South Africa's first Black-owner wine cellar opens
11 december 2025 - 07:22:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, this week celebrated a landmark [...] Full text...
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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, this week celebrated a landmark [...] Full text...
Major new Cape Town airport on the cards
03 june 2025 - 07:36:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Construction on the new Cape Winelands Airport, 20 kilometres north of Cape Town, is [...] Full text...
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Unlocking Cameroonian youth’s potential for more and better jobs (A World Bank feature)
29 april 2025 - 08:56:31Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Young people aged 18 to 35 represent 57% of the labor force in Cameroon—but many struggle [...] Full text...
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Ugandan Military Court to try opposition leader Besigye
22 november 2024 - 08:30:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan military court in Kampala has ordered former opposition presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye, and his [...] Full text...
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Import of alcoholic beverages up in Ghana
21 june 2024 - 12:10:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Alcoholic beverages imported into Ghana increased from $56 million in 2019 to $87 million in 2023.Due [...] Full text...
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Accra hosts USA food pairing event
10 january 2024 - 18:43:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s growing population is youthful with an increasingly fast emerging middle-class who have an appreciation for [...] Full text...
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Rwandan genocide suspect seeks asylum in South Africa
21 june 2023 - 09:45:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwandan genocide-accused Fulgence Kayishema will apply for asylum in South Africa, his lawyer told [...] Full text...
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Rwandan genocide fugitive faces more charges in South Africa
09 june 2023 - 10:48:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fulgence Kayishema, the Rwandan national accused of genocide on Friday appeared before the Cape Town [...] Full text...
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CEO of South African company removed after wife's television appearance
19 may 2023 - 06:01:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The CEO of of KWV, one of Africa’s biggest alchohol producers, has been axed [...] Full text...
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Singapore's PM to visit South Africa
15 may 2023 - 10:33:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday host Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso: Tax increase on high alcohol content drinks
11 january 2023 - 15:29:52Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe authorities have decided to increase taxes on highly alcoholic beverages for this year [...] Full text...
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Boni Yayi congratulated for his patriotism
15 july 2022 - 15:29:23Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Former Beninese President Boni Yayi is receiving praise after renouncing to sue Benin following his house [...] Full text...
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South Africa's wine exports soar
20 january 2022 - 08:08:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Despite a ban of alcohol sales during South Africa’s COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the wine [...] Full text...
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South Africa: World leaders salute Archbishop Tutu
27 december 2021 - 09:58:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – World leaders, clerics and celebrities have saluted Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu who died peacefully [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Record price for rare Cape Town wine
20 september 2021 - 17:49:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An unopened bottle of 1821n Grand Constance wine which was originally destined for Napoleon [...] Full text...
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Rights experts sound alarm over Uganda ‘brutal’ election crackdown
14 april 2021 - 06:22:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday condemned the killing of more than 50 people by “brutal policing methods”, linked [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Ugandan authorities to end enforced disappearances of opponents
11 march 2021 - 05:44:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked the Ugandan authorities to take immediate steps to end the [...] Full text...
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election petition against President Museveni
22 february 2021 - 11:33:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has asked his lawyers to [...] Full text...
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Bobi Wine challenges Museveni's victory in court
01 february 2021 - 15:08:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's main opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, on Monday petitioned the Supreme Court, seeking [...] Full text...
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Court orders police, army to vacate Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s home
25 january 2021 - 10:39:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The High Court in Kampala on Monday ordered security operatives to "immediately vacate" the home of [...] Full text...
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Ugandan military urged to end arbitrary detaintion of opposition leader, family
21 january 2021 - 10:31:13Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s [...] Full text...
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US calls on Ugandan gov't to investigate violence, election irregularities
18 january 2021 - 10:07:50Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The U.S. says it is "deeply troubled" by the many credible reports of security force [...] Full text...
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Sudanese leader congratulates Ugandan counterpart for election victory
18 january 2021 - 07:59:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Head of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lt-General, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Sunday sent a congratulatory [...] Full text...
