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South Africa To Store COVID-19 Vaccines At Secret Place For Fear Of Theft: Report
The South African government will store the 1.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that it will receive from India in the next few weeks at a secret place because of the risk of theft for sale at black market prices, according to a media report.
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South African Court Rules In Favour Of Local Rhino Horn Trade
The South African government says a court has denied its appeal of an earlier ruling that lifted a ban on the domestic trade in rhino horn.
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Mauritanian Anti-Slavery Activist Loses Appeal Against Jail
A Mauritanian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by the country's leading anti-slavery campaigner to be released from jail, upholding a two-year sentence passed in January.
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South Africa Ministers Plotted to Protect Sudanese President Oman Al-Bashir
The South African government secretly plotted to ensure safe passage out of the country for Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir despite an international warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Sudan's Omar Al-Bashir Flies Out of South Africa, Defying Court Order
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir flew out of South Africa on Monday, defying a court order for him to stay as judges weighed up whether he should be arrested for alleged war crimes and genocide.
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'No Room for Gays' in Kenya, Says Deputy President William Ruto
Kenya's deputy president has said there is "no room" for homosexuality in Kenyan society, the latest comments from an African government to anger activists and likely also to annoy Western donors who say gays are targetted on the continent.
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Blanket Knitted to Commemorate Nelson Mandela's Legacy Sets World Record
A 3,133 square metres blanket, knitted together by people of six countries including India to pay tributes to the legacy of South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, today set a new Guinness World record.
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Nobel Laureates Cancel South Africa Meeting
A group of Nobel peace laureates on Thursday suspended plans to hold an annual meeting in South Africa because they said the government there refused to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama.
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Liberia Shuts Schools as Ebola Virus Spreads, Peace Corps Leaves Three Countries
Liberia will close schools and consider quarantining some communities, it said on Wednesday, rolling out the toughest measures yet imposed by a West African government to halt the worst outbreak on record of the deadly Ebola virus.
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South Africa To Store COVID-19 Vaccines At Secret Place For Fear Of Theft: Report
The South African government will store the 1.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that it will receive from India in the next few weeks at a secret place because of the risk of theft for sale at black market prices, according to a media report.
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South African Court Rules In Favour Of Local Rhino Horn Trade
The South African government says a court has denied its appeal of an earlier ruling that lifted a ban on the domestic trade in rhino horn.
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Mauritanian Anti-Slavery Activist Loses Appeal Against Jail
A Mauritanian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by the country's leading anti-slavery campaigner to be released from jail, upholding a two-year sentence passed in January.
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South Africa Ministers Plotted to Protect Sudanese President Oman Al-Bashir
The South African government secretly plotted to ensure safe passage out of the country for Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir despite an international warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Sudan's Omar Al-Bashir Flies Out of South Africa, Defying Court Order
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir flew out of South Africa on Monday, defying a court order for him to stay as judges weighed up whether he should be arrested for alleged war crimes and genocide.
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'No Room for Gays' in Kenya, Says Deputy President William Ruto
Kenya's deputy president has said there is "no room" for homosexuality in Kenyan society, the latest comments from an African government to anger activists and likely also to annoy Western donors who say gays are targetted on the continent.
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Blanket Knitted to Commemorate Nelson Mandela's Legacy Sets World Record
A 3,133 square metres blanket, knitted together by people of six countries including India to pay tributes to the legacy of South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, today set a new Guinness World record.
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Nobel Laureates Cancel South Africa Meeting
A group of Nobel peace laureates on Thursday suspended plans to hold an annual meeting in South Africa because they said the government there refused to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama.
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Liberia Shuts Schools as Ebola Virus Spreads, Peace Corps Leaves Three Countries
Liberia will close schools and consider quarantining some communities, it said on Wednesday, rolling out the toughest measures yet imposed by a West African government to halt the worst outbreak on record of the deadly Ebola virus.
