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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South African authorities are investigating a disturbing series of killings after the bodies of at least nine women were discovered across the Ekurhuleni area east of Johannesburg over roughly two months,
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MBABANE, Eswatini — Two United States government personnel were accidentally shot by Eswatini soldiers during an anti-smuggling operation in the northeastern part of the country, prompting investigations by both governments and raising questions about coordination
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ABUJA, Nigeria — Relations between Nigeria and South Africa are facing renewed strain as attacks involving Nigerians and other African migrants in South Africa push the two countries into another diplomatic confrontation. Nigeria’s National Assembly
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SHARPEVILLE, South Africa — More than six decades after apartheid police opened fire on an unarmed crowd in one of the defining moments of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, survivors and relatives of those killed are
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LUSAKA, Zambia — President Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in for a second five-year term, but his inauguration has been overshadowed by a disputed election, allegations of democratic backsliding and the detention of his main
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LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia’s main opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been detained over an alleged treason offence, deepening political tensions following the country’s disputed presidential election. Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, surrendered to
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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean police have arrested a senior district official and charged him with culpable homicide over the Lake Kariba ferry disaster that killed at least 97 people, shifting the focus of the investigation
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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Civic activists and legal campaigners have mounted an urgent Constitutional Court challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa, alleging that his latest appointments to the upper house violate the national constitution and illegally stack
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Knysna, South Africa — South African police have arrested two men in connection with the killing of former Knysna mayor and serving African National Congress (ANC) councillor Aubrey Tsengwa, as investigators work to establish who
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RUSTENBURG, South Africa — At least 14 suspected illegal miners have died after a rockfall at a disused mine near Rustenburg in South Africa’s North West province, once again exposing the deadly conditions surrounding the
