Former Zimbabwean footballer Tendai Ndoro has died at the age of 40. Ndoro was found dead in his home in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Canal+ Acquires MultiChoice In Landmark $3b Deal
French media giant Canal+ Group has completed a $3 billion deal to acquire the remaining 55% of MultiChoice Group, securing full ownership of the continent’s largest pay-tv operator and its popular platforms, DStv and GOtv.
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ZAMBIA: Lungu’s State Funeral In Limbo As Repatriation Of Ex-President’s Corpse Stalls
The ongoing funeral standoff between the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu and what should ordinarily be a state funeral for the ex-president rages on as the repatriation of his body from South Africa where he passed is still delayed for a second time in a feud with the country’s current leader over the details of the funeral.
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ZAMBIA: Political Rivalry Threatens Late President’s State Funeral
The bitter feud between Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema and his predecessor who passed on recently in South Africa has carried on even after his death as the deceased president left instructions that Hakainde “should not be anywhere near” his dead body according to a family spokesman.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Ransom Demand For American Pastor Kidnapped During Church Service
Kidnappers have demanded a ransom for the safe return of Josh Sullivan, the US pastor abducted at gunpoint by kidnappers during a church service in South Africa last week.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Expelled Envoy Returns Home From US To Rousing Welcome
The South African ambassador who was expelled from the US after a row with Donald Trump’s government has said he has “no regrets”.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Zuma’s Daughter Arrested Over Social Media Incitement Of Terror
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter who is also a member of the South African Parliament, has been arrested on charges of inciting violence during riots in July 2021 which led to the deaths of more than 350 people.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Government Recovers Bodies Of Illegal Miners Trapped In Disused Mine
At least 100 people who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to get them out, a group representing the miners said Monday.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Football Chief Danny Jordaan Arrested On Fraud/Theft Charges
South African soccer chief Danny Jordaan, who helped bring the first-ever FIFA World Cup tournament to Africa, has been arrested on fraud and theft charges.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Pastor Sentenced To Life For Rape Of Minor
The Nelspruit Sexual Offences Court has sentenced a 42-year-old pastor, Dumisani Khumalo, to life imprisonment for the rape of a 14-year-old minor on July 25, 2020.
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