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Pandemic of human rights abuses haunts governments in East and Southern Africa

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In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
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Question marks surround Madagascar’s Covid-19 ‘miracle cure’

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Despite Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina’s claims of a cure for Covid-19, experts say ‘there is absolutely no evidence’ that is true
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Crisis, what crisis? How not to handle a pandemic

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So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously
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Flight to to evacuate South Africans in Wuhan finally underway

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A long-delayed flight to repatriate South African citizens from Wuhan will depart tonight and return on Friday the 13th, before a 21-day quarantine
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Coronavirus: South Africa will evacuate citizens from Wuhan

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The government is expected to evacuate citizens from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak originated
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Record 45mn need urgent food aid in Southern Africa — UN

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Roughly 45-million people in southern Africa are in urgent need of food aid as a result of drought, flooding and economic hardship, the UN...
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Paddy farmers rise up against Madagascar’s ‘new city’

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Farmers in Ambohitrimanjaka village are facing off with the authorities over a scheme that threatens to engulf a thousand hectares of rice fields
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Africa’s Catholic churches face competition and a troubled legacy as they grow

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Pope Francis' recently completed tour of needs to be understood in the context of the church's long history in Africa and its modern-day difficulties
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The Pope’s message of unity and reconciliation

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The Pope’s primary message to each country responded to their unique circumstances
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From a lake high in Madagascar, Africa’s own caviar

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The business is an unlikely project in a country beset by grinding poverty
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Russia is the clumsy latecomer at Africa’s superpower party

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Leaked documents reveal the scale of Russia’s ambition in Africa — but so far the continent has not been kind to Vladimir Putin and his friends
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Climate adaptation proves the bee’s knees for fishermen in Madagascar

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In Kivalo, where cyclones, overfishing and rising seas threaten livelihoods, beekeeping offers an unlikely alternative to fishing.
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Madagascar’s ex-leader Ravalomanana accepts defeat

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Madagascar's Constitutional Court has confirmed Andry Rajoelina as the new leader of the country
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Madagascar official election result due after protests

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Rajoelina and Ravalomanana have been locked in a fiercely personal duel for power, coming first and second in the preliminary election in November
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Opposition protests over Madagascar vote result

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The protest comes as the country's top court reviews a petition filed by Ravalomanana challenging Rajoelina's win because of fraud allegations
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Covid-overflow hospital in ruins as SIU investigates

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A high-level probe has begun into hundreds of millions of rand spent by the Gauteng health department to refurbish a hospital that is now seven months behind schedule – and lying empty

Pay-TV inquiry probes the Multichoice monopoly

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Africa’s largest subscription television operator says it is under threat amid the emerging popularity of global platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime

​No apology or comfort as another Marikana mother dies without justice

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Nomawethu Ma’Bhengu Sompeta, whose funeral will be held this weekend, was unequivocal in calling out the government for its response to the Marikana massacre

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