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Burundi president congratulates Ugandan counterpart on election victory
17 january 2021 - 18:07:46Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has congratulated his Ugandan counterpart and "friend’’ Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for winning [...] Full text...
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Ugandan president Museveni reelected for sixth term in office
16 january 2021 - 14:38:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been re-elected for another term that will extend his stay [...] Full text...
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Uganda opposition leader rejects results, vote tallying continues
15 january 2021 - 23:41:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, Friday rejected the presidential election results [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘inclusive, transparent and peaceful’ elections in Uganda
14 january 2021 - 04:48:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - As polls open in Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday, the UN chief Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...
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US cancels observation of Uganda's election
13 january 2021 - 09:58:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The U.S. on Wednesday announced that it will not be an observer of Uganda's election scheduled [...] Full text...
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Uganda army raids home of presidential challenger
12 january 2021 - 11:33:28Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan army has raided the home of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, arresting everyone on site [...] Full text...
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UN flags ‘deteriorating’ rights situation in run-up to Uganda's elections next week
09 january 2021 - 04:19:19Geneva, Swtizerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, [...] Full text...
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South African golfing legend Gary Player under fire for receiving award from Trump
08 january 2021 - 06:41:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African golfing legend Gary Player has come under fire for receiving the Medal [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International asks Uganda to stop killings, rights violations ahead of elections
14 december 2020 - 07:21:10Kapala, Uganda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday asked the Ugandan authorities to take measures to immediately end the wave [...] Full text...
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Ugandan Police crackdown against opposition leaders draws Amnesty International condemnation
11 december 2020 - 19:41:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must take measures to immediately end the wave of human rights violations and abuses [...] Full text...
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Opposition leaders harassed, arrested during Presidential nominations in Uganda
03 november 2020 - 21:51:14Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan Opposition has faced harassment on the second and last day of the submission of [...] Full text...
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US govt. seeks recovery of US$3.5 million in corruption proceeds linked to ex-President Jammeh
16 july 2020 - 16:46:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The US Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint, seeking the forfeiture of a [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigeria youths driving disease spread as nation records 626 new infections
03 july 2020 - 11:42:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Thursday recorded 626 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing total infections in the country to 27,110. Nigeria [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African legend wins lawsuit against own son
13 june 2020 - 14:19:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African golfing legend Gary Player Saturday won a US$5-million lawsuit against his own [...] Full text...
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Benin land borders closed for Sunday's polls
16 may 2020 - 19:09:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Saca Lafia, has ordered the closure of [...] Full text...
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Ugandan pop star locked in day-long meeting with electoral body over blocked meetings
09 january 2020 - 19:41:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan pop star, Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, spent the whole of Thursday [...] Full text...
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Police play down brutality charge after mass arrests in Uganda
09 january 2020 - 00:19:07Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan police said here Wednesday they used proportionate force to arrest supporters of opposition politician [...] Full text...
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Museveni continues walk as pop star challenger is foiled
07 january 2020 - 18:57:42Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has since Saturday been walking through some of the areas where he [...] Full text...
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Uganda presidential aspirant arrested for staging 'upfront' election campaigns
07 january 2020 - 00:29:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan presidential hopeful Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, was arrested on Monday for violating [...] Full text...
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Ugandan pop star Bobi Wine launches consultations for shot at presidency
04 january 2020 - 18:45:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Robert Kyagulanyi, a pop star whose stage name is Bobi Wine, has released a programme for [...] Full text...
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Year-end Analysis: Uganda’s year blighted by conflict with Rwanda, US sanctions on army general
31 december 2019 - 12:39:37Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s ruler for close to 34 years, spent 2019 laying ground for a renewal [...] Full text...
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Uganda polls body clears three presidential aspirants to consult with voters ahead of campaign
21 december 2019 - 11:24:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared three presidential aspirants to begin consultations with the electorate without [...] Full text...
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Sudanese market lifts British American Tobacco Kenya sales, profits up by 25%
19 july 2019 - 19:02:40[...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe's Freedom of Information Bill draft copy of draconian AIPPA: MISA
07 july 2019 - 20:04:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe says the Freedom of Information Bill fails to give [...] Full text...
