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At least 341 dead after South African floods

On: April 15, 2022

A devastating flood in South Africa’s eastern coastal province earlier this week has left at least 341 people dead, the government said on Thursday, as rescuers continued to hunt for missing people amid forecasts of yet more rains from Friday.This aerial view shows the destruction at Umdloti beach, north of Durban, South Africa, on Thursday.…Continue Reading

South African minister objects to sale of Nelson Mandela’s prison cell key

By: Awaz Entertainment

On: December 25, 2021

In: International News

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The key is among Mandela memorabilia being sold by Guernsey’s auction house in New York on Jan. 28 A South African Cabinet minister on Friday urged the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a key to the Robben Island prison cell where Nelson Mandela, the country’s first Black president, was long jailed for his…Continue Reading