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A victory for the ruling party gives the president a strong mandate to implement promised reforms.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- November 16 building collapse leaves 13 people dead

[ACSA] Archbishop Thabo Makgoba today announced an inquiry into whether the Anglican Church in Cape Town has met its obligation to keep its members safe from abuse.

[Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)] This Sunday, 17 November 2024, 7 million 33 850 Senegalese are voting to elect 165 deputies to the National Assembly using a voting system combining two methods: the first past-the-post and the proportional representation systems.

[GroundUp] "Only Eskom can answer," says Amahlathi Municipality spokesperson about Northern Node Farm in the Eastern Cape

[Nile Post] House of Prayer Ministries' Pastory Aloysius Bugingo has asked his followers to vote President Museveni in the forthcoming 2026 general election.

[Premium Times] The initiative, spearheaded by the School Meals Coalition, a network of over 100 governments and 130 partners, aims to reach 150 million children in low and lower-middle-income countries

[Premium Times] Nigeria imported 1.5 million metric tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) during the period under review.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The African Union (AU) will participate in the G20 summit this week in Seoul, South Korea, for the first time since becoming a permanent member in 2023.

Murray Dowey, from Dunblane, was only 16 when he ended his life last year.

[New Times] With finance at the top of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) agenda in Baku, Azerbaijan, the International Trade Centre (ITC) unveiled its newly developed guidelines to help countries incorporate micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) into the upcoming cycle of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday to attend the 19th meeting of the G20 Leaders' Summit taking place in the South American country.

[Premium Times] A statement by the governor's spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed that the elected chairmen were sworn in on Sunday by the Zamfara State Chief Judge, Justice Kulu Aliyu, at the old council chambers of the government house in Gusau.

[SAPS] During Operation Shanela, the multi-disciplinary high-density operation, commencing on 11 November 2024 until 17 November 2024, Northern Cape police, in collaboration with other Government Departments, boldly approached priority crimes, namely firearms, murder, rape and robberies.

[RFI] As African cinema is taking centre stage at festivals around the world, filmmakers and curators reflect on the future of the film industry and creativity on the continent.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- World Cross Country junior bronze medalist Matthew Kipruto led a Kenyan podium sweep in the men's race at the Cinque Mulini Cross Country on Sunday in San Vittore, Italy.

[Premium Times] Obasanjo says Tinubu and Buhari led Nigeria into a "state of chaos, insecurity, and underdevelopment."

[Premium Times] Mr John, a socialite, allegedly leaked an audio conversation between himself and Bobrisky to VDM to recover a lingering N4m debt.

[SAnews.gov.za] Transport Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa has called on South Africans to honour the sacrifices of road traffic enforcement officers and recommit to making roads safer for all.

[SAnews.gov.za] As the country joins the global community in marking four years of the global movement known as the Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action, the Department of Health has expressed confidence in the nation's progress in combating cervical cancer.