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Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill; same as Public Order and Security Act - Experts
13 june 2019 - 18:01:11Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local think tank, Veritas, and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum (ZHRF) have both slammed the Maintenance [...] Full text...
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Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine, calls on youth to fight against dictatorship
26 may 2019 - 13:10:07Gweru, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Visiting Ugandan politician and firebrand opposition leader, Bobi Wine, says Africa has a united common enemy [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s opposition protests $4.7m passed for Museveni’s countrywide tour
22 may 2019 - 10:16:17Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Parliament of Uganda Tuesday evening approved $4.7 for long-serving president Yoweri Museveni to traverse the [...] Full text...
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Museveni in campaign mode two years before election in Uganda
11 may 2019 - 13:57:22Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s president for 33 years, Yoweri Museveni, has spent the past week traversing the country in [...] Full text...
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US not convinced on Zimbabwe government's reform agenda
04 may 2019 - 15:47:36Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – United States (US) deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of African Affairs, Matthew Harrington, [...] Full text...
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Uganda's President Museveni lands in Harare to open ZITF exhibition
25 april 2019 - 22:02:07Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni arrived here Thursday to officially open the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair [...] Full text...
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Ugandan popstar-politician out with song targeting police on third day of house arrest
24 april 2019 - 19:34:55Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan popstar-politician who has been under house arrest, has used his time at home to [...] Full text...
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Ugandan popstar politician under house arrest for second day running
23 april 2019 - 16:50:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan popstar who is eyeing the presidency is under house arrest for the second consecutive [...] Full text...
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Alcohol abuse kills three million people a year, most of them men – WHO report
21 september 2018 - 17:21:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in 20 deaths in 2016 – 3 million people, mostly men – were [...] Full text...
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AI says Uganda opposition MPs must not be tried in military court
17 august 2018 - 07:32:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Two opposition MPs arrested and detained in Uganda must be promptly charged and tried in ordinary [...] Full text...
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AI urges Uganda gov't to investigate killing of opposition politician's driver
15 august 2018 - 06:34:35Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has urged the Ugandan government to carry out a thorough and independent investigation [...] Full text...
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Origin labelling of food a boost for local economies and sustainable development (A feature by FAO)
29 april 2018 - 04:41:02Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new study has found that food products linked to their place of origin are economically [...] Full text...
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Exploit demand for gum arabic, UNCTAD urges Africa
26 april 2018 - 10:32:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gum arabic is not only an exotic commodity but also has the power to drive development [...] Full text...
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Angola's Sovereign Wealth Fund claims US$ 4.7 billion investment
04 december 2017 - 19:57:44Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSDEA) has said its investments portfolio has reached a net value of [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Global warming brews trouble in coffee homeland Ethiopia
26 september 2017 - 14:41:50Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ethiopia is likely to lose half of its coffee growing area due to global [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Journalists become heroes against police brutality in Kenya, Uganda
23 september 2017 - 11:46:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Journalists become heroes of humanity in Kenya and Uganda this week in the wake of police [...] Full text...
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US: Reform vital for achieving sustainable development, Mugabe tells UN Assembly
22 september 2017 - 07:57:58New York, US (PANA) – Without deeper international cooperation and reform in the international system, the gap between the rich [...] Full text...
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France: INTERPOL identifies illegal wildlife trade on the Darknet
15 june 2017 - 09:09:40Lyon, France (PANA) - Illegal wildlife traders may be turning their attention to the Darknet, a new INTERPOL research report [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Catholic faithfuls celebrate "Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima"
21 may 2017 - 10:42:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has sued for religious tolerance, with love and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's inflation rate rises again
16 february 2017 - 16:01:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s inflation rate continues its upward swing as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's inflation rate rises from 12.8% to 13.72% in April
16 may 2016 - 22:07:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday said that the inflationary trend for the [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde: Brazil President Roussef in solidarity with Cape Verde victims of volcano eruption
04 december 2014 - 18:45:08Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Brazilian President Dilma Roussef has sent a solidarity message to Cape Verde President [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Minister hails new EU/SADC partnership
22 july 2014 - 12:02:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa and its Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) counterparts are on the verge [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria, Portugal business groups seek greater trade relations
07 july 2014 - 11:10:51Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Business groups from Nigeria and Portugal are seeking greater trade relations between them, according to the [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Dailies focus on rural livelihoods, tourism
31 may 2014 - 08:07:09Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s leading dailies this week devoted their attention to issues concerning rural livelihoods and [...] Full text...
