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Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:16:29 +0000UK PM Johnson faces fresh scandal over lockdown party breach
The British PM had hoped to start the new year with a reset of his embattled government, leaving behind the so-called "partygate" scandals that ratcheted up the pressure on his position, after a series of other claims of corruption.
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Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:06:22 +0000Behind concerns over Afcon is a culture of disdain
European clubs and media that wanted the tournament postponed amid a rise in Covid cases were serving their own selfish interests and repeating the old narrative of ‘darkest Africa’.
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Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:41:50 +0000Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to appear on US coin
The quarter has for the last 90 years shown the nation's first president, George Washington, on one side and an eagle on the other.
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Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:25:20 +0000Djokovic trains as Australian Open dream hangs in balance
Doubts have emerged over the accuracy of Djokovic's travel declaration, reportedly filled out before he flew in from Spain.
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Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:05:51 +0000SANDF to brief family of slain Congo soldier
Family hopes for answers now that a probe has been completed into a friendly fire incident that killed a South African soldier in the DRC
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Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:50:34 +0000Nehawu members “very anxious” and “worried” following parliament fire
Parliament yet to implement health and safety recommendations from 2018, union claims
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Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:27:14 +0000In distress as South Coast stays dry six years on
Visitors packed up and left after finding no water in towns along the coast as businesses battle
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Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:55:51 +0000Djokovic wins Australia visa case, judge orders his release
In an emergency online court hearing, the judge ordered that the decision to cancel Djokovic's visa 'be quashed'
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Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000Precision is key for the economy in 2022
The year ahead must focus on a fiscal reform interventions, capacity-building and more intentional projects towards poverty eradication
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Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:00:00 +0000Africa’s polluters dodge the bullet
From pharmaceutical waste and radioactive pollutants in Lake Victoria in East Africa, to acid mine drainage in South Africa, water pollution is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa
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