Tanzania’s Jihan Dimack becomes the first African to win Miss Grand International
A 30-year-old who began working at 17 to help her single mother has won Tanzania and Africa their first Miss Grand International crown, in Bangkok.
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SADC's insurers and state health schemes collect billions in premiums and contributions, yet patients and healthcare providers are increasingly being left waiting for claims to be paid. From Mbabane to Nairobi, the problem is…
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Africa’s financial independence must be the next frontier of its liberation
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India’s youth protests over voter rolls enter second day as ‘Cockroach’ leaders walk free
India’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders have been freed, but protests over disputed voter rolls continue as police maintain a heavy presence in New Delhi.
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Eswatini Prime Minister urges Africa to turn seed declaration into action
Russell Dlamini wants African governments to back the Ezulwini seed declaration with laws, budgets and research that protect farmers and food security.
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Eswatini and Lesotho seek to revive education ties and expand trade
Eswatini and Lesotho are exploring stronger education and trade ties, with agriculture also on the agenda as African leaders discuss investment in seed systems.
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Standard Bank signs OPay investment deal tied to planned US listing
Standard Bank plans to invest in OPay alongside its proposed US listing, with payments, lending and remittances among possible areas of cooperation.
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Five arrested as police uncover Krugersdorp farm drug lab
Police arrested five people after uncovering a suspected drug lab on a Krugersdorp farm, two days after a similar raid near Hartbeespoort Dam.
Turkish fugitive wanted for rape and kidnapping arrested near Durban
A Turkish man accused of kidnapping, raping and permanently injuring his fiancée has been arrested near Durban, ten days after another Turkish fugitive was caught in Cape Town.
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Schools reportedly hit, communications cut and casualties mounting: renewed fighting in Tigray has prompted Amnesty International to demand urgent African Union action.
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Historic CAF strategy Conference concludes in Cabo Verde with Africa setting sights on 2030
African football leaders left Cabo Verde with a plan to turn a record World Cup into a 2030 push built on investment, stronger structures and attention to detail.
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More Culture & LifestyleTanzania’s Jihan Dimack becomes the first African to win Miss Grand International
A 30-year-old who began working at 17 to help her single mother has won Tanzania and Africa their first Miss Grand International crown, in Bangkok.
Kenya on Ebola alert after first imported case ends in death
Kenya is tracing contacts and airline passengers after a man who travelled from the DRC through Uganda died in Nairobi from Bundibugyo Ebola.
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India’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders have been freed, but protests over disputed voter rolls continue as police maintain a heavy presence in New Delhi.
Blood in the cockpit: How flydubai FZ1073 survived an extraordinary Mid-Air emergency
A captain was allegedly attacked inside a locked cockpit. Passengers rushed forward. Off-duty pilots took control. And a Saudi airport with no direct ties to Israel became their refuge. The extraordinary survival of flydubai FZ1073 now raises difficult questions about aviation’s defences against threats from within.
US joins African and Saudi investors in $455m bet on Africa’s digital backbone
A $155 million US investment in Johannesburg-based WIOCC Group is set to bring American capital alongside AFC and Saudi Arabia’s Vision Invest, accelerating the expansion of fibre networks, subsea cables and data centres across a continent where only 35.7% of people were using the internet in 2025.
