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Northern Cape police have offered a R50 000 reward for information about the four suspects who shot a man in his hospital bed in Kimberley.
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Residents of Ledig village next to the Sun City resort are still grappling with the news that their neighbour has confessed to killing her husband, dismembering the body and throwing the body parts down three pit latrines.
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Africa: Blinken Makes First Africa Trip, Virtually
[VOA] Johannesburg -- On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his first Africa visit -- though he did not actually go anywhere.
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Singer-Songwriter Pete McCabe Releases New Album "Many Storyed" Featuring "Forgotten Folkies"
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President Trump to give loyalist Rep. Devin Nunes Medal of Freedom - TheGrio
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Lost African-American Gravesites in "UNMARKED" - Milwaukee Community Journal
Streaming begins April 27 on Apple TV, iTunes & Amazon DVD also available on April 27 If We Don't Save Our Past, We'll Lose It. First Run Features presents the Streaming and DVD Premiere of the new documentary UNMARKED, beginning April 27, 2021. Throughout the South, vast numbers of
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Sudan: Joint Statement of the United States, the Republic of Sudan, and the State of Israel
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Charles Barkley: NBA players should skip vaccine line because of higher tax bracket - TheGrio
Charles Barkley decided to share his opinion on who should have priority access to the coronavirus vaccine during an episode... View Article The post Charles Barkley: NBA players should skip vaccine line because of higher tax bracket appeared first on TheGrio.
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Black Man Charged With Manslaughter For Fatally Punching Old Man Over Racist Slur
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Coronavirus updates: Fauci gives ‘final plea’ before Thanksgiving – National News – The Black Chronicle
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In Burkina Faso, many hope Sankara trial will 'shed light on his murder' | Africanews
Dubbed Africa's Che Guevara, Thomas Sankara wanted to "decolonise minds" in Burkina Faso and across the continent, but his revolutionary dreams were cut short when he was gunned down in a 1987 coup after just four years in power.
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