strain
Emmanuel Fundira is the president of the Safari Operator's Association of Zimbabwe and has worked in the tourism, conservation, and safari industry for 25
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South Africa moves to level-3 lockdown on 1 June: the details
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Treasury allocates Sh20m for plastics war
Two years later, the country banned the use of all single-use plastic in conservation areas which took effect on June
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98 teachers in Western Cape positive for Covid-19, as 16 schools close
MUST READ | 29 Eastern Cape schools closed because of positive Covid-19 cases
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Kente Cloth: From Royals To Graduation Ceremonies ... To Congress?
Kwasi Asare grew up weaving kente — his father created the kente piece commissioned by Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president after declaring independence from Britain, to hang outside the United Nations General Assembly building in
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(1832) Maria W. Stewart, “Why Sit Ye Here and Die?”
Maria W. Stewart (1803-1879) was one of the first American women to leave copies of her speeches. The address below is her second public lecture. It was given on September 21, 1832 in Franklin Hall in Boston, the meeting site of the new England Anti-Slavery Society. Although as an abolitionist, she
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Africa: Madagascar's Claims About Clinical Trials for Herbal Coronavirus Cure Creates Confusion
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina this week announced the start of clinical trials of an injectable solution based on extracts of the artemisia plant, a herbal treatment the Malagasy leader has been promoting for treatment of
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Africa: Why the Wildlife Trade Convention Failed to Prevent COVID-19
It has no teeth to enforce wildlife trade laws and could cause the next
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Amy Cooper is now being investigated by NYC Human Rights commission
Now, she is facing an investigation by the New York City Human Rights
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South Africa: Mounting Pressure On Families Holding Out Against Coal Mine Expansion
Much of the deposits at the Somkhele mine have been exhausted and its owners, Tendele Coal Mining, need to break new
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Oliver Tambo , (born October 27, 1917, Bizana, Pondoland district, Transkei [now in Eastern Cape], South Africa—died April 24, 1993, Johannesburg), president of the South African black-nationalist African National Congress (ANC) between 1967 and 1991.
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Your weather: More pleasant conditions expected on Saturday
In Limpopo, it will be fine and cool to warm but partly cloudy in the east with morning fog over the southern
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Suspected poacher dies in police cells
A SUSPECTED wildlife poacher in Gwayi, Matabeleland North province, died of suspected poisoning while detained at Dete Police Station, with police saying they suspect he could have drunk the poison on his way to the
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The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington
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AMHVoices: MDC EOC discussions must start in earnest
IT is pleasing to note that the reinstated 2014 MDC-T structures seem to be finding common ground now regarding the Supreme Court judgment, which ruled suggested that an extraordinary congress be held to elect a replacement for the late party founder Morgan
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Snowfall expected in Eastern, Western Cape provinces on Tuesday
The Eastern and Western Cape provinces can expect snowfall on Tuesday, according to the South African Weather Service, with some areas experiencing cool to cold
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Why falling vulture population can cause health crisis
Scientists warn that without the birds, human beings risk contracting zoonotic diseases such as rabies, Middle East Respiratory Sydrome Coronavirus (MERS-COV), anthrax and a host of other diseases that are transferable to humans by
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Koalas headed for 'localised extinction' at planned NSW Shenhua coalmine site
Meeting minutes for the mine’s koala technical working group say there has been a steep drop in koala populations at the mine site in the Liverpool
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(1849) Charles Sumner, “Equality Before the Law: Unconstitutionality of Separate Colored Schools in Massachusetts”
In 1848 Benjamin Roberts filed a lawsuit against the city of Boston on behalf of his five year old daughter, Sarah, who was denied admission to schools in her neighborhood and instead assigned to the lone all-black school in the city.  Two attorneys, Robert Morris, one of the first black lawyers in
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(1834) William Whipper, “The Slavery of Intemperance”
? By the 1830s William Whipper was a successful Pennsylvania lumberman. He was also an abolitionist and temperance advocate. Whipper’s interest in temperance reflected a growing concern among African American leaders about the impact of alcohol on the free (and enslaved) African American popula
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Covid-19: Another Eastern Cape police station closes after cop tests positive
The Fort Beaufort police station in the Amathole District in the Eastern Cape has been closed after one of its officers tested positive for
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COVID-19: WHO warns of virus acceleration in Africa
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Nigeria: Seafood Industry Braces Up for Post-COVID Blue Economies
The Norwegian Seafood Council, NSC, has concluded plans to use the Nigeria's seafood industry to reboot the economy and get its workforce up and running again despite the
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Coronavirus: Eastern Cape overtakes Gauteng as infection rate rises rapidly
The Eastern Cape has overtaken Gauteng as the province with the second highest number of coronavirus
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Things Everyone Needs to Experience Aster the Pandemic
While there are things we can do to stay productive during the pandemic, we can’t help missing the kind of freedom we have before the pandemic
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