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New batch of World Cup tickets to go on sale
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A new batch of World Cup tickets to all 104 matches will go on sale this Wednesday, just 50 days before the tourname...
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Material girl: Madonna offers reward for missing clothes
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Material girl: Madonna offers reward for missing clothes
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Veteran songstress Madonna is appealing for the return of missing costumes she wore during her recent Coachella set...
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Lady Da Flame and Sanchez unite for ‘No One Like You’ from ‘The Journey’ EP
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Lady Da Flame and Sanchez unite for ‘No One Like You’ from ‘The Journey’ EP
KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
April 21 01:29 PM
International recording artiste Lady Da Flame has delivered a standout moment with No One Like You (Remake) featuring iconic singer Sanchez. The singl...
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Florida investigating ChatGPT role in mass shooting
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Florida investigating ChatGPT role in mass shooting
April 21 01:22 PM
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Florida on Tuesday announced a criminal probe into whether ChatGPT artificial intelligence played a role in a deadly mass...
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UNICEF appoints new Children and Youth Council
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UNICEF appoints new Children and Youth Council
April 21 01:11 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica has appointed a new Children and Youth Council (CYC), reinforcing its commitment t...
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60 years since Selassie’s visit: Some notable Jamaicans who crossed paths with the Emperor
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60 years since Selassie’s visit: Some notable Jamaicans who crossed paths with the Emperor
Howard Campbell 
April 21 11:27 AM
Today (April 21) marks the 60th anniversary of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I’s state visit to Jamaica. The diminutive monarch’s arrival at what w...
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Danae Brown leads Queen’s to three-peat in ISSA urban basketball
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Danae Brown leads Queen’s to three-peat in ISSA urban basketball
April 21 11:01 AM
The Queen’s School won the urban area Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (SSA) schoolgirls basketball title on Monday, defeating St Andrew Hig...
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Trump says US in ‘very, very strong’ position for Iran talks
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Trump says US in ‘very, very strong’ position for Iran talks
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States (US) is in a strong position for talks with Iran as his envoys...
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Sunday said it seized more than TT$6.3 million worth of marijuana that ...
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South Africa police arrest Mugabe’s son after gardener shot
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South Africa police arrest Mugabe’s son after gardener shot
February 19, 2026
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) —  The youngest son of former Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe has been arrested after a gardener was shot at his South...
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West Indies ‘tick boxes’ in shortened T20 against South Africa
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West Indies ‘tick boxes’ in shortened T20 against South Africa
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — West Indian captain Shai Hope said his team were "ticking more boxes" after they won a reduced-overs third and fina...
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West Indies under-19 through to Super Six
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West Indies under-19 through to Super Six
January 22, 2026
West Indies Under-19s advanced to the Super Six stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup after beating South Africa by 55 runs at the High Performance Oval,...
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‘We were like saviours’: Jimmy Cliff’s historic performance in Apartheid era South Africa
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‘We were like saviours’: Jimmy Cliff’s historic performance in Apartheid era South Africa
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
December 2, 2025
Observer Online presents the second story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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G20 grapples with splintering world order
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP)—G20 leaders wrapping up a summit in South Africa on Sunday hailed multilateralism -- even as they struggled to adapt ...
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South Africa beat Rwanda to qualify for 2026 World Cup
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa defeated Rwanda 3-0 in Mbombela on Tuesday to win Group C and qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Thalent...
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South Africa court jails seven Chinese nationals for human trafficking
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP)-A South African court sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years in prison Wednesday for forcing more than 90 Mala...
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South Africa, Caricom summit to be held in Addis Ababa
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), the Caricom Secretary-General, and other regional and i...
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South Africa thrash England in 1st ODI
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LEEDS, United Kingdom (AFP)—South Africa inflicted a humiliating seven-wicket defeat upon England in the first one-day international in Leeds on Tuesd...
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South Africa to offer US ‘generous’ new deal to avoid 30% tariff
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South Africa to offer US ‘generous’ new deal to avoid 30% tariff
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PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa will offer a "generous" new trade deal to the United States on Tuesday to avoid 30-per cent tariffs, gove...
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South African farm worker was ‘forced’ to feed murdered black women to pigs — lawyers
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South African farm worker was ‘forced’ to feed murdered black women to pigs — lawyers
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LIMPOPO, South Africa — A white South African farm worker, who is one of three men on trial for allegedly murdering two black women on a farm in 2024,...
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‘We knew we had to add to the voice against oppression’
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On Mandela Day, Carlene Davis reflects on anti-apartheid activist and her songs for the cause
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July 18, 2025
As the world commemorates Mandela Day on Friday, Tommy Cowan and his wife Dr Carlene Davis are reflecting on the multiple songs that they have worked ...
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Caster Semenya: A rebel with a cause
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Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP) — When 19-year-old unknown South African Caster Semenya pulled off a stunning 800 metres final triumph at the 2009 wo...
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First group of white South Africans arrive in US for resettlement
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DULLES, United States (AFP)— A group of around 50 white South Africans arrived on Monday for resettlement in the United States after President Donald ...
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South African mother found guilty of selling young daughter
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SALDANHA, South Africa (AFP) — A South African court found a woman guilty Friday of trafficking her six-year-old daughter who has been missing for mor...
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South Africa party angry at Trump post suggesting G20 summit boycott
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- A post by Donald Trump suggesting he will skip the G20 summit in South Africa and repeating claims of alleged anti...
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Dozens escape from suspected human trafficking in South Africa
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Dozens of young adults and children who were allegedly held captive in a suburban house in Johannesburg escaped on ...
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South Africa and DRC discuss boosting ‘defence capabilities’
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US expels South African ambassador, saying he ‘hates’ Trump
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US decision to expel South Africa's ambassador was "regrettable," the office of the South African president said...
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Microsoft to make $298m AI investment in South Africa
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Tech giant Microsoft will invest $298 million on artificial intelligence (AI) and data centre infrastructure in Sou...
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Halt in US HIV funds could cost South Africa 500,000 lives over 10 years
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Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP) —A halt in US funds to South Africa's HIV/AIDS programmes could lead to more than 500,000 deaths over 10 years, the h...
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A new batch of World Cup tickets to all 104 matches will go on sale this Wednesday, just 50 days before the tourname...
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Lady Da Flame and Sanchez unite for ‘No One Like You’ from ‘The Journey’ EP
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International recording artiste Lady Da Flame has delivered a standout moment with No One Like You (Remake) featuring iconic singer Sanchez. The singl...
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