Mozambique starts three days national mourning for cyclone victims
Mozambique started three days of national mourning on Wednesday after a powerful cyclone and flooding killed hundreds of people and left a trail of destruction across swathes of s ...
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Botswana to offer breakfast at primary schools
Botswana’s government resolved on Monday to provide breakfast meals at pre-schools and primary schools, acting upon a 2013 recommendation to align the primary school menu with tha ...
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Mozambique president says death toll from Cyclone Idai could exceed 1,000
Mozambique’s president, Filipe Nyusi on Monday said the death toll from Cyclone Idai and the preceding floods could exceed 1,000. Only 84 deaths have been confirmed so far in Moza ...
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South Africa hit by more blackouts
South African state utility Eskom stepped up blackouts on Saturday as it lost 900 megawatts of electricity imports from neighbouring Mozambique, which was hit this week by a cyclo ...
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Cyclone Idai claims 48 lives in Mozambique, 39 in Zimbabwe
At least 48 people have been killed in Mozambique and 39 in neighbouring Zimbabwe after tropical cyclone Idai tore through the two southern African countries, officials and media ...
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Ethiopia puts Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleets on hold
On Monday, Ethiopian Airlines, Cayman Airways and China’s aviation regulator all grounded their fleets of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, following Sunday’s plane crash. In a statement post ...
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157 people from 35 countries perish in Ethiopian Airlines crash
A Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 crashed minutes after an early-morning take off from Addis Ababa yesterday, killing all 149 passengers and eight crew on board, Ethiopian Airlines said ...
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DRC president agrees coalition government plan with Kabila
Former President Joseph Kabila’s coalition will have a say in choosing the next Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, according to an agreement between his coal ...
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What you need to know about ongoing Uganda-Rwanda stalemate
The foreign ministers of Uganda and Rwanda addressed the media in their respective countries on Tuesday, to provide clarification on the border standoff that has dominated news he ...
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Massmart 2018 earnings down nearly 32%
Massmart, which owns local brands such as Game, Makro, Builder’s Warehouse and CBW, said the combination of low sales growth and higher expense growth caused group trading profit ...
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