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Chelsea Pensioners’ show garden — and other news in pictures
The Times
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Stuart Broad and Darren Pettitt of Camilla’s Bookshop get lost in a story in the Eastbourne shop, which has more than a million books JON SANTA CRUZ Highland cow Una Ruadh 57th of Pollok gets a wash and brush from the livestock assistant Shaun...
Historic milestone as Samia unveils Development Vision 2050
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited national development blueprint—Vision 2050—with President Samia Suluhu Hassan calling it a historic milestone and a firm foundation for the country’s socio-economic transformation over...
Emotive expectations fan unnecessary potato price spikes
Fresh Plaza
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July 9, 2025
It's cold in South Africa, and the craving for high-energy comfort food will promote potato sales. The air fryer environment changed the potato universe, says Willie Jacobs, the CEO of Potatoes South Africa. Everyone who's ever wanted can make...
Magna Terra Discovers Copper Mineralization and Completes Airborne Geophysical Survey at the Humber Copper-Cobalt Project in Newfoundland
Investing News Network
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July 17, 2025
Magna Terra Minerals Inc. (TSXV: MTT) ("Magna Terra" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has discovered copper mineralization during early-stage prospecting at its 40,675-hectare, 100% owned Humber Copper-Cobalt Project (the "Humber...
As the world reconfigures, can Africa claim its economic power?
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
As economic alliances fracture, digital power consolidates, and climate pressures reshape industries, Africa faces a historic question: Will it continue to respond to the world’s agenda, or start defining it? That challenge anchors Africa Unlocked...
Surveillance, safety, and the silencing of truth, By Angela Quintal
Premium Times
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July 17, 2025
We must build on momentum toward this. African journalists must investigate the surveillance industry. Who buys the tools? Who sells them? And at what cost to democracy?.. Surveillance silences whistleblowers. It chills reporting. It hides...
Tanzania, UN cherish a partnership in promoting global peace
Daily News Tanzania
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July 17, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: The Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) continues to demonstrate reliability and professionalism on the global stage, particularly through its participation in various United Nations peacekeeping missions. Speaking today in Dar...
This is officially the best country on Earth, according to The Telegraph
Time Out
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Get your passports ready, guys: New Zealand has just been named the best country in the world in 2025, according to The Telegraph. Reclaiming its crown in this year’s Telegraph Travel Awards (after briefly being dethroned by South Africa in 2023),...
Bicolored waterberry: The overlooked tree shaping Zambia’s rivers
Mongabay
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July 16, 2025
The bicolored waterberry (Syzygium guineense subsp. barotsense) is a dominant tree along the Kafue and other major Zambian rivers, where it plays a vital structural and ecological role. Though capable of self-pollination, the tree’s flowers...
The Luxury Jewelry That Sparkled Brightest At Paris Couture Week
Forbes
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Composition No. 4, Ikebana-style jewels by Boucheron, on show at Paris Couture Week. A cyclamen ... More brooch, oat stalk hair jewels, caterpillar brooch and butter fly hairpin.Boucheron It was a rich Couture Week in Paris earlier this month,...
GirlCodeHack 2025 registration now open
ITWeb
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July 17, 2025
GirlCodeHack 2025 is scheduled to take place across seven African cities on 11 and 12 October. Registration for the annual GirlCodeHack, aimed at empowering women in tech, is now open until 22 August. GirlCodeHack, organised by GirlCode, a social...
Momentum Builds Ahead of AMW 2025
Business Ghana
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International finance institutions are playing an increasingly pivotal role in Africa’s mining sector, providing essential capital and technical support to unlock the continent’s vast mineral potential. Last month, Angola became a sovereign...
Why competition policy and law matters to 24-Hour plus policy
Business and Financial Times
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July 17, 2025
By Appiah Kusi Adomako, Esq “Competition policy is not a luxury or a regulatory nicety. It is an essential underpinning of the market economy. Developing countries need it as much as, or even more than, rich countries, because the risks of market...
Dar to host SADC meet on regional stability
Daily News Tanzania
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July 17, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA’S commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, will host the 27th Ministerial Committee of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation (MCO) from 21st to 25th July 2025 at the...
IMF is a bandage, not a cure: Moving towards lasting solutions
Daily FT
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We don’t need perpetual bailouts. We need permanent solutions President Anura Kumara Disanayake has decided not to seek an IMF bailout again, so the way forward is now clear. Sri Lanka must face a harsh reality: while the IMF may provide temporary...
Financing Africa's Minerals: Momentum Builds Ahead Of African Mining Week (AMW) 2025
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) International finance institutions are playing an increasingly pivotal role in Africa's mining sector, providing essential capital and technical support to unlock the continent's vast mineral potential. Last month, Angola...
Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini advance digital ID plans
Coingeek
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July 8, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini advance digital ID plans African governments have been making strides in digital transformation, with Nigeria, Somalia, Namibia, South Africa, and Eswatini the latest to launch...
Zimbabweans shine at Southern Africa engineering awards
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 7, 2025
Top engineering minds from across the Southern African region were celebrated for their excellence and leadership at the Southern Africa Federation of Engineering Organisations (Safeo) General Assembly and Awards Ceremony held from July 4 to 5 at...
Annual GirlCode Hackathon set to empower women in tech across Africa
South Africa Today
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July 16, 2025
In a world where innovation drives progress, and technology continues to shape how we live and work, women are increasingly making their mark in the tech sector. From classrooms to boardrooms, they are bringing new perspectives, solving complex...
BotswanaPost launches solar-powered Post Office
MMEGI
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July 7, 2025
This initiative, funded by the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) Disaster Recovery Management (DRM) Fund, is part of a broader strategy to enhance operational resilience, environmental stewardship, and uninterrupted service delivery in remote and...