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[New Times] While some of the quack architects are using the credentials of their colleagues who are accredited, others are opting for outright forgery of construction permits.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Calls for Public Hangings, Chemical Castration of Rapists | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
A week after two headline-grabbing reports of sexual violence in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said rapists should be handed down the most severe punishments - either public hanging or chemical castration. In atelevision interview, Khan said themotorway rape casehad shaken the nation and that
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Judges scrutinize suit’s claims in Harvard racial bias case
BOSTON (AP) — A panel of appeals court judges on Wednesday repeatedly challenged the legal claims of a group that... View Article The post Judges scrutinize suit’s claims in Harvard racial bias case appeared first on TheGrio.
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Virginity testing, genital mutilation - Western Cape raises questions on Initiation Bill | News24
The Bill hoped to fix problems experienced at initiation schools in the past.
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Colorado has appointed a record number of Black women judges in less than two years - Face2Face Africa
Colorado has an impressive five new Black female judges in less than two years. In a state where 84 percent of its population is white and just about 4 percent is Black, this news comes as a surprise to many. Diversity and inclusion could not scream more loudly at us with these appointments and
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Harris County Public Health to relocate to historic Riverside Hospital - DefenderNetwork.com
Everyone in our community deserves quality and accessible healthcare. Recognizing the need to have essential healthcare services centrally located to better serve the public, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis on Tuesday received Commissioners Court’s approval to relocate Harris County Public
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Port Elizabeth’s Day Zero: A result of poor planning and a failure to fix leaks | News24
Many Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality residents are already experiencing Day Zero, with tanks delivering water to them daily.
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Des Moines says no to governor's demand for classroom return - Black News Channel
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Students in Iowa's largest school system are facing the possibility that this most unusual school year could stretch into next summer, and the district could be hit with crippling bills because of a dispute with the governor over the
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Most cities left with less than a year of water supply: Minister
BY VENERANDA LANGA WATER supplies in many cities and towns in the country are dwindling, while local authorities face additional challenges of shortages of chemicals and broken down pipes and pumps, Lands deputy minister Douglas Karoro has said. Karoro was giving a ministerial statement in the
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Zondo: Why has no one been charged or arrested in R1bn Free State housing scheme? | News24
The Free State province was meant to build thousands of low cost houses in 2010 and 2011, but many of the houses were never built.
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Zimbabwe: Jonathan Moyo Warns Chamisa
[263Chat] Professor Jonathan Moyo Monday warned MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa against changing the party's name following the recent announcement by Thokozani Khupe that she is taking over the name and will be using it in the upcoming by-elections
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Tributes pour in for ANC's Songezo Mjongile | News24
The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape is shocked by the death of former provincial ANC secretary Songezo Mjongile who died after a short battle with cancer.
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States Face Pressure To Ban Race-Based Hairstyle Prejudice
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A growing number of states are facing pressure to ban race-based discrimination against hair texture and hairstyles in schools and the workplace. Advocates this week presented a draft proposal to New Mexico state lawmakers that would outlaw employers and schools from
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Jamaican man accused of stabbing woman who rejected his advances - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Observer) Thirty-year-old Denroy Whitely of Dalton district in St Elizabeth was arrested and charged for wounding with intent following an incident in his community on September
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Africa: Journalists Targeted Across the Continent
[Legalbrief] Decades after many governments across the continent loosened control over broadcasters and publishers, the media industry is under threat.
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PICS | Bubbly, crayfish, drugs and stolen cars seized as Western Cape cops crack the whip | News24
Stolen bubbly, a huge haul of crayfish tails as well as drugs, guns and cars were among the items seized by Western Cape police this week.
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COVID testing of teachers, staff hotly debated as California schools reopen - Black Voice News
In summary Without clear guidance from the state, coronavirus testing remains a contentious and costly issue as more school districts inch toward reopening. As schools throughout California tiptoe toward reopening, decisions about whether to routinely test teachers, staff and even students for the
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Ngodzo tipped for Real Betis Academy
BY FORTUNE MBELE WARRIORS and Highlanders legendary midfielder Johannes “Tshisa” Ngodzo (pictured) has been tipped to take charge of the Real Betis Academy Zimbabwe centre to be established in Bulawayo soon. Sources in the City of Kings and Queens yesterday said the former Highlanders midfield
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‘Black slave’ assignment upsets students - African American News Today - EIN News
A high school teacher in Iowa in the US has been put “on leave” after asking students to “pretend you are a black slave” for a school assignment.
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Robbers bundle family in vehicle, set it ablaze
BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA Police in Beatrice, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt of four men who ransacked a Harare home, tied the family inside a car and drove to Beatrice where they set the vehicle ablaze. The couple from Harare’s Marlborough suburb, Daniel Tsamba (49), his wife
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DeKalb school board member accused of making racist remarks - TheGrio
Joyce Morley, a DeKalb County school board member, said those accusing her of making racially insensitive comments during a recent... View Article The post DeKalb school board member accused of making racist remarks appeared first on TheGrio.
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Soldier needed to silence nurses: ED
BY MOSES MATENGA PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told a Zanu PF central committee meeting in Harare that he appointed Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga to head the Health portfolio to sort out striking doctors and nurses with a “soldier mentality”. Chiwenga was appointed to the portfolio
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Zimbabwe: ED Shuts Door On Zim Intervention, Says Crisis Only in Opponents' Bedrooms
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Idol Smuggling Thrives in Eastern Corridors of India  | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
An ancient idol of the Hindu deity Gauri that was seized by Indian customs officials. (Courtesy of Kolkata Customs) The eastern corridor of India has become a conduit for smuggling antique idols and artifacts out of the country to prominent art galleries in the West. About a fortnight ago, customs
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We’re still Zanu PF: G40
BY MOSES MATENGA EXILED members of the Zanu PF’s G40 faction have said they are still Zanu PF members and are fighting tirelessly to force the ruling Zanu PF party to return to constitutionalism, accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of fraudulently “shooting his way to power” in 2017. This came
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Somalia: Floods Displace Thousands in Middle Shabelle
[Dalsan Radio] Thousands of families have been displaced from their homes in Jowhar and Bal'ad district due to river floods in Middle Shabelle region.
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AMA to set up market hubs for fresh produce
BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA The Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) is set to open market hubs for horticultural products to bolster the country’s food self-sufficiency, the organisation’s chief executive Clever Isaya has said. The hubs are expected to allow farmers access to structured and organised
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Uganda: Village Health Teams Look for Covid-19 Patients House-to-House in Kanungu District
[WHO] Kampala, 21 September 2020:- In Bwindi village in Kanungu district southwestern Uganda, a team of four masked Village Health Team (VHTs) members armed with pens, notebooks and forms go knocking door-to-door checking on the health of people in the community. They are accustomed to this routine
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