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Matabeleland South District Development Fund (DDF) planning officer Moment Malandu confirmed the development. The post Mangwe piped water project nears completion appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Meet HBCU Student Mikayla Harris Who Earned a $15K Astronaut Scholarship
This Morgan State University student in Baltimore, Maryland, is one of the winners of the prestigious Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award.
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Former R. Kelly Employee Says He Threatened Her When Accused Of Sexual Harassment
“He said generally in these situations people come up missing,” Cheryl Mack recalled him telling her when an underage girl sued him.
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Dorothy Porter, the librarian who stood up against racism in Howard University's library
The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University remains one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of African-American history in the world. It was started with 3,000 items in 1930 before it expanded into an archive of more than 180,000
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Levar Burton Claps Back At White Writer For Speculating Whether He Still Wants To Host Jeopardy!
Levar Burton has said he has no interest in hosting Jeopardy!. After that messy host selection process messy who could blame him. But for some reason, Los Angeles Times reporter Stephen Battaglio took it upon himself to enter the conversation and insert his misguided belief that Burton would jump
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81-year-old widow gets a breakthrough
Unlike many small charities whose activities have been stymied because of a reduction in funding during the pandemic, the Widow’s Mite Legacy Foundation took the bold step of constructing a one-bedroom board house for an 81-year-old widow. Gloria...
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Darryl Strawberry's granddaughter found safe after being reported missing
The granddaughter of Major League Baseball legend Darryl Strawberry has been found safe after being reported missing in Nevada. According The post Darryl Strawberry's granddaughter found safe after being reported missing appeared first on TheGrio.
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Zimbabwe: Bulawayo on Path to Reclaim Industrial Status
[The Herald] BULAWAYO is gradually reclaiming its status as the country's manufacturing hub with several industries exhibiting resilience amid improved output and focus on exports, Industry and Commerce Minister, Dr Sekai Nzenza said yesterday.
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Dodgers’ pending free agents, Part IV: Clayton Kershaw - L.A. Focus News
Editor’s note: This is the Thursday, Sept. 23 edition of the Inside the Dodgers newsletter from reporter J.P. Hoornstra. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. When the media crowded into rooms for press conferences, way back in 2018, I can remember sitting behind a television
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Derek Chauvin To Appeal Conviction, Sentence In George Floyd's Death
The former Minneapolis police officer, who was sentenced to 22 1/2 years, claims the judge abused his discretion or erred during several key points in the case.
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Uzo Aduba Reveals She Got Married Last Year: 'You’re The Best Thing'
The "In Treatment" actor shared a sweet selfie from her wedding day.
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East Africa: Tz Commits for Timely EAC Fees Settlement
[Daily News] THE Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East Africa Community, Ambassador Mbarouk Nassor Mbarouk has said Tanzania was committed to honour all her obligations to the East African Community, including timely subscription fees to the regional bloc.
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Rwandan court finds 'Hotel Rwanda' film hero Paul Rusesabagina guilty of terror-related charges | News24
A Rwandan court has said Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, was guilty of terrorism-related charges.
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Uganda: Why Shs700b Agriculture Park Project in Luweero Has Stalled
[Monitor] The much-touted Shs700 billion agriculture investment project Chinese investors set up in Luweero is moving at a snail pace, which casts doubt over its viability, Daily Monitor has established.
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Liberia: President Weah Extends Invitation to United States, Other Wealthy Nations for Sustained Partnership to Combat Climate Change, Boost Economic Growth
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President George M. Weah has directed requested the United States Government and the rest of the developed to form a sustained partnership with Liberia to combat climate change and spur economic growth.
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LeVar Burton Says He's Given Up His Dream Of Becoming 'Jeopardy!' Host
The "Reading Rainbow" icon learned that the gig "wasn't the thing that I wanted after all," but is nonetheless grateful for the opportunities now coming his way.
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South Africa: President Ramaphosa to Lead Countrywide Celebrations
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead the countrywide celebrations of Heritage Day on Friday.
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Beach erosion monitoring tower installed at Hellshire
Jamaica is making progress in addressing beach erosion with the installation of a monitoring tower at Hellshire Beach in St Catherine. The tower was erected under the 'Impact Assessment of Climate Change on the Sandy Shorelines of the Caribbean...
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Tanzania: Unga 76 - President Samia Maiden Speech Conquers Global Stage
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has said developing nations must be assisted in addressing the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19, while expressing huge concern on vaccine inequity.
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Why Muhammad Ali formed a close relationship with Malcolm X, and then turned his back on him
On the day newly crowned 22-year-old heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali announced that he had rejected Cassius Clay as his “slave name”, Malcolm X, who had recruited him into the Nation of Islam, was beside him. The two civil rights era icons would become close friends but fell out
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Michaela Coel Dedicates Emmy Win To ‘Every Single Survivor Of Sexual Assault’
The "I May Destroy You" creator, actor, writer and director won an Emmy for writing the universally acclaimed HBO limited series.
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Woman’s Body Had Been in the Mortuary for Months After She Was Reported Missing
By Victor Omondi The family of missing 31-year-old Natassia Meadows is seeking answers after learning that her body lingered in the Wayne County mortuary for seven months without their knowledge and was subsequently cremated without their permission. Meadows' family became concerned after not
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Gweru City Council electricity bill doubles - NewsDay Zimbabwe
Makombe said council owed the power utility over $143 million, and had a monthly bill of $13 million which has since doubled due to an increase in tariffs. The post Gweru City Council electricity bill doubles appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Questions raised about the honesty of president Bio’s speech at the UN General Assembly
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 September 2021: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, spoke at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, about the progress his government has made in improving the democratic space, governance, and prosperity of the people of Sierra
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Tunisia Keen to Resolve Conflicts in Hotbeds of Tension - FM
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi said the role of regional organisations and the Arab League in resolving regional conflicts and crisis prevention is crucial. The latter are also able to engage in talks with
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Zimbabwe: Stakeholders Welcome New Wheat Price
[The Herald] Farmers and stakeholders in the agriculture industry have welcomed the 2021 wheat floor producer prices and urged responsible authorities to constantly review the producer prices in line with market dictates.
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PHOENIX AWARDS Highlight: President Joe Biden Addresses the Soul of the Nation
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Tunisia: Presidential Decree No. 2021-117 Shows a 'Will to Change Political System in Its Entirety,' Says Ennahdha
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Presidential Decree No. 2021-117 of September 22, 2021, on exceptional measures "constitutes a real suspension of the Constitution of 2014,» said Mohamed Goumani, member of the executive committee and chair of the committee to manage the political crisis
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Niger: What's Behind the Rising Violence in Western Niger?
[The New Humanitarian] Tillabéri, Niger -- 'How can a poorly armed group of farmers defend itself from well-equipped terrorist fighters?'
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Tunisia: Measures Announced Major Step to Bring System of Corruption, Terrorism Down - Popular Current
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The exceptional measures announced by President Kais Saied in Decree No. 2021-17 are "a major step to bring the system of corruption and terrorism down, " the Popular Current said.
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