Oscar Pistorius to be released on parole in South Africa

[ad_1] The athlete, who ran on carbon-fibre prosthetics, murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. [ad_2] Source link

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Africa: Editors’ Picks – Power Up Your Thinking for 2024

[ad_1] Some of our most compelling coverage to inform your new year Set yourself up for 2024 with this selection of 2023 reports and our editors' thoughts on how each will inform continuing challenges in humanitarian aid. With the Israeli assault on Gaza well into its third month as the new year begins, dip into our on-the-ground and first-person reporting. As the international community reconsiders engagement with the Taliban, take a look at how Afghan women are navigating Taliban restrictions. […]

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Africans Discovered Dinosaur Fossils Long Before the Term ‘Palaeontology’ Existed

[ad_1] Credit for discovering the first dinosaur bones usually goes to British gentlemen for their finds between the 17th and 19th centuries in England. Robert Plot, an English natural history scholar, was the first of these to describe a dinosaur bone, in his 1676 book The Natural History of Oxfordshire. Over the next two centuries dinosaur palaeontology would be dominated by numerous British natural scientists. But our study shows that the history of palaeontology can be traced back much further […]

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Will Smith surprises Guinea student who biked across Africa

[ad_1] The Hollywood star was moved by the story of the student who pedalled 4,000km to get to a university. [ad_2] Source link

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Africa: Nigeria to Extend Suspension of Academic Degrees From Kenya, Uganda and Niger

[ad_1] Nairobi — The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will extend the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates to include those from Kenya, the Niger Republic, and Uganda. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Nigeria's Education Minister, Tahir Mamman, stated that the security agents would go after those with fake certificates from foreign countries already using them to secure jobs in Nigeria. "We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo. We are going […]

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South Africa v India: Tourists win in a day and a half in historic Newlands Test to draw series

[ad_1] Kapil Dev (nine) is the only India bowler to take more five-wicket hauls outside of Asia than Jasprit Bumrah (eight)South Africa 55 (Siraj 6-15, Mukesh 2-0) & 176 (Markram 106; Bumrah 6-61)India 153 (Kohli 46; Ngidi 3-30) & 80-3 (Jaiswal 28, Rohit 16*)India win by seven wicketsScorecardIndia needed just a day and a half and 642 balls to beat South Africa by seven wickets in the shortest Test to […]

January 4, 2024

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Southern Africa: Deployment of the SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo

[ad_1] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) was deployed on 15 December 2023 to support the Government of the DRC to restore peace and security in the eastern DRC, which has witnessed an increase in conflicts and instability caused by the resurgence of armed groups. The deployment of the SAMIDRC was approved by the Extraordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Windhoek, Republic of Namibia, on 08 May […]

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Africa: Top 10 Richest People in Africa At the Start of 2024

[ad_1] Business Insider Africa, a Pan-African innovative business news provider, has presented - courtesy of the Forbes real-time billionaires list - the top 10 richest people in Africa at the start of 2024. The Forbes Daily billionaires ranking platform tracks daily changes to the net worth of the most high-net-worth individuals across the globe. As noted, the figures availed represent the net worth of the entrants as of January 1, 2024. Johann Rupert and family heads into the new year […]

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Africa: Stressed Out? Why Mindfulness and Meditation Help Us Cope With the World

[ad_1] In a world fraught with anxiety, stress, and environmental and humanitarian disasters, people are looking for ways to cope. Many have turned to practices originating in ancient eastern philosophies for guidance. Among these is mindfulness, which is linked to meditation. Lucy Draper-Clarke, researcher and author of The Compassionate Activist, spoke to health & medicine editor Nadine Dreyer about looking inwards and cultivating compassion, awareness and gratitude. What does mindfulness actually mean? The original translation of the Pali word sati […]

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