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African problems need African solutions, Don tells leaders
Business Day
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June 22, 2025
Adebayo Olukoshi, a Nigerian and professor at the Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Adebayo Olukoshi, a Nigerian and professor at the Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa,...
#COLUMN As I See It: The Myth of a Raceless Society
St. Lucia Times
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June 22, 2025
Many dismiss the focus of “wokeism” or scoff at global movements like Black Lives Matter in favour of economic concerns, as if “brokeism” or “All Lives Matter” negates the reality of racial issues in the Caribbean. They insist race is irrelevant...
Civil society calls for decent jobs for the marginalised working class at G20 build-up event
IOL
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South Africa's controversial National Dialogue must not be dominated by conservative and divisive voices. These are the words of Levy Singh, Youth 20 (Y20) South Africa Sherpa during his address at the first day of the three-day C20 South Africa...
Civil society at G20 gathering: 'No democratic society with huge unemployed population'
IOL
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With just over 23 weeks left before South Africa gets to host the G20 Summit in November this year, more than 14 working groups from diverse civil society organisations gathered at The Capital on the Park in Sandton as part of the C20 South Africa...
Watch: Bronze statue in honour of first Wolverhampton African Caribbean councillor is unveiled as the city celebrates Windrush day
Express & Star
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June 22, 2025
She spoke after Wolverhampton Council marked Windrush Day with the unveiling at the city's art gallery after a morning of celebration. Mrs Chevannes, who has lived in Wolverhampton for 50 years, was elected to Graiseley Ward in 1981. She served...
How South African mainstream media fuels xenophobia
IOL
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Anthony Kambi Masha Foreigners, especially refugees in South Africa, face numerous challenges, including language barriers, discrimination, xenophobia, and financial difficulties. The perception of refugees is often negative, even when the host...
South Africa F1 Grand Prix: Separating press releases from disappointing facts
Planet F1
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June 22, 2025
‘South Africa moves closer to hosting Formula One race’, celebrated the headlines this week, with ‘Formula 1 lining up for a major comeback in South Africa’. It was the news Formula 1 fans up and down the country had been waiting to hear for...
South African engineers granted clemency by Equatorial Guinea's President
IOL
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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has confirmed that Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the President of Equatorial Guinea, has granted clemency for the two South African engineers imprisoned for drug trafficking...
We are witnessing a generation of creatives rewriting the African story – Egbuagu
Business Day
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June 22, 2025
Ejike Egbuagu is a finance leader with over a decade of experience in banking, trade, and deal structuring across Africa Ejike Egbuagu is a finance leader with over a decade of experience in banking, trade, and deal structuring across Africa. As...
Mayorkings Set To Celebrate African Trailblazers In Grand 2025 Awards In South Africa
Daily Independent
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June 22, 2025
0 The Mayorkings Agency Group has announced plans to honour 100 African Iconic Personalities of the Year 2025 in a prestigious awards ceremony set to take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to the...
BoG First Deputy Governor calls for Collaboration to protect Africa’s financial systems from Cyber attacks
Ghana News Agency
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June 22, 2025
Accra, June 22, GNA – Dr Zakari Mumuni, the first Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, has called for collaboration among African countries to build a resilient financial system free from cyber attacks. Speaking at the 14th Annual Roundtable of...
In the name of God — time to act and protect followers from ‘holy men’ who weaponise religion
Daily Maverick
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June 22, 2025
Two things have become apparent while researching this depressing and sadly not-so-shocking Two by Twos church scandal. It is neither the scope nor how long it has been allowed to continue and been covered up, nor the lifelong scars this has left...
International Safeguarding Conference: Togolese religious nun encourages open discussion about abuse
Vatican News
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June 22, 2025
This year's International Safeguarding Conference (ISC) "Women of faith, women of strength" at the Pontifical Gregorian University, in Rome, dealt with the topic of women and safeguarding. One of the pioneers in raising awareness of the problem of...
Okubo: Why Future of African EdTech Must Be Written in African Languages
This Day
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June 22, 2025
In the growing conversation around equity in African education technology, one critical question remains insufficiently asked: Who gets to shape the future of learning on our continent—and in what language? As the founder of Okubo Wisdom Legacies,...
Photos of 1980s African-Caribbean life in Bradford to be displayed
Great British Life
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A selection of photos by a Bradford-based photographer are to go on display at a museum. Victor Wedderburn's photos, which capture 1980s African-Caribbean life in the city, will be shown at the National Science and Media Museum as part of Bradford...
Trump is terrified of Black culture. But not for the reasons you think
The Guardian
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June 22, 2025
By the time Jesse Owens bowed his head from the highest podium tier to be crowned with his fourth Olympic wreath in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Europe’s premiers knew they had a problem. In front of a record-setting crowd at games that should have...
South African donates food to 250 families in Mbembesi
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 22, 2025
On Tuesday, 250 families in Mbembesi received much-needed food parcels from the Mkiva Humanitarian Foundation, led by its president, Zolani Mkiva, a prominent member of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA). The donation...
A confidential brief urges the ICC to investigate Wagner's promotion of atrocities in West Africa
Santa Maria Times - California
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic images and descriptions of atrocities. The International Criminal Court has been asked to review a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner Group has committed...
Museum roots for the African story
The Standard
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June 22, 2025
Co-Founder PiCHA Museum Joel Lukhovi during the picha museum preview at the Cinema Rooftop Unseen Nairobi, 623 Wood Avenue. June 19, 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard] PiCHA, Africa’s first museum for contemporary African photography, will open its...
South Africa’s land lies and the real fix - Andrew Kenny
BizNews
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The Bantu, with many tribes, often in conflict with each other, moved south into KZN and then westward into the Eastern Cape. (All of these provincial names only came later.) They stopped at the Fish River because their summer rainfall crops would...