Chad Williams

Multimedia Journalist, IOL News

Remembering Nelson Mandela, nine years after his death

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FORMER ANC president and South Africa’s first black democratically elected president Nelson Mandela died on this day nine years ago at the age of 95 after a prolonged ...

Watch VideoWorld’s dirtiest man, 94, dies just months after taking a bath for the first time in six decades

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Amou Haji, who is from Iran, was afraid of water and had not bathed for over 60 years.

President Ramaphosa to host Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez

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According to the presidency, the official visit to South Africa will solidify the already strong relations between South Africa and Spain.

South Africa elected to UN Human Rights Council

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South Africa is one of 14 countries that have been elected by the United Nations General Assembly as a member of the Human Rights Council.

Coronation of King Charles III to take place in May 2023

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The coronation of King Charles III will take place on Saturday, 6 May 2023, at Westminster Abbey.

African Union, Ecowas slam second coup in Burkina Faso in eight month

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The chairperson of the African Union Commission has called on the military to immediately and totally refrain from any acts of violence or threats to the civilian ...

Scores of teens waiting to write exams among 19 killed in Kabul suicide bomb blast

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At least 19 people were killed on Friday, after a suicide bomber targeted an education center in the Afghan capital of Kabul where students were taking practice ...

19 dead after drinking toxic alcohol in Morocco

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A nurse at Ksar El Kebir told Moroccan media that victims who checked in at the hospital were suffering from vomiting, stomach cramps and headaches.

Watch VideoAt least 300 dead in Nigeria’s worst flooding in decades

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Floods in 27 of Nigeria’s 36 states and capital city have affected half a million people, displaced 100,000 and claimed at least 300 lives, Nigeria's National Emergency ...

AU repeats call for lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe at UN General Assembly

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Speaking at the 77th Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Macky Sall, president of the Republic of Senegal and acting president of the African ...

Supply delays of critical TB test could be catastrophic, and cost lives says Doctors Without Borders

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Countries placing larger orders may face delays of up to 6 months.

Gayton Mckenzie to Eskom: ’I’ll fix power crisis in five months’

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Patriotic Alliance president and Central Karoo mayor Gayton Mckenzie has called on Eskom to allow him to help with the country’s crippling electricity crisis.

Uganda declares Ebola outbreak

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An outbreak of Ebola virus disease has been declared in Uganda, the country's health ministry and the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

SA man accidentally charged R120,000 for petrol instead of R1,200 says he got his money back

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A Cape Town man was left fuming this week after being charged R120,000 for petrol instead of R1,200.

Commonwealth to deploy team to observe elections in Lesotho

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The Commonwealth will deploy a team to observe the general elections in Lesotho, scheduled for October 7.

Ramaphosa, Biden to discuss ’bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest’

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President Cyril Ramaphosa will visit Washington DC this week to meet with US President Joe Biden. The two leaders are expected to discuss bilateral, regional and ...

National Assembly Speaker to lead multiparty delegation to 8th BRICS Parliamentary Forum

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South Africa’s National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will on Tuesday lead a multiparty parliamentary delegation to the 8th BRICS Parliamentary Forum ...

Kenya’s Supreme Court rejects Odinga’s application over elections

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Kenya’s Supreme Court has ruled against candidate Raila Odinga’s challenge to the outcome of last month’s presidential election.

Ramaphosa: The issue of migration is under debate

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President Cyril Ramaphosa said the MEC for Health in Limpopo has raised an important issue, of how service provision is affected by migration.

SADC approves $20. 2 million for preparation of 12 major regional projects

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The 12 regional projects covering energy, transport and water sectors, are expected to generate at least $3 billion in infrastructure investment, says the regional ...

Pan-African Parliament slams Limpopo MEC over Zim patient debacle

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Leaders of the Pan-African Parliament have criticised the Limpopo MEC for Health, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, for embarrassing a bedridden patient from Zimbabwe at a hospital ...

Zimbabwe jails 148 undocumented Malawians

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Zimbabwean authorities have jailed 148 Malawian nationals found without legal documents.

Watch VideoRamaphosa to attend funeral of former Angolan president Dos Santos on Sunday

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Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola from 1979 to 2017, died on July 8, 2022, at the age of 79, in Barcelona, Spain, where he spent most of his time over the ...

SADC launches electoral observer mission in Angola ahead of Wednesday polls

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The Southern African Development Community has launched an electoral observer mission in Angola as the country braces for its most competitive general elections ...

Bushiri extradition: What we know so far

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On Monday, the Chief Resident Magistrate court in Lilongwe, Malawi, ruled that the witnesses in his extradition case can give evidence physically while in South ...