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Gender Gaps Narrowing in Key Sectors Across Africa
News Central TV
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June 19, 2025
A new report shows many African countries are setting their own priorities on gender equality, especially in political inclusion and legal reform, and in some cases are progressing faster than global averages. The 2025 Global Gender Gap Report by...
EmaSwati run to Ireland for safety after killing of civilians by King Mswati’s regime amid calls for democracy, Times trying to erase own earlier reports and clean Government as Rights Commission recommendations not implemented.
Swaziland News
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By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Dozens of emaSwati had to run to Ireland-Europe in fear of their lives after the recent killing of dozens of civilians by King Mswati’s regime. The citizens were killed merely for demanding democracy and a report compiled by...
Church in South Africa remembers history of discrimination in nation
Crux Now
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June 18, 2025
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – June 16 is celebrated across Africa as the Day of the African Child. It was first established by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1991 to commemorate the courage of South African black schoolchildren. In 1976, these...
Eswatini government determined to ban single-use plastic despite push back by pro-plastic lobbyists
Down to Earth
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Despite the Eswatini parliament’s suspension of the legislation banning single-use plastics for another seven years, the country’s Prime Minister Russell Dlamini has assured the recent Third United Nations Oceans Conference (UNOC3) that the...
Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council announces clean-up exercise ahead of visit by King of Eswatini
3News.com
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June 18, 2025
The Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (ARCC), under the leadership of the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has announced a clean-up exercise across all Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies. This exercise, scheduled...
DJ Doowap takes SA street culture to Germany and France
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 18, 2025
Doowap returns to the Paris Fashion Week this year and says she loves being in the city because of her passion for fashion. Eswatini-born South African DJ Doowap is taking South Africa’s street culture to Europe with her tour of Germany and...
Kumasi to undergo major clean-up ahead of Eswatini King’s royal visit
Joy FM
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June 18, 2025
In preparation for the anticipated royal visit of His Majesty King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has announced a massive clean-up exercise scheduled for Saturday, June 21, 2025. The clean-up...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
OPINION:Finance Minister Neal Rijikernberg’s fiscal framework undermines efforts to fight poverty, Parliament approving loans sidelining emaSwati owned construction companies while parading lousy jobs with low salaries.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini The fiscal framework that forms part of the Government development agenda seems to be implemented in a manner that seeks to blind the people, offering jobs whose remuneration undermines human dignity. It should be noted...
Coral Reef champions inclusive tech education at ALX Ghana event
Joy FM
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June 17, 2025
Coral Reef Innovation Africa Managing Partner, Richard Osei-Anim. ALX Ghana has brought together innovators, educators, and leaders in technology at a high-energy event focused on developing Ghana’s next generation of digital talent. The event,...
Coral Reef Innovation Champions Digitally Inclusive Future
Daily Guide
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June 19, 2025
Richard Osei-Anim Innovators, educators, and changemakers recently gathered at the ALX Hub in Accra for an event themed ‘Driving Ghana’s Next Generation of Digital Talent’. The event brought together key players in the digital ecosystem, all...
These Pride stories will inspire you
DIVA Magazine
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June 19, 2025
BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY JUAN MOYANO We all have our favourite stories from Pride. Perhaps you fondly remember your first march or the time you snogged a future lover at an after-party. For some of us, it will simply be remembering the feeling of...
John Wesley Secondary School teacher Nompilo Mamba who took pictures and videos of armed police abducting children during political unrest leaves eSwatini in fear for her life, secures job in Ireland.
Swaziland News
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By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Nompilo Mamba, the Mbabane John Wesley Secondary School teacher who took pictures and videos of armed police officers abducting children inside the classroom during the political unrest, has left eSwatini and secured a job...
Denying People Freedom of Movement Is a Form of Global Apartheid
The Nation
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June 19, 2025
In an aphorism sometimes attributed to Leo Tolstoy, sometimes to John Gardner, all literature relies on one of two plots: A person goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.Let me offer my own version. We might summarize the entire history of...
The Countries With The Highest Share Of International Migrants May Surprise You
Zero Hedge
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The number of international migrants worldwide hit 304 million in 2024, a figure that has doubled since 1990. As people relocate across borders for reasons ranging from work opportunities to conflict and displacement, certain countries have become...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2020
Pew Research Center
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June 9, 2025
Note: “Other religions” includes Baha’is, Sikhs and many other religious groups that cannot be analyzed separately because of insufficient data. Myanmar is also called Burma, and Eswatini was formerly known as Swaziland. In most countries, it is...
National Arts and Culture to ban gospel artists performing in SWALIMO President Mduduzi Magawugawu Simelane’s political gatherings including LaZwide’s events, accused of supporting terrorism.
Swaziland News
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By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Stanley Dlamini,the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Eswatini National Association of Arts and Culture(ESNAAC) has allegedly threatened to ban all gospel artists performing in political gatherings organized by Mduduzi...
2025 BET Awards: See All The Winners Of Culture's Biggest Night
iHeart
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Album of the Year $ome $exy $ongs 4 U — Drake & Partynextdoor 11:11 Deluxe — Chris Brown Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé Glorious — GloRilla GNX — Kendrick Lamar Hurry Up Tomorrow — The Weeknd We Don’t Trust You —...
Mark Bettle: Educating girls not only about opportunity but empowerment
Telegraph-Journal
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June 9, 2025
In a world that feels increasingly divided, the Piggs Peak Partnership is rooted in a powerful philosophy: Ubuntu – “I am because we are.” It transcends geographic boundaries and political differences, reminding us that we are all neighbours,...