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@mailandguardian Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:06:51
The anxious money wait: Why African soccer fans dread payment disputes before major tournaments like the Fifa World Cup
For millions of fans, a familiar cloud of anxiety looms — not over tactics or form but over something far more basic: whether players will be paid what they are owed by their football federations
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@mailandguardian Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:10:14
President Ramaphosa's migration speech gets the diagnosis right: The real test is whether South Africa has the system to deliver
Migration outcomes are largely determined by the quality of the systems into which migrants enter. When any one of the systems underperforms, the pressures become amplified. When several fail simultaneously, migration become politically explosive
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@mailandguardian Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:23:07
Are Africans welcome at the World Cup?
African music megastars Tyla and Rema are scheduled to perform at the World Cup's opening ceremony in Los Angeles. But while African music and soccer are welcome at the tournament, many African fans and journalists, it would seem, are not.
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@mailandguardian Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:32:23
Kenya's Ebola case and the politics of contagion
The Kenyan court's decision should be read well beyond Kenya. Across Africa, governments will need to negotiate such arrangements with greater care, more transparency and a firmer sense of constitutional discipline and national interest
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@mailandguardian Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:35:57
Africa's conservation models struggle to shake colonial yoke
Two of the continent's premier game reserves – Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve and South Africa's Kruger National Park – stand on the frontlines of species loss, working tirelessly to protect wildlife under the shadow of rising extinction threats. Yet they also reveal how different leadership approaches to park management can shape conservation success, advance inclusivity, and distribute economic benefit to local communities.
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@mailandguardian Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:41:43
Joburg ANC mayoral process faces scrutiny amid claims of flawed nomination process
Party insiders say concerns over compliance with ANC guidelines could result in the process being challenged or restarted, while similar disputes have emerged in other Gauteng metro regions
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@africanews Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:31:41
Appeal hearing begins for Rwandan Doctor convicted over 1994 genocide
The appeal trial of Eugène Rwamucyo, a former Rwandan doctor sentenced to 27 years in prison for complicity in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, opened in Paris on Tuesday. The 67-year-old maintains his innocence and faces the possibility of a life sentence.
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@africanews Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:15:00
Kenyan shot in head at protest over US Ebola centre
Tensions flared in central Kenya as protesters clashed with police over plans to build an Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens. Officers fired tear gas and made arrests in Nanyuki, where residents say they fear the facility could pose risks to the local community.
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@africanews Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:57:10
Mauritius PM wins major court victory in decade-long cash case
Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has secured a significant legal victory after a court dismissed charges linked to millions of euros found in safes at his homes in 2015. Prosecutors have vowed to appeal the ruling in the long-running case.
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@africanews Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:06:10
Ghanaâ s Edem Wosornu appointed to top UN refugee protection role
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ghanaian humanitarian leader Edem Wosornu as Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UNHCR. The veteran aid official brings more than two decades of experience in crisis response and humanitarian coordination.
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