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Sharpeville massacre deaths weren’t in vain: SA Premier

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the victims of the Sharpeville massacre did not die in vain.

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Humanitarian aid agencies warn of catastrophe in DRC

Despite the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) having gone on for 28 years, the international community had forgotten about its people, an expert says.

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US pledges $47m humanitarian aid for Sudan, neighbouring countries

The United States (US) this Wednesday pledged about $47 million in new humanitarian assistance for the emergency response in Sudan and neighbouring countries, including Chad and South Sudan, the US State Department said in a statement.

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SA top court dismisses former President’s attempt to have prosecutor removed

The High Court in South Africa’s (SA) KwaZulu Natal province has dismissed former President Jacob Zuma’s application to have lead prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer removed from Zuma’s arms deal corruption case.

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Senegal holds presidential election as anger at delay boosts opposition

Senegal will hold its delayed presidential election this Sunday amid an unusually tense political mood after President Macky Sall failed to postpone the vote and two key opponents were released from prison, handing momentum to the opposition.

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Ghana Parliament Speaker criticises president for delaying anti-LGBTQ bill

Ghana's Speaker of Parliament has said President Nana Akufo-Addo's refusal to act on an anti-LGBTQ bill for the time being was unconstitutional and that parliament would stop approving new ministerial appointments.

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SABC role in fair election coverage in SA under spotlight

Load shedding and the role of the public broadcaster, the SABC in ensuring fair election coverage came under the spotlight in South Africa’s (SA) Parliament.

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SA commemorates Human Rights Day

South Africa’s (SA) President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at the national commemoration of Human Rights Day in Sharpeville outside Johannesburg, later this morning.

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UK plan to deport refugees to Rwanda to be delayed after new parliamentary defeats

The passage of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's contentious bill to deport refugees to Rwanda may be delayed until at least next month after the upper house of parliament defeated the government and reinstated demands for greater protections.

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Starving children fill Gaza hospital wards as famine looms

Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes sunken as he lays in bed at the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, where famine is bearing down.

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