King Mswati III grants Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo a diplomatic passport, enhancing regional ties and raising concerns over potential corruption.
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Thousands raid informal miners after S.Africa mass rape
Thousands of angry South African protesters Thursday hunted down miners without permits, sealing makeshift shafts and burning houses, after the mass rape of eight women last week west of Johannesburg. Local television footage showed protesters using boulders to close makeshift mine shafts in a Kagiso district known as Soul City.
Senegal president's camp loses absolute majority in parliament
Senegalese President Macky Sall's coalition has lost its absolute majority in parliament but finished first by a narrow margin in parliamentary polls, provisional results showed Thursday. They won 56 and 24 seats respectively, the results Thursday showed.
8 months' jail for 14 migrants in Morocco: lawyer
Morocco on Thursday sentenced 14 migrants to eight months' jail following their arrest a day before a deadly mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in June, their lawyer said. A Moroccan court last month sentenced 33 migrants to 11 months in jail for illegal entry, while a separate trial of 29 migrants including a minor continues.
2-Time childhood bone cancer survivor shares inspiring story of how she got her mobility back
A 25-year-old woman who is a two-time childhood bone cancer survivor courageously shared the story of how she got her mobility back. Only on one crutch now.
S.Sudan extends transitional govt by two years
South Sudan's leaders announced Thursday that the country's post-war transitional government would remain in power two years beyond an agreed deadline, in a move foreign partners warned lacked legitimacy.
Top Zimbabwe novelist defiant after acquittal bid fails
Award-winning Zimbabwean author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga will go on trial next week for inciting violence after staging a street protest, a court ruled on Thursday.
Morocco's petro-PM faces heat over soaring fuel prices
Morocco's Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, a billionaire petrol baron, is facing a growing online campaign demanding he step down as fuel prices -- and energy firms' profits -- surge. Many are calling on the government to halve fuel prices and impose a cap on the profits of petrol retailers -- including the dominant player Afriquia, of which Akhannouch is the majority owner.
Nigerian government issues hefty fine to MultiChoice for broadcasting BBC report on banditry
MultiChoice Nigeria Ltd, which is part of the South African group, has been fined over R200 000 for airing a BBC report that "glorified" bandits in the country.
Video of 3 young boys dancing leaves social media users impressed with hearts busting, they’ve got the moves
A cute video of three young boys dancing has gone viral. The boys seem as if they come from rather humble beginnings but are making the most of what they have.
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