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A joint investigation by the Sunday Independent and eSwatini newspaper, Swaziland News has established that Dlamini was until recently in possession of illegally obtained South African citizenship and documents ... Dlamini this week failed to answer eight specific questions about his South African citizenship and documents....

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ANA, Independent Media slam use of Covid-19 impact to drive propaganda

Independent online (SA) 04 Apr 2020

CAPE TOWN – Independent Media and African News Agency (ANA) on Saturday jointly denounced the petty attempts by competing media houses and their journalists, to use the companies’ sustainability measures and actions, to perpetuate their ongoing smear and propaganda campaign against the chairperson Dr Iqbal Survé and his related businesses....

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Africa: French Medical Experts Slammed Over 'Racist' Comments On COVID-19 Testing in Africa

All Africa 04 Apr 2020

... channel about testing coronavirus vaccines on Africans....

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Chinese-owned factory slams KZN authorities after CEO arrested during lockdown

Independent online (SA) 04 Apr 2020

... to abide by the South African laws,” the Chen Lu Fragrances said in a media statement ... African News Agency contacted KwaZulu-Natal provincial spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya, and asked if the provincial government had received the donation of face masks from Chen Lu Fragrances....

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SA Women’s cricketer Lee’s wedding plans on hold during lockdown

Independent online (SA) 04 Apr 2020

JOHANNESBURG – South African cricketer Lizelle Lee should be finalising her wedding plans with fiancé Tanja Cronje. Instead, she finds herself at her parents’ home in the farming town of Ermelo completing a 2000-piece puzzle to keep herself busy during the national lockdown ... “We don’t fear any opposition ... African News Agency (ANA) ....

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Essential Arts: Art and pandemic — how artists and institutions are faring

The Los Angeles Times 04 Apr 2020

Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with your weekly dose of arts news and apocalypse looks ... “Foot Scan,” 2014, an embroidery by Sula Bermúdez-Silverman, from her solo show at the California African American Museum ... The good news first ... Now the bad news ... Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most ... In the news....

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Over 81 000 SMMEs submit funding applications

Independent online (SA) 04 Apr 2020

CAPE TOWN – More than 81 000 Covid-19-hit small, medium and macro enterprises (SMMEs) have already registered to be on the SMME SA database, according to a report by SAnews.gov.za ... We want to clarify to SMMEs out there that registering on the database does not translate to you applying ... Photo. Chelsea Paterson/African News Agency (ANA)....

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Pressed by Donald Trump, US pushed unproven coronavirus treatment guidance

Independent online (SA) 04 Apr 2020

Lindsey Wasson/Reuters/African News Agency (ANA) ... Trump’s push for action came after Fox News on March 16 reported on a small French study highlighting the effectiveness of one of the drugs, hydroxychloroquine. Fox News interviewed a lawyer it said was involved, Gregory Rigano, who ......

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Research Roundup: Coronavirus, bias in speech recognition, squid communication

Stanford Daily 03 Apr 2020

Speech recognition more accurate for whites than African Americans. Five leading automated speech-recognition software systems made twice as many errors interpreting African American speech compared to processing the same words said by whites, found a study published on March 23 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .”....

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Walk-out in defiance of apartheid

The Telegraph India 03 Apr 2020

Basil D’Oliveira was a coloured player of South African origin who went on to play Test cricket for England ... But prior to the match, news of the South African government shooting down their cricket association’s proposal to include two non-white cricketers in their squad for the scheduled tour of Australia became public....

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Malawi records first Covid-19 cases

Independent online (SA) 03 Apr 2020

Rustenburg - Malawi has recorded its first three Covid-19 cases, joining other southern African countries which have imposed lockdowns to try and contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus ... Southern African countries have implemented sweeping measures to ... African News Agency/ANA ....

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Morning Briefing: April 3, 2020

Emporia Gazette 03 Apr 2020

Top national news. ... year in African park -. https.//www.fauna-flora.org/news/zero-no-elephants-poached-whole-year-african-park?utm_medium=email&utm_source=uspl&utm_campaign=welcome-niassa&utm_content=welcome-article....

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Namibian President Hage Geingob and wife test negative for coronavirus

Independent online (SA) 03 Apr 2020

The Namibian Sun daily newspaper reported that health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula had confirmed a 14th case of coronavirus infection in Namibia, a health care worker who came into contact with the elderly German national who was the southern African country's third reported case ... African News Agency ....