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29 Years Ago Nelson Mandela Walked Out Of Prison
Added 15 Views / 0 LikesTime for a walk down memory lane ... and the great man Nelson Mandela walked out of prison on this day, 29 years ago
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Soweto Gospel Choir Has Scooped It’s Third Grammy
Added 13 Views / 0 LikesFor their album called Freedom, the group snagged the award for Best World Music Album. In 2006 and 2007, they won Grammy awards in the category for Best Traditional World Music Album.
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Abortion in Kenya
Added 14 Views / 0 LikesA debate is heating up in Kenya about the number of women seeking and dying from illegal and dangerous abortions. Abortion is illegal in Kenya unless a mother's life is in danger. The pro-choice group Marie Stopes estimates about 2,600 women die each year
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Zimbabwe Singer Fires Musical Warning Shot Against Repression By Security Forces
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An Infant Rescued From A Storm Water Drain In KZN
Added 16 Views / 0 LikesPolice in KwaZulu-Natal are investigating a case of concealment of birth. This after an infant was rescued from a storm water drain in Newlands East in Durban. It's alleged the baby was abandoned a few metres from where she was rescued.
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Young Ghanaians Tackle Plastic Pollution
Added 15 Views / 0 LikesYoung people in Ghana are finding more creative ways of tackling plastic pollution in the country. Makafui Awuku is a social entrepreneur who's recycling plastic bottles into litter bins. CGTN's Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.
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Archaeologists Discover Human Fossils In Kenya's Northern Town
Added 13 Views / 0 LikesIn the last few decades, archaeologists have discovered fossils of some of the earliest human ancestors in the Turkana basin, in Kenya's North. The findings have fueled the belief that Africa is the cradle of mankind, where all humanity began life.
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Players Vie For Spots In Ghana's Rugby Squad Following Recent Success
Added 13 Views / 0 LikesTo rugby news now. Ghana's recent international success means players are vying to be selected for the national squad. And competition is heating up as the 2019 Ghana Rugby Club Championship kicks off. Here's CGTN's Nabil Ahmed Rufai with more.
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Challenges Disrupt Kenya's Turkana Fishermen's Livelihood
Added 18 Views / 0 LikesFishing is a skill that has been handed down through generations of members of Kenya's Turkana Community, who live around Kenya's Lake Turkana. In recent years, however, several challenges have emerged, eating into the fishermen's livelihood. Here is CGTN
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Cape Town's Water Shortage Not Dampening Tourist Flows
Added 21 Views / 0 LikesSouth Africa's peak holiday season is in full swing,especially in Cape Town,where the city is enjoying it's first post day zero festive period---when water was expected to run out through the city. The water restrictions have eased significantly .
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Ethiopian Governemnt Launches Project To Promote Tax Payment Culture
Added 19 Views / 0 LikesEthiopia working on increasing government revenue, by encouraging businesses and citizens alike to pay their taxes. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially kicked off the movement, which is aims to raise tax compliance across the country.
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Cock Fighting In Madagascar
Added 18 Views / 0 LikesAll around the world, animal sports have always elicited mixed reactions. In Madagascar however, cockfighting has the support of the majority, with thousands attending fights every weekend.
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Ghana Battles To Eliminate Age Cheats In Sports
Added 19 Views / 0 LikesGhana has moved to ensure only deserving footballers get to play in its national age group teams. Teams are gearing up for the 2019 African age group qualifiers and the confederation of African football says it will tighten the noose on cheats. CGTN's Sad
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Egyptian Women's Table Tennis Champion Sets Eyes On Olympic Medal
Added 18 Views / 0 LikesThe 2018 African and Arab champion in women Table Tennis, is young Egyptian who've broken all of her country's records in the sport. At 24 Dina Meshref has become Egypt's own legend in Table Tennis. The Al Ahly player looks for more achievements, hopefull
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ZIMBABWE: Constructs Of Society Likely To Be Built Or Destroyed On The Platform
Added 52 Views / 0 LikesMany people in Zimbabwe have access to smart phones and therefore, social media. It has provided a platform for them to voice their views and concerns particularly around politics. The medium has the ability to encourage social cohesion but at the same ti
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Tshisekedi To Front New DRC Opposition Coalition
Added 47 Views / 0 LikesDRC's two largest opposition parties have reached an agreement to field a single candidate in the December Poll. Felix Tshisekedi, the leader of the union for democracy and social progress, will be the coalition's flag bearer after talks in Nairobi.
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