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Gugu Ncubes real father killed her mother and committed suicide

Gugu Ncube's real father Lot Ncube killed her mother & committed suicide in a 1986 double murder https://www.povonews.com/world/africa/zimbabwe/gugu-ncubes-real-father-killed-her-mother-committed-suicide-in-a-1986-double-murder-lot-ncube/ … #Zimbabwe #GuguNcube #WelshmanNcube #SouthAfrica #UnionBuilding

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Zimbabwe floats exchange rate

Zimbabwe floats exchange rate

Zimbabwe’s floated the exchange rate for the local currency “RTGS Dollars” during a monetary policy statement delivered on Wednesday, February 20.

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mangudya said the export incentives that brought bond notes in 2016 has been discontinued but the bond currency will remain.

Asked about the ‘starting’ exchange rate for “RTGS Dollars” vs USD,…

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Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank introduces local currency "RTGS Dollars"

Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank introduces local currency “RTGS Dollars”

Zimbabwe’s Reserve Bank Governor John Mangudya introduced a new local currency to be called “RTGS Dollars” during his monetary policy statement on Wednesday, February 20.

The “RTGS Dollars” will consist of bond coins, bond notes, and the over $10 billion RTGS balances in the banking system.

Mangudya highlighted that the legal instruments giving effect to this has been prepared and will be…

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Zimbabwe: Army to search for stolen uniforms in residential areas

Zimbabwe army to search for stolen uniforms in residential areas

Zimbabwe’s national army to search for stolen uniforms in residential areas starting this weekend due to the increase in crimes committed using military regalia by “rogue elements”.

Members of the public are urged to “voluntarily surrender these clothing ” before the searches commence.

Press statement by the Zimbabwe National Army

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Campaigning resumes in Nigeria after postponement of election

Campaigning resumes in #Nigeria after postponement of election #NigeriaDecides2019 #NigeriaElections2019

Nigeria’s electoral commission permitted the resumption of election campaigns on Monday following the postponement of general elections last week.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) postponed presidential and parliamentary elections to February 23 while elections for governors, state legislatures & local government will be held on March 9.

INEC had closed election…

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SA's Wolfgat named best world restaurant

SA's Wolfgat named best world restaurant for 2018

South Africa’s Wolfgat named the best restaurant in the world at the inaugural World Restaurant Awards held in Paris on Monday, February 18.

The Wolfgat restaurant was opened by Chef Kobus van der Merwe, 2 years ago in a 130-year-old rustic cottage on the beach at Paternoster in the Western Cape.

Chef Kobus van der Merwe picks the ingredients for meals on the same day the dishes are served,…

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Uganda: President Museveni's son promoted to lieutenant general

Ugandan President's son promoted to lieutenant general, the second highest position in the army

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni promoted his son Kainerugaba Muhoozi to the rank of lieutenant general, the second highest position in the army.

Muhoozi has been promoted three times since his appointment as Second Lieutenant in the presidential protection unit in 2000.

He was promoted to Major in 2001, Lieutenant colonel in 2008, Major General in 2016 and lieutenant general in 2019…

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Senegal's 2019 presidential candidates

Short biographies of Senegal’s 2019 presidential election candidates Macky Sall, Idrissa Seck, Ousmane Sonko, Issa Sall and Madicke Niang.

Election procedures

Election date: February 24 (11th presidential election since 1960 independence)

Official campaign period: February 3-22

Election agency: The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA)

The National Audio-visual Regulatory Council…

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#SouthAfrica President Ramaphosa opens National House of Traditional Leaders South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the National House of Traditional Leaders in Cape Town on Tuesday, February 19.

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Zim Minister orders eviction of white farmer & gifts top exporter Farfell Estates to son

Zim Minister orders eviction of white farmer & gifts top exporter Farfell Estates to son

Zimbabwe’s provincial minister for Manicaland, Ellen Gwaradzimba ordered the eviction of a white farmer from Farfell Estates and gave the farm to her son Remembrance Gwaradzimba.

Gwaradzimba tried to hide the familial relationship by using the name “R Mbuzana” on the offer letter to her son.

Farfell Estates is owned by…

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Namibian primary school with 4 grass huts for 124 students

Namibian primary school with 4 grass huts for 124 students

Cocoma primary school in Namibia has 204 students, 3 teachers and 4 grass huts that act as dormitories for 124 of the learners who stay at the school.

The school principal Moses Ndumba said 30 learners sleep in each of the 4 mud huts. The majority of the students are orphans from the San Community in Namibia.

Cocoma primary is located in Ndiyona, Kavango East region of Namibia and was…

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South Africa: ANC veteran struggles to get apartheid criminal record removed

#SouthAfrica ANC veteran struggles to get apartheid criminal record removed

ANC veteran Arden Bosman is struggling to get a 1979 apartheid criminal record removed making it difficult for him to get a job with Metrorail the South African state owned railway operator.

Bosman was arrested in April 1978 for undergoing military training in Lesotho and recruiting for the then banned African National Congress (ANC).

He was convicted in 1979, sent to Robben Island and…