JOHANNESBURG – Veteran South African television and film actress Mary Twala died on Saturday morning in Netcare Park Lane Hospital. Twala was 80 years old. On Saturday, Twala’s son entertainer Somizi Mhlongo confirmed the news of her passing on social media. “Today’s my late father’s birthday…..and my mom decided to respond to his call to […]
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Johannesburg – Struggle stalwart Denis Goldberg has died at age 87. Goldberg passed away on April 29, after struggling with stage four lung cancer and a heart condition. He was one of the Rivonia Trialists in the 1960s and was convicted alongside Nelson Mandela. Goldberg was sent to a whites-only prison in Pretoria, where he […]
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BBC Report – Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. His family confirmed his death to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017 after 37 years in power. Mr Mugabe’s early years were praised for […]
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A 57-floor hotel and shopping building has gone up in flames in Bangkok, Thailand. At least one person has died jumping to escape the fire, which ripped through the popular tourist spot. The fire broke out at the Centara Grand hotel and Centralworld shopping plaza at around 6pm local time on Wednesday. Plumes of black […]
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A black box from the Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed on Sunday has now been recovered by investigators, state media report. The crash happened at 08:44 local time (05:44 GMT), six minutes after the months-old Boeing 737 Max-8 took off. It was en route from Addis Ababa to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and all 157 […]
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The iconic chanel fashion designer has died at the age of 85, after weeks of suffering from an illness. More updates to follow…
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The International Criminal Court judges order the immediate release of ex- Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo and co-defendant; acquitted of all war crimes charges. Gbagbo aged 73, and Charles Blé Goudé, a close ally and former political youth leader, have been on trial since 2016 for war crimes allegedly committed under Gbagbo’s leadership. He was […]
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Libreville , Gabon – Soldiers in Gabon have appeared on state television saying they have launched a coup in the West African country. More updates to follow… AP
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A prosecutor in Saudi Arabia has asked for a death sentence against five men accused of murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media says. Eleven suspects accused of murdering the dissident appeared in court on Thursday. More updates to follow.
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Britain can unilaterally halt the formal process of leaving the European Union, the bloc’s top court said Monday. The European Court of Justice sided with the advice of its top legal officer, who declared last week that the UK has the power to withdraw its notification to leave the EU under Article 50 of the […]
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