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South Africa

South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2011 pop. 51,770,560), 471,359 sq mi (1,220,813 sq km), S Africa. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Namibia in the northwest, on Botswana and Zimbabwe in the north, on Mozambique and Swaziland in

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Pop-UP COVID-19 Testing in Elk Grove — The Sacramento Observer

ELK GROVE - The California National Guard will operate a community-based pop-up COVID-19 testing site on Tuesday, August 4 at 8:00 am in Elk Grove at Valley-hi Library (7400 Imagination Pkwy, Elk Grove, CA 95758). Testing is first come, first served and testing capacity is limited. Testing will be

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Nigeria: Professor Ibrahim Gambari - Chief of Staff to the President

My prayer is that Professor Gambari would remain faithful to his core value of commitment to the nation of Nigeria and would do all in his power to promote more inclusive

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ghana coronavirus: 5,735 cases, prez fact-checked on testing ‘record’

May 17: 5,735 cases, prez fact-checked on testing

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South Africa cases pass 10,000; concerns grow over Cape Town hotspot

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa (as of Monday May 11) surpassed 10,000, including 194 fatalities, according to Health Minister Zwelini

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Hendrik Verwoerd - Death

Hendrik Verwoerd , in full Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (born September 8, 1901, Amsterdam, Netherlands—died September 6, 1966, Cape Town, South Africa), South African professor, editor, and statesman who, as prime minister (1958–66), rigorously developed and applied the policy of apartheid, or

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Gangs deliver food in poor Cape Town area amid lockdown

While protecting him from the coronavirus, it would normally also put him in danger in Manenberg, one of a number of violent and poor neighborhoods on the outskirts of Cape Town known as the Cape

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Uganda: Sakwa - Victim's Family Disowns Apology

On Friday, a group of youth armed with placards and claiming to be family members of the deceased, Charles Isanga told journalists that they had forgiven the embattled

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Source: allAfrica.com

Desoto City Hall & Some Facilities Set For a Limited Reopening on May 18th: Safety Restrictions & Modified Rules In Place

On Monday, May 18th, in conjunction with Governor Greg Abbott’s plan to reopen Texas, DeSoto’s City Hall, and some other important City facilities will reopen to the public on a graduated

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Baquet, Charles R., III (1941- )

Ambassador Charles R. Baquet III was born December 24, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended public schools in the city and in 1963 he earned his B.A. in history from Xavier University in New Orleans. In 1975, he earned his M.A. in public administration from the Maxwell School of Government

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South Africa: Charges Dropped Against Ex-Girlfriend of Wife Killer Jason Rohde

Jolene Alterskye faced charges of crimen injuria for comments she made about the

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week | The Atlanta Voice

In reality, the House bill would give $100 billion to local organizations, such as community health centers or nonprofits, to help with testing and contact tracing by funding door-to-door outreach, the purchase of testing supplies and the hiring and training of people to run mobile testing

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Obama’s Cryptic Tweet Sets Twitter Alight With Speculation

It’s unclear why Obama chose this moment to issue the call to vote, some six months before the 2020 presidential

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Dennis Brutus - Birthday

Dennis Brutus , in full Dennis Vincent Brutus (born November 28, 1924, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia [now Harare, Zimbabwe]—died December 26, 2009, Cape Town, South Africa), poet whose works centre on his sufferings and those of his fellow blacks in South Africa.

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'Not Covid Red Toni': Toni Braxton Slays an Effortless Beauty Look

With just a set of impressive eyelashes, her “newest lip color concoction Covid red,” and a pair of hoop earrings, the 52-year-old has fans doing a double take and laughing all at the same

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ESSENCE Releases First Comprehensive Survey on How Black Women Are Impacted by COVID-19

Financially, over half (52%) of black women in the study are currently facing or anticipating a negative financial impact as a result of the pandemic, as compared with only 20% who are not, and half (50%) say that their ability to work effectively has been negatively affected by the

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Zimbabwe: Rights Movement Speaks On Buyanga Child Custody Drama

Fathers' Rights Movement Zimbabwe (FRMZ) believes Frank Buyanga's child custody case has demonstrated that fathers' rights are disregarded in

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Zimbabwe: COVID-19 - Residents Red Flag Over Truck Drivers, Illegal Cross Border Traders

Mutare residents say truck drivers and illegal cross-border traders posed the biggest risk of transiting coronavirus among city dwellers because of their continued movements across into neighbouring

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Black Blogger Becomes Overnight Celebrity After White Woman Becomes Salty Over Her Photo - Blavity

Sutton, who initially didn't understand why she'd gained an influx of followers (she was hoping Oprah might have shared one of her photos), responded to the situation in an Instagram

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Uncle Richie speaks out

BY WINSTONE ANTONIO COMEDIAN Richard “Uncle Richie” Matimba — famed for Zviri Kumbofamba Sei skits — yesterday said he was still in the groove although he had taken a back seat to concentrate on performing at private functions rather than sharing his work on social media. A teacher by

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Eskom proposed tariff increase will 'kill SA economy', says energy expert

Energy expert Ted Blom says the gravy train at Eskom 'runs deep and wide', adding that the utility is 'on a journey to grab as much money out of the economy as they can'.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Sister of Man Charged In Shooting Death of Ahmaud Arbery Apologizes After Posting Picture of Victim’s Corpse: ‘I Had No Malicious Intent'

Lindsay McMichael, 30, posted a crime scene photo showing Arbery’s body lying on the pavement in a pool of

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Rice, Constance Williams (1945- )

Rice also sought to provide a space and forum for black women professionals across the city to organize. In 1984, she founded 101 Black Women to provide a region-wide network for black women who often felt isolated in predominately white workplaces and in the city of Seattle. The

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Design Entrepreneur's 'Pandemic Pivot' Leads to 250% Increase in Sales

As an entrepreneur, Dionna Dorsey is more than a little familiar with riding out a rough patch of slower

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Two months after Ahmaud Arbery’s murder, two gunmen finally arrested | The Mississippi Link

Social media outcry and public concern are high after the released of a graphic video showing 25 year-old Ahmaud

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Source: The Mississippi Link

COVID-19: Algeria imposes wearing of masks

Algerian authorities have made the wearing of masks compulsory as part of new measures to contain Covid-19, in the run-up to the Muslim Eid al-Fitr

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

'The Reunion Wasn’t for Nene': Fans Hint Nene Leakes Was 'Ganged Up' on During the 'RHOA' Reunion

Andy Cohen, the reunion host, asked Leakes and her fellow castmate Kandi Burruss about their feud that broke out on social

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The Role of the Black Church During a Pandemic

As I processed the article and the dialogue it generated, my personal and pastoral PTSD was kicked into overdrive recalling the pummeling my church (New Birth) and I took just a few weeks earlier when we announced that we’d formulated a partnership with a telemedicine firm and a community health

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Source: Chicago Defender

Outspoken Libyan princess Alia Al Senussi supports ‘New Saudi’ art scene

Princess Alia Al Senussi speaks to Inspire Middle East

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Liberia: Unity Party Survives On Cummings' Pocket

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