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6 years ago | November 17, 2017

Da Vinci portrait of Christ sells for record $450,3m

Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait of Christ, “Salvator Mundi”, sold for a record-smashing $450,3 million on Wednesday at ...

Nyusi calls on legal system to fight corruption

President Filipe Nyusi on 6 November demanded of the bodies of the administration of justice that they carry out to the ...

Albino attacks drop in Tanzania

Nairobi. — Tanzania has seen a decrease in attacks on albinos, whose body parts are often sought for witchcraft, but has ...

Restaurant owner defends name of new eatery

‘It’s just a name,’ says owner Ryan Vermaak. ‘Some people like it, some people won’t — you can’t please everybody. A ...

7 years ago | September 29, 2017

Venezuela prepares for war with USA

VENEZUELA’S President Nicolas Maduro called on his nation’s military leaders Tuesday to prepare for war against the U.S. ...

Poachers target Africa’s lions, vultures with poison

JOHANNESBURG. — Hundreds of vultures in Namibia died after feeding on an elephant carcass that poachers had poisoned. ...

7 years ago | September 8, 2017

World divided over North Korea missile threat

INTERNATIONAL solidarity in the face of North Korea’s nuclear threat crumbled on Tuesday as Russia rebuffed US calls for ...

Sadc condemns killing of Lesotho army chief

SOUTHERN Africa’s regional body has condemned Tuesday’s killing of the head of Lesotho’s army, calling it an ...

Maputo bans SA meat

MOZAMBIQUE authorities have banned the import of South African meat, following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in ...

7 years ago | September 1, 2017

Mozambique police, lawyers clash over darkened car windows

MAPUTO. – The Mozambican police and the bar association are at loggerheads over whether the police campaign ...

Cameroon bans ‘Anglophone’ TV channel

CAMEROON has banned people from watching a popular television station that says it represents the interests of the ...

7 years ago | August 25, 2017

Rats ‘chase’ Buhari from office

NIGERIA’S president will spend three months working from home after his office was damaged by rats.

I will close govt to build wall: Trump

DONALD Trump says he will close down the US government if necessary to build his wall along the Mexico border.

7 years ago | August 18, 2017

Mass burials for 400 Sierra Leone mudslide victims

Mass burials are being held on the outskirts of the Sierra Leone capital Freetown for the 400 people known to have died ...

Police in smuggling scam

Five officers from the Mozambican police and two from Customs, who used to work in the Maputo International Airport, ...

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