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STARFM 91.9: New radio station hits Joburg’s airwaves

The young and funky Johannesburg-based STARFM has stepped onto the city's radio scene today.

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

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“It Was A Gracious Moment” Keri Hilson Said She And Beyoncé Have Made Amends.

In the ten years since Keri Hilson made disparaging comments about Beyoncé, people have not allowed her to live them down. But Hilson recently said during an interview that she and Beyoncé have spoken and have a mutual respect for one another.

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Two die during violent protests in Eastern Cape town

Situation reported to be tense in Middelburg, near Graaf-Reinet. Protestors have been barricading roads since early in the week.

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Employee 'unfairly dismissed' for working after smoking dagga - CCMA

The judge ordered the reinstatement of a factory worker who had been fired for reporting for duty under the influence of dagga.

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Op-Ed: Tabletop's Value in Shaping Disaster Response

Tabletop exercises test the territory’s strengths and weaknesses in the face of disaster, and they test emergency workers' ability to respond to them.

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McDonald’s; The Pull of Pork.

(ThyBlackMan.com) It's a month for the letter 'P,' as in, 'The president is preparing to get pitched out of public housing and is proffering preemptive pardons to his progeny.' Or, for a more proper association, the simple word 'pork.' Oh, sure, my country wallows in a perfect Third World

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Uganda: Struggling Aganist All Odds to Ensure Learning Continuity Through Radio, TV Lessons

[Monitor] When the coronavirus pandemic hit Uganda in late March, all education institutions were closed as a way of preventing the spread of the virus. This meant disruption of the school term for all learners.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Yolanda Spivey: I Pretended To Be A White Woman And Received A Ton of Job Offers

By Yolanda Spivey UPDATE: Please note, this story was originally published in 2012. Before I begin, let me quote the late, great, Booker T. Washington who said, “Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to hate

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Villagers 'offered preferential SRD grant service' for paying bribes

In the town of Dutywa people waiting for their COVID-19 SRD relief grants said if they pay a R50 bribe they get served first.

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Guyana approximately 20 years behind rest of the world in technology adaptation - Stabroek News

Dear Editor, I am neither an APNU nor PPP voter. I just want the best for our Nation regardless of the Government in power. The article Guyana approximately 20 years behind rest of the world in technology adaptation appeared first on Stabroek News.

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#AAMAM: “Just A Shot Away” – Rediscovering Legendary Session Singer Merry Clayton (LISTEN)

Back in March 2014, as she was experiencing 50 years in the music business, legendary session singer Merry Clayton got one more chance at stardom when the documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, about the world’s most renowned backup singers, won the Best Documentary

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Singer Bishop Rance Allen Dies At 71, Kirk Franklin And Gospel Community Mourn

Vibe Gospel legend Bishop Rance Allen has died at the age of 71. The minister of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) passed away on Saturday morning at a midwestern care facility. 'While recovering from a medical procedure at Heartland ProMedica [in Sylvania, OH], Bishop Rance Allen passed away

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Aiming for a California Comeback: Tavis Smiley Returns to Radio - Milwaukee Community Journal

Tanu Henry | California Black Media Popular radio and television personality, whose career first began to skyrocket in the 1990s on Black Entertainment Television and proved its staying power until about four years ago in 2017 — is aiming to once again become a familiar face and name in American

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Languages: Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English (official) 2.1%, other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001

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John H. Johnson, Editor and Publisher of JET

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Lawyer Helped Man Charged In Ahmaud Arbery Leak Video Because He ‘Didn’t Want the Neighborhood to Become a Ferguson’

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Uganda: 32 Media Houses Sue Govt Over Licence Fees

[Monitor] A total of 32 radio and television stations have sued government and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), challenging the recently levied trade licence fees that they say subject them to double taxation.

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New broadcast authority Director defends himself over US FCC cases - Stabroek News

Documents have surfaced that show that newly-appointed member of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) board, Robert Mohamed had allegedly operated an unlicensed radio station in the United States (US) several years

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"Don't Silence Us!" – Radio Station G98.7 FM wants Canadian Prime Minister to intervene in sale | New York Carib News

Toronto-based radio station – G98.7 FM has called on Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, to intervene in the pending sale of a local radio station which has served as an important voice for the African-Caribbean community.

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Source: The New York Carib News

GOP Gets Court Backing in Suppressing the Vote in Battleground States

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How Janice Faison Went From An Assistant to OutKast to Business Partners With Big Boi

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Billie Holiday was a legendary American jazz singer, songwriter and actress. She was born as Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915 to Sarah Julia Fagan and Clarence Holiday. Her parents were neither married, nor living together and Clarence left the family when Billie was just a child. Her mother moved

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SA film 'Stam' chosen to compete at Tofifest International Film Festival

'Stam' has been selected to compete in the Tofifest International Film Festival which will be held in Toruń, Poland.

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Ghana: Private Radio Stations in Ghana Influence Political Discourse Unfairly. Here Is How

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Eure Sr., Dexter Dillard (1924-2015)

Dexter Dillard Eure Sr., pioneering black newspaper columnist for the Boston Globe, was born in Suffolk, Virginia, an only child to Luke Eure and Sarah Sharpe. His father left the family when he was an infant and his mother died when he was 12. Eure spent the rest of his young life going back and

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Delta Airlines postpones flights from US to SA until 2021

Delta Airlines has once again delayed the relaunch of its flights between South Africa and the US, with the awaited addition of Cape Town as a stopover now also postponed until January.

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Brendin Horner murder accused to be charged with stock theft in separate case | News24

The two men accused of murdering 21-year-old farm manager Brendin Horner are expected to be charged for a separate case of stock theft which took place in the eastern Free State.

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Introducing the family of Jamaican accountants dating back to the 1950s - Voice Online

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Ike Turner was a popular twentieth century African-American musician, bandleader and lyricist. He was also a record producer and is given credit for introducing rock and roll in 1950s. Turner came to stardom in 1960s and 1970s with his former wife Tina Turner and their record

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