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$2.5bn arms deal: ‘I am innocent,’ Zuma tells cheering crowd

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2018

Former South African president Jacob Zuma told thousands of supporters outside court in Durban on Friday that his opponents were telling lies and he would be proven innocent in a corruption case against him. Speaking in Zulu in his home province, Zuma said that the judiciary and politicians

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China bans online sale of Bibles

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2018

Bibles can no longer be purchased online in China, despite the government publishing a new document claiming that it allows freedom of worship. It’s been reported that searches for the Bible on e-commerce sites JD.com and Amazon.cn don’t produce results. Although China had always controlled sales of the Bible by only allowing it to be […]

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Maada Bio sworn-in as Sierra Leone’s president + photos

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2018

Sierra Leone’s newly elected leader,  Julius Maada Bio was sworn in as  president late on Wednesday, just hours after the elections commission announced his victory in a tight run-off poll. Maada Bio, the opposition candidate  and former military junta leader, succeeded Ernest Bai Koroma who had been in office since September 2007. According to the […]

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to be given state funeral- Ramaphosa

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa  says Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the hero of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa will be given a state  funeral. Madikizela-Mandela, who died on Monday aged 81, was one of the few remaining representatives of the generation of activists who led the fight against apartheid. Known as ‘the mother of the nation’, her frequently negative image

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Breaking: Winnie Mandela is dead

Daily Dispatch April 2, 2018

South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. The couple – famously pictured hand-in-hand as Mr Mandela walked free from prison after 27 years – were a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle for

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Good Friday: 7 Catholic devotees nailed to cross in Philippines

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2018

As a mark of honour for Jesus Christ and Good Friday reenactment of his suffering, seven Filipino Roman Catholic devotees, including a woman, have been nailed to wooden crosses. The demonstration was watched by thousands of spectators but frowned upon by church leaders. Three devotees wearing crowns of twigs were nailed to crosses by villagers […]