President Cyril Ramaphosa mourns King Zwithini’s death early Friday morning, after weeks of hospitalization, President Cyril Ramaphosa mourns Message On social media. Ramaphosa wrote, “The Maharaja will be remembered as a very dear, visionary emperor who made significant contributions to cultural identity, national unity and economic development in KwaZulu-Natal and …
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The ministry said more than 400 people had been injured and many more were missing under the rubble after Sunday’s massive blast. Resident Carmen Alebeso said the scenes sounded like an atomic bomb explosion. Albeso told CNN that the first blast occurred at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday when …
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Capt. Aidan Osman, a senior police officer in the capital, confirmed to CNN that a car full of explosives exploded near the door of the Lulul Yemeni restaurant near the port at around 8pm local time (12pm). The blast was followed by heavy gunfire. Usman added that the powerful blast …
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GUSAU, Nigeria (AP) – Hundreds of Nigerian girls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwest of the country have been released, the state governor said on Tuesday as the West African nation faces an onslaught of school kidnappings. Girls 10 and older wearing light blue hijabs and …
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