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Somalia: Drugs, women prison discovered at al-Shabaab stronghold
17 march 2014 - 19:42:18Buula Burde, Somalia (PANA) - The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), assisted by the Somali National Army (SNA), has [...] Full text...
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SA to host African Education Week, Career Conference
18 june 2013 - 12:27:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Thousands of teachers and learners from around the continent are expected at the seventh [...] Full text...
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Six ritualists, including a mayor, arrested in Congo
27 may 2013 - 14:50:23Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Six persons, including Simeon Mobonde, the Mayor of Ouesso, in the northern part of Congo, have [...] Full text...
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Angolan entrepreneurs to attend food fair in Portugal
06 february 2013 - 13:49:00Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A group of Angolan entrepreneurs will participate in the 25-27 February Food and Drink International Fair [...] Full text...
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Labour unrest continues in SA
10 january 2013 - 11:01:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Striking and rioting workers have served notice that South Africa is likely to see [...] Full text...
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Soweto to host food, wine festival
05 september 2012 - 10:37:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The sprawling township of Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg in South Africa will [...] Full text...
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Congo and Portugal to sign trade agreement
08 april 2011 - 22:27:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congo and Portugal are to conclude a partnership between their private sectors to facilitate trade and [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: NFF frets over pressure group
21 june 2010 - 17:47:00Richards Bay- South Africa (PANA) -- Fearing the repercussion of a possible elimination of the Super Eagles from the group [...] Full text...
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Carnival in Togo as parties wind up campaign
02 march 2010 - 23:42:00Lomأ©- Togo (PANA) -- The atmosphere on Tuesday, the last campaign day for the pr esidential election in Togo, looked [...] Full text...
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Late SA Health Minister eulogised
22 december 2009 - 08:18:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa's Deputy President Kgalema Motlant he has paid a stirring tribute to former [...] Full text...
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Former South African Health Minister dies
16 december 2009 - 15:34:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Former South African Health Minister, Manto Tsh abalala-Msimang, died at a Johannesburg clinic on [...] Full text...
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New swine flu cases hit Zimbabwe
16 october 2009 - 11:17:00Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Health authorities in Zimbabwe Friday reported a new o utbreak of swine flu at a boarding [...] Full text...
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Nigerian media highlight sack threat on Yar'Adua
18 july 2009 - 12:12:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In a very busy week, filled with stories on politics, ec onomy and security, the Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Veteran opposition leader banks on experience to clinch Malawi presidency
14 may 2009 - 17:20:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Will 2009 be finally the year for veteran politician J ohn Zenus Ungapake Tembo, after being [...] Full text...
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Swine flu: Benin announces suspected case of swine flu
02 may 2009 - 18:28:00Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The Benin Public Health minister, Mr. Issifou Takpara, o n Friday announced that health officials [...] Full text...
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African leaders urged to take measures against swine flu
28 april 2009 - 18:56:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Health experts in Nigeria have advised African leaders t o embark on massive surveillance and control [...] Full text...
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'No swine flu in Nigeria'
28 april 2009 - 13:11:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's health authorities have assured that swine flu has not yet spread to Nigeria, despite the [...] Full text...
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IAEA delegation visits Cape Town
20 march 2009 - 12:42:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African Foreign Minister, Dr. Nkosazana D lamini Zuma, will host a delegation [...] Full text...
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Algerian companies in search of outlets abroad
14 january 2009 - 16:54:00Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- Four years after its creation, the Algerian Agency of Promotion of Foreign Trade (ALGEX) is still [...] Full text...
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