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[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- In her judgment Monday, Judge Dorothy Nyakaunda Kamanga sentenced five people to life imprisonment with hard labor for the death of MacDonald Masambuka.

[VOA] Cape Town -- South African authorities say the owner of a bar where at least 17 teenagers were found dead and four others died while receiving medical care is expected to face charges. Police investigating the mysterious deaths in Eastern Cape ...

[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa has maintained his silence beyond citing 'due process' in five parliamentary replies to the opposition. But his arrival at the G7 Summit is under a cloud as German media raise the Phala Phala forex scandal.

[ISS] The state needs to act urgently to address the increase in xenophobic groups across South Africa.

[DW] On Sunday, June 19, an Emirates airplane waited for takeoff for an hour on the tarmac at Angola's Luanda International Airport.

[GroundUp] Under Alfred Nevhutanda's tenure as chairperson of the Lottery board there was grand-scale corruption

[New Zimbabwe] A LEAKED internal Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) memo has claimed that St Mathias Tsonzo High school student Livingstone Sunhwa, who disappeared under controversial circumstances seven months ago, could have committed suicide.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Western Cape Govt Proposes Changes to Nation's Driving Laws

[The Conversation Africa] The World Bank is warning of the real danger of a massive economic downturn across the world. In a recent analysis it warned that many countries - including those in sub-Saharan Africa - will be facing economic challenges du...

[This is Africa] Holy Ten, also known as "the leader of the youths" is making a case for Hip hop as Zimbabwe's next big genre, urged on by adoring legions of Generation Z and the decline of Zimdancehall. A belligerent artist who wastes no opportunity...

[spotlight] According to the United States National Institutes of Health, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is estimated to affect 64 million people around the world every year and claim around 160 000 lives. Infants are most vulnerable and there is ...

[New Zimbabwe] Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba says he will continue to support grassroots football development in the country through his foundation following the success of the inaugural Marvelous Nakamba Foundation National Under-17 in Bulaw...

[GroundUp] Being fired for using cannabis is not unfair discrimination, court rules

[Daily Maverick] A man allegedly hired by underworld figure Nafiz Modack to commit fraud has ratted on his former boss and landed himself a fine and suspended sentence.

[Daily Maverick] Impala Platinum (Implats) has secured a five-year wage deal with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu). This is the latest sign of improving labour relations in the mining sector. But the murder of a National U...

[Daily Maverick] Truck drivers and trucking companies have not been won over by a government action plan aimed at tackling tension on the highways.

[SAnews.gov.za] Education quality assessor, Umalusi, has announced the appointment of its sixth council.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Over 500 Ethiopian migrants are stranded in Malawi and would like to return to their communities of origin, according to a verification exercise conducted by the Ethiopian authorities with support from the Internationa...

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Employment and Labour has called for maximum labour law compliance in the agriculture sector during a seminar targeted at employers, employees, employer organisations and trade unions.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday arrived in Bavaria, in Germany, to participate in the G7 Leaders' Summit at the invitation of the host, Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

[SAnews.gov.za] Public Enterprises Director-General, Kgathatso Tlhakudi, has been placed on precautionary suspension.

[SAnews.gov.za] The management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) has ordered a high-level investigation into the tragic deaths of 21 teenagers at a local tavern in Scenery Park, in East London.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences and concern at the death of 22 teenagers at a tavern in Scenery Park, East London, in the early hours of Sunday.

[GroundUp] Court found that report to police accusing the man was not done in bad faith

[GroundUp] In a Khayelitsha neighbourhood, it's so bad that instead of using the City-supplied toilets, people are defecating in buckets and throwing the waste in a field

[SAnews.gov.za] With the remaining COVID-19 restrictions lifted, the responsibility for preventing a resurgence of the disease now rests with each of us, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

[Times of Zambia] On August 14, 2020, Charles Siame was installed as the new sub-Chief Mwenipoka of the Namwanga people of Chief Katyetye's chiefdom in Isoka district in Muchinga Province.

[New Zimbabwe] CAPS United's slump towards relegation continues after they suffered their seventh successive loss in a 1-0 defeat by ZPC Kariba at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday.

[SAnews.gov.za] Stage 4 load shedding is due to continue until Wednesday.