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More than a dozen companies, including Zillow and M.M.LaFleur, are promising to add at least one Black director to their boards within the next year, as businesses across America slowly get their leadership to look more like the customers they serve. The companies all made the pledge as part of the
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ANC won't use pension funds to bail out state-owned enterprises - Godongwana | News24
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'Cuties' Director Says She Got Death Threats After Controversial Netflix Marketing
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South Africa: George Floyd's Death Presents Us With Opportunity to Address Human Rights Issues - SA
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The Texas State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (the NAACP) and the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL's) Southwest Region filed a petition in intervention in State of Texas v. Chris Hollins, a lawsuit seeking to block the Harris County clerk from sending
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Kenya: Cat-and-Mouse Chase in Moses Wetang'ula Tour Bid
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South Africa: Life Healthcare Group in E Cape Under Fire for Alleged Staff Mistreatment, 'Denying Access' to MPs
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Covid-19 tenders: 10 Eastern Cape officials in hot water over business deals with government | News24
Ten government employees in the Eastern Cape have been red flagged by the provincial Treasury for doing business with the state.
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Struggle hero John Nkadimeng has died | News24
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Angola Highlights Actions for Children
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