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Kenya's Odinga vows to contest election loss in court
Kenya's veteran politician Raila Odinga on Saturday defended plans to make a court challenge to the results of last week's "joke" election that handed victory to Deputy President William Ruto. Ruto was declared president-elect on Monday, scraping past Odinga with a margin of less than two percentage points, after an anxious days-long wait for results of the August 9 vote.
Wiseman Mncube replaces Bonko Khoza as Mqhele Zulu on 'The Wife', SA shares mixed reactions: "Just cancel it"
'Uzalo' actor Wiseman Mncube has replaced Bonko Khoza as Mqhele Zulu on the popular Showmax telenovela 'The Wife'. This follows Bonko Khoza's exit from the show
Eastern Cape matrics are finally able to write core subjects in their mother tongue, IsiXhosa and Sesotho
Eastern Cape matrics will now be able to write maths, physical science, life sciences, history, agricultural sciences, and accounting in IsiXhosa and Sesotho.
EU fiscal oversight of Greece ends after 12 years
Greece on Saturday concluded 12 years of European Union fiscal surveillance that was imposed in return for bailouts after a crushing debt crisis. "The sovereign debt crisis that defined the first years of the previous decade was a steep learning curve for our Union.
French president heads to Algeria to relaunch ties
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Algeria next week in a bid to improve strained ties between Paris and Algiers, the French presidency said Saturday. Macron is to visit the former French colony from Thursday to Saturday next week.
Cuba sees surge in foreign tourists, hopes for more Russians
The number of foreign tourists visiting Cuba so far this year is up nearly sixfold from the 2021 period but remains below pre-pandemic levels, the government said Saturday. The total number of foreign visitors plunged from 4.2 million in 2019 to one million a year later.
Wicketkeeper Samson stars with bat as India win Zimbabwe ODI series
Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson struck an unbeaten 43 to guide India to a five-wicket victory on Saturday and a series win after the second of three one-day internationals in Harare. The unbeaten 43 and three catches earned Samson the player of the match award and the wicketkeeper said he enjoyed his time in front of the stumps.
Algeria fires burned UNESCO-listed park: expert
More than 10 percent of a UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve has been destroyed by fires that tore through northeastern Algeria, killing at least 38 people, an expert told AFP on Saturday. According to UNESCO, the United Nations cultural agency, El Kala Biosphere Reserve covers more than 76,000 hectares.
Ex-president Dos Santos's body to arrive in Angola
The body of Angola's Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain last month, was to arrive in Luanda Saturday, government said, ending a weeks-long feud over the repatriation of the ex-president's corpse. The body was due to arrive in Luanda in the late afternoon, a government official told AFP without providing further details.
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