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Wicknell Chivayo: Zimbabwean businessman and wife killed in helicopter crash (opens the original)
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Prominent Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife have been killed in a helicopter crash that left six people dead, his family have confirmed. The helicopter came down in the Marondera rural area, about 70km (43 miles) east of the capital, Harare, on Wednesday evening. Police said all six people on board died. Family spokesperson Herbert Chivayo confirmed the deaths of the businessman and his wife Lucy Muteke to state broadcaster ZBC, saying the family was devastated by the tragedy.
Botswana condemned for slaughtering elephants for independence celebrations (opens the original)
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Animal rights activists have criticised Botswana's decision to authorise the killing of 23 elephants to provide meat for independence celebrations. The southern African country, home to the world's largest elephant population, is holding nationwide festivities on Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain. A licence issued by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, seen by local media, authorises the hunting of 23 elephants and other wild animals for "complimentary purp
Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré opens first gold refinery in Ouagadougou (opens the original)
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Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as the military-led government seeks to process more of the country's mineral wealth at home and tighten its control over one of its most important industries. Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré said the move was part of a wider effort to end the country's reliance on exporting raw materials for processing abroad. "We want to refine all our metals on site... we want to have the entire value chain on site," he said at the plant's inauguration in the capita
Nusrat Osman: British woman rescued in deadly Malawi shootout (opens the original)
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A British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi nearly a week ago has been rescued in a police operation that left four suspected kidnappers dead and a senior police chief wounded. Nusrat Osman, 47, was freed on Thursday during an operation on the outskirts of the southern city of Blantyre, police said. Officers exchanged gunfire with the suspected kidnappers, who police said were armed with an AK-47 rifle and a pistol. "The criminals got shot and were rushed to the hospital where they succumbed to
Owen Ndlovu: Abducted South African journalist found dead with gunshot wounds (opens the original)
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Tributes are pouring in for a veteran South African sports broadcaster who was found dead on Wednesday hours after being abducted when his vehicle was hijacked in a township near Johannesburg. Owen Ndlovu, a former presenter with the country's public broadcaster, the SABC, was seized on Tuesday while collecting his wife from a church in Katlehong, police said. His body, which witnesses said had gunshot wounds, was discovered by residents the following morning. Police have launched a manhunt for
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