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DRC election: Polls open in long-delayed vote

Polling stations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) long-delayed election have opened, two years after they were first scheduled to be held. Voting stations opened at 5am (04:00 GMT) on Sunday and will close at 5pm (16:00 GMT). There were small queues of voters in the capital, Kinshasa,[…]

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Robots to deal with abuse against women, children

Government is expressing concern over an increase in gender-based violence this festive season. The Department of Women is now deploying robots to help combat the violence against women and children. It says these will help condition the next generation to be a good friend and educate them about the negative[…]

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DRC starts countdown to vote

Workers in DR Congo on Friday began preparations for long-awaited elections just two days away as a pre-vote protest called by the country’s opposition appeared to fail. In Kinshasa, about 20 black cases said to contain electronic voting machines were brought in under police escort to a polling station in[…]

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11-year-old girl saves her brother from drowning

An 11-year-old girl has proved to be her brother’s keeper after rescuing him from drowning in a pool in West Riding, Cape Town, on Friday. The 10-year-old boy became unresponsive in the pool and sank to the bottom of the pool. His sister helped him back to the surface and[…]

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Three men arrested for three different rapes in Cape Town

Three men have been arrested for three different rape cases in Brown’s Farm, Cape Town, over the last three days, provincial police said on Friday. “Three suspects – aged 21, 23 and 25 – were arrested for three different cases of rape which occurred in Brown’s Farm,” said police spokesperson[…]

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