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Cape Town International Airport has confirmed that power and operations are fully restored following a fire that caused flight suspensions and delays on Tuesday.Dijoe says the fire was extinguished shortly after it ignited.He says passengers and staff were evacuated safely, with incoming international flights being diverted to other airports.The incident affected networks and IT services, including airport Wi-Fi and other …

Norbert Mao addressing the press at Democratic Party headquarters. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Norbert Mao, the President General of the Democratic Party (DP) and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, has officially entered the race for Speaker of the 12th Parliament. The Laroo-Pece MP-elect framed his candidacy as a strategic necessity rather than personal ambition, arguing that his …

North West businessman Brown Mogotsi says he received information from alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat ” Matlala before he infiltrated the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) as an informant. Mogotsi says Matlala told him that there was an employee in the IPID who was able to hack information about criminals by making their cases disappear. He testified before Parliament’s Ad …

Street vendors in Polokwane, Limpopo, say Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana should not increase Value-Added Tax (VAT). Godongwana will present his budget speech in the National Assembly on Wednesday. The hawkers say they started small businesses due to unemployment. According to Stats SA, unemployment stands at 31.4% in the country. One vendor, Mokgadi Mamoratho, says it will be expensive for them …

Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, has told the Madlanga Commission that he does not know why businessman and taxi boss Steve Motsumi has been referred to as a dangerous man. During KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Lesetja Senona’s testimony, Commission chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga ruled that Motsumi’s name could be mentioned publicly at the …

Proposal comes amid widespread arrests of accused gay men in Senegal  Large anti-LGBT demonstration in Senegal in May 2021 (@afrik1TV) On Feb. 18, the government of Senegal announced it has “adopted” a new bill that, if passed by parliament, would toughen penalties for LGBT+ people guilty of “unnatural” acts. Senegal has long been on a path toward increasing criminal penalties …

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Kampala, Uganda | Patricia AKANKWATSA | As Uganda’s nightlife continues to expand, attention is turning to a group of professionals whose influence stretches far beyond the bar counter. Bartenders often unseen architects of the drinking experience are increasingly recognised as tastemakers, brand ambassadors and custodians of responsible consumption. There is more to a cocktail than its garnish or glassware. At the heart …

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Moroccan soccer player Achraf Hakimi is to face trial for rape, the defender, who plays for Paris St Germain and the Moroccan national squad, said in a social media post on Tuesday. He denies the allegation. “Today, a rape accusation is enough to justify a trial, even though I deny it and everything proves it’s false,” Hakimi said in a …

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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a state-run conservation agency, has seized 10 pieces of raw elephant ivory weighing 154 kg after arresting a suspected trafficker in the northern district of Nwoya. In a statement issued late Monday, the UWA said the suspect, identified as Francis Opiro, was apprehended during an intelligence-led operation. He is expected …

The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature says all preparations have been completed for the official opening of the house in Pietermaritzburg. Speaker Nontembeko Boyce addressed the media in Durban on the state of readiness for the two-day programme. AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini will officially open the legislature on Thursday, marking the start of the third session of the seventh term of the KZN …

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has revealed that it will be investigating nine suppliers of sanitary pads that millions of South African women and girls use monthly. The announcement comes amid a recent study conducted by the University of the Free State, revealing that certain sanitary pads and panty liners may contain harmful endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). These chemicals are said to be linked to …

LGBTI rights workers face intensified criminalization in Europe and Central Asia.  Kazakhstan LGBT rights activist Temirlan Baimash. ILGA-Europe reports: Police have brought charges against two LGBTI activists in Kazakhstan, in a move that reflects a rapidly growing trend in the criminalisation of LGBTI human rights work across Europe and Central Asia. The activists, Temirlan Baimash from Queer.kz and Zhanar Sekerbayeva …