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NEW Delhi (India) — More than 500 people have died in a heatwave that has swept across India and is showing little signs of abating, officials said yesterday.
Africa’s second liberation
Garikai Chengu Yesterday many African government offices, businesses and banks ground to a halt in order to commemorate Africa Day. In schools up and down the continent, little children were…
Marikana letter of demand sent to President Zuma
JOHANNESBURG — The lawyer representing mine workers who were injured and arrested during the Marikana shooting has sent a letter to President Jacob Zuma on behalf of his clients demanding…
China takes officials to prison as warning
BEIJING — Chinese officials have been sent on prison tours visiting inmates including former colleagues as a warning against corruption, state-run media said yesterday, provoking mockery online.
Cameron outlines who can vote in referendum on EU
LONDON — Britain’s prime minister yesterday outlined who will be allowed to vote in a referendum on whether or not the country should remain in the European Union, opting to…
Burkina Faso opens graves to answer questions about Thomas Sankara
POLICE and forensic experts in Burkina Faso have started opening 13 graves, which may include the body of Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary leader whose death nearly 30 years ago in…
100s take to the streets in Bujumbura
BUJUMBURA —Hundreds of anti-government protesters took to the streets of Burundian capital Bujumbura yesterday after an opposition politician was killed at the weekend.
fastjet Zimbabwe to announce entry into aviation market
Golden Sibanda Harare Bureau BUDGET airline, fastjet Zimbabwe, will herald its entry into the domestic aviation market through flights on the two most lucrative routes, Victoria Falls and Bulawayo from…
Vincent Bones brings out debut album
Vincent Bones has achieved everything he set out to do this past year. The once homeless kid touched the hearts of millions last year when he won the 10th season…
Boko Haram hacks 10 Nigerians to death —official
KANO — Boko Haram fighters hacked to death 10 people in a remote village in northeast Nigeria, a local government official told AFP yesterday. Maina Ularamu, local government chairperson of…