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Public anger simmers over a juvenile killed by French police in Paris
Thursday | June 29, 2023 Violence unrest erupted in the bustling streets of Paris in France after a juvenile Nahel M. was brutally gunned down by the police on Tuesday morning, June 27. Today, Reuters highlighted the escalating tension in the French government corridors as “protesters torched cars, barricaded streets and hurled projectiles at the […]
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SA’s NSC notched above 80%
Thursday | January 19, 2023 The national outcomes of the 2023 grade 12s, also known as matric, settled on 80.1%, the Minister of Basic Education in South Africa Angie Motshekga announced on Thursday. The performance of the nine SA provinces from the highest to lowest percentages are as follows: Free State: 88.5% Gauteng: 84.4% KwaZulu-Natal: […]
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Former PM of Japan Shinzo Abe assassinated at a rally
Friday | July 8, 2022 Ex-Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was fatally shot at a campaign rally delivering a speech in Nara, Japan. Al Jazeera and CNN reported that he was shot by a 41-year old man. Report alleged that the shooter fired a home-made gun. Abe was rushed to hospital and died under […]
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Police kill 8 armed robbers in Joburg
Monday | February 21, 2022 South African Police Service (SAPS) members have killed 8 robbers and foiled an imminent robbery in Rosettenville, south of Johannesburg on Monday. The police also reported that 8 accomplices were injured in the confrontation while others are still at large. Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela said they had been hot […]
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Freak Accident Claims Joburg Mayor’s Life
Sunday | September 19, 2021 Gauteng – Johannesburg Executive Mayor Jolidee Matongo was involved in a freak car accident that cost his life on Saturday, Sept. 18, his office confirmed. The Mayor was reportedly on his way home in Lenasia, a few kilometers away from Soweto. Few hours earlier, Mr. Matongo was part of President […]
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Former SA President Jacob Zuma Incarcerated Contempt
Thursday | July 08, 2021 Jacob Zuma, the former South African President, handed himself to police custody on Thursday morning following the Constitutional Court order. The Minister of Police Bheki Cele’s office said: “The Police Ministry can confirm that former President of South Africa, Mr Jacob Zuma was placed in @SAPoliceService custody as in compliance […]
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Tanzania President John Magufuli dies at 61
Wednesday | March 17, 2021 The President of Tanzania John Magufuli has been pronounced dead by his Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan on national television, the BBC reports. Magufuli was out of the public space for over a period of two weeks. He became controversial around his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in his country. […]
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Top technocrats, Peter Matlare, dies
Sunday | March 7, 2021 Former South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Chief executive Officer (CEO) Peter Matlare passed away on Sunday due to “Covid-19 related complications”, according to eNCA. Matlare, 61, is well-known for running some of South Africa’s flagship companies. He worked for, among other companies, Prime Media and Tiger Brands, the biggest manufacturer […]
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MEC Lesufi shuts Helpmekaar College
Monday | January 18, 2021 The Gauteng Provincial Department of Basic Education stopped Helpmekaar College from continuing with its school calendar regardless of Covid-19 regulations announced by the national government. Situated in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, the 100 years old school was reportedly meant to open for all grades Monday, Jan. 18, despite the 2-week delay announced […]
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SA schools reopening deferred
Friday | January 15, 2021 The Department of Basic Education in South Africa has put on ice the reopening of schools on Jan. 27, 2021. Instead, schools will resume on Feb. 15, 2021. The delay in starting the 2021 academic year is largely motivated by the surge in Covid-19 cases and the number of fatalities.
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