Southern Africa

China donates 200,000 USD to cyclone victims in Zimbabwe

The Chinese Embassy and Chinese community in Zimbabwe donated food, purified water and equipment worth 200,000 U.S. dollars to help ...
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Zambia bans energy drink with male sex booster Viagra

Zambia banned an energy drink on Wednesday after it was shown to have been adulterated with the male sex booster ...
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Mozambique mourns, Zimbabwe buries dead from Cyclone Idai

Zimbabwe is retrieving and burying bodies Wednesday as Mozambique begins three days of national mourning for victims of Cyclone Idai, ...
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South Africa’s President Ramaphosa gets stuck on train

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa may have hoped that joining the morning commute would mark him out as a man ...
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Mozambique’s president says cyclone death toll may be 1000

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi says that more than 1,000 may have by killed by Cyclone Idai, which many say is ...
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa declares cyclone tragedy state of disaster

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the tragedy caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai a state of disaster. This was revealed ...
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Namibian police calls for calm ahead of land protest

Namibian police on Saturday called for calm among protesters who plan to take to the streets of Windhoek on Monday ...
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At least 24 dead, dozens missing in Zimbabwe after cyclone

At least 24 people have died in south eastern Zimbabwe as homes and bridges were swept away by a tropical ...
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Escaped Lion spends night in jail cell in South Africa

A lion that escaped a wildlife park and was captured weeks later spent the night in a South African jail ...
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Malawi’s former president Joyce Banda quits presidential race

Malawi´s former president Joyce Banda has pulled out of the May 21 presidential race and endorsed opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera, ...
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