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Highlights of Madagascar 0-0 Mauritania in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 3, 2025
EVENT ENDED Madagascar and Mauritania played out a goalless draw on the opening day of the African Nations Championship. Edition: VAVEL The match between Madagascar and Mauritania in the first matchday of the African Nations Championship came to...
South Africa detains 1,000 foreign illegal miners – DW – 08/02/2025
Recently Heard
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August 3, 2025
Nearly 1,000 undocumented migrants working illegally at a gold mine in northeastern South Africa have been arrested, police said on Friday. Public broadcaster SABC reported that police had launched an operation titled Operation Vala Umgodi at the...
Police Arrest 1,000 Undocumented Migrants at South African Gold Mine
Times News Global
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August 3, 2025
BARBERTON, Mpumalanga, South Africa — Nearly 1,000 undocumented migrants were arrested in a police operation targeting illegal mining at the Sheba Gold Mine, officials reported on Friday. The operation, called Operation Vala Umgodi, began earlier...
The Best Southern African Songs Right Now: July 2025 Edition
OkayAfrica
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August 2, 2025
July brought a wave of standout releases from across Southern Africa. From the soulful sounds of Eswatini to the hard-hitting bars of Lesotho and South Africa, artists leaned into current trends while also referencing the past. Tamyris Moiane -...
US to deport serious criminals to third countries
Pajhwok Afghan News
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August 3, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States intends to deport some serious criminal migrants to third countries, a media report said on Sunday. US President Donald Trump’s administration says some serious criminals need to be deported to third countries...
‘Travel has been my classroom’
Mail & Guardian
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August 2, 2025
The MTN Bushfire Festival in eSwatini, which included a poetry and acoustics showcase. (Umsamo we Culture) Over and above audience development, market access and book sales for published poets, event organiser at Hear My Voice Ishmael Sibiya says...
Orville Taylor | Still incomplete: Emancipendence
The Gleaner
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August 3, 2025
That there is a question of its relevance and some believe that the process is over, is evidence that Emancipation needs to not only be celebrated, but that its significance, the legacy of slavery, and the African antecedents, all need to be...
Hopewell Chin’ono Shares Update on Walter Mzembi’s Health
Zambian Observer
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August 3, 2025
Former Foreign Minister Walter Mzembi is reportedly fighting for his life at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals after collapsing while in custody at Harare Remand Prison. Award-winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono shared the update on Friday, 1...
world The US said it had no choice but to deport them to a third country. Then it sent them home
Asiaone
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August 3, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says that some serious criminals need to be deported to third countries because even their home countries won't accept them. But a review of recent cases shows that at least five men threatened with such a...
Lawyer says he's not been allowed to see 5 immigrants deported by the US to a prison in...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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He said he is representing them on behalf of lawyers in the U.S. and was prevented from seeing them by Eswatini prison officials on July 25. It's unlawful for the men, who have been in Eswatini for around two weeks, to be denied access to a...
S Africa arrests 1,000 illegal miners
The Express Tribune
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August 3, 2025
JOHANNESBURG: South African police said Friday they have arrested some 1,000 undocumented migrants working in gold mines in the northeast of the country. A police spokesman for the Mpumalanga province, where the week-long sweep took place, told...
Nigeria’s Refusal to Cave to Trump Signals a Shift in U.S.-Africa Relations
Foreign Policy
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As Eswatini becomes the second African country after South Sudan to accept third-country migrants deported by the United States, Nigeria is charting a sharply different course. Africa’s most populous nation has rejected Washington’s immigration...
U.S. Said Deportations To Third Countries Were Necessary, But Sent Them Home Instead
StratNews Global
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August 2, 2025
The Trump administration argued that certain serious offenders had to be deported to third countries, claiming their own nations refused to take them back. However, a review of recent cases reveals that at least five such individuals were returned...
South Africa records preliminary trade balance surplus in June – Sars
Engineering News
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South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R22-billion in June, the South African Revenue Services (Sars) reports. This surplus was attributable to exports of R170.7-billion and imports of R148.6-billion, inclusive of trade with...
US Sends 'Dangerous Criminals' To Third Countries, But Some Are Sent Home Instead - Dailynewsegypt
MENAFN
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August 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) The US administration says it must deport some individuals it considers“dangerous criminals” to third countries after their home nations have refused to accept them, but a review of recent cases has shown that at least...
$54.30 for Ghana, $19.6 for Nigeria: Sam George shares DStv price list for African countries
GhanaWeb
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August 2, 2025
The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has justified his claims that DSTV charges Ghanaians higher than their peers in other African countries where the company operates. When he took his turn at...
Goals and Highlights for Tanzania 2-0 Burkina Faso in African Nations Championship Match
VAVEL
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August 2, 2025
Thanks! And that's all for now! Thank you very much for watching this African Nations Cup match, which is just getting started. Stay tuned here for the next matches of the competition. Good afternoon, and see you next time! END OF MATCH After a...
Trump administration deports migrants to third countries
The Sun Daily
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August 2, 2025
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration says that some serious criminals need to be deported to third countries because even their home countries won’t accept them. But a review of recent cases shows that at least five men threatened with such a fate...
‘Some serious criminals need to be deported to third world countries’
SABC News
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August 2, 2025
The Trump administration says that some serious criminals need to be deported to third-world countries because even their home countries won’t accept them. But a review of recent cases shows that at least five men threatened with such a fate were...
South Africa detains 1,000 foreign illegal miners
Deutsche Welle
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August 2, 2025
Nearly 1,000 undocumented migrants working illegally at a gold mine in northeastern South Africa have been arrested, police said on Friday. Public broadcaster SABC reported that police had launched an operation titled Operation Vala Umgodi at the...