Cape Town: Panic as fire is seen at South Africa parliament building

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1800 EAT on 02 January 2022. A large fire has severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town. Video footage showed a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with huge flames coming out from the roof of the building. President Cyril Ramaphosa…

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Bishop Desmond Tutu is set to recieve a state funeral.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0940 EAT on 01 December 2022. The funeral mass for South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is set to take place on Saturday morning in Cape Town. Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end the racist regime in South Africa, died last Sunday aged 90. His…

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Colorado Fires Burn hundreds of homes as thousands flee.

Governor Jared Polis declares a state of emergency as the National Weather Service warns of ‘life-threatening situation’ in affected areas in US. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1740 EAT on 31 December 2021. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in Colorado, United States after wildfires driven…

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South Korea pardons ex-president after nearly 5 years in prison.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1600 EAT On 31 Dec 2021. Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was released from prison on Friday nearly five years after being convicted of corruption, fuelling debate over whether she would play any role ahead of a March presidential election. Park, 69, was the country’s first democratically elected…

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Deadline approaching for Kampala street vendors to vacate city

HICGI News Agency – Updated 0554 EAT on Friday 24th December 2021 KAMPALA-The Kampala City Resident Commissioner-RCC Hussein Hud has said that street vendors have until 10th January 2022 to vacate the streets and take up available space in markets. Hud who was addressing the press at the Uganda Media Center says that vending and…

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Desmond Tutu’s body lies in state

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1850 EAT on 30 December 2021. Mourners have been filing past the coffin of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as his body lies in state at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa. Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end apartheid in South Africa, died on Sunday aged 90…

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