in Southern Africa
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Son of Angola’s ex-leader sentenced to 5 yrs jail in $500 mln graft case – Lusa
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 14 (Reuters) – A court in Luanda sentenced the son of former Angolan president Eduardo Dos Santos to…
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Zimbabwean President sacks Energy Minister
HARARE (The Southern African Times) – Zimbabwe’s Head of State President Emmerson Mnangagwa has relieved his Energy Minister Mr Fortune…
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Insurgents seize Mozambique port in gas-rich region, local media say
MAPUTO, (The Southern African Times) – Islamist insurgents have captured a heavily-defended port in the far northern Mozambique town of…
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Armed And On The Frontlines: Inside Zimbabwe’s All-Female Anti-Poaching Army
HARARE (The Southern African Times) – In Zimbabwe, where an estimated 85,000 elephants live, the fight to save vulnerable species isn’t just…
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Angola’s beleaguered dos Santos steps down from Unitel
LISBON (The Southern African Times) – Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos will leave her job in the administration of telecoms…
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S.Africa’s mines minister drops challenge to court ruling on black ownership threshold
JOHANNESBURG (The Southern African Times) – South Africa’s mines minister has withdrawn an appeal of a court ruling that held…
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Rare black rhinos relocated to Tanzania in Serengeti repopulation plan
DAR ES SALAAM (The Southern African Times) – Tanzania has flown in nine black rhinos to its Serengeti national park from…
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South Africa tries to recover over $23 mln from SAP for ‘unlawful’ contracts
JOHANNESBURG (The Southern African Times) – South African investigators are seeking to recover more than 400 million rand ($23 million)…
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Botswana diamond exports fall by two thirds on COVID-19
GABORONE (The Southern African Times) – Botswana’s rough diamond exports plunged 68% percent in the second quarter of the year,…
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe businessman and Sakunda Holdings
WASHINGTON (The Southern African Times) – The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean Kudakwashe Tagwirei, an adviser to…
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