AFRICA CDC ISSUES EBOLA PREPAREDNESS GUIDELINES

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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has issued interim guidelines to African Union member states to strengthen surveillance and cross-border preparedness against the Ebola Bundibugyo strain.

KHAMA III MUSEUM RECEIVES RETURNED ARTEFACTS

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The Khama III Memorial Museum in the royal village of Serowe in the central part of Botswana recently received 45 cultural artefacts from the Brighton and Hove Museums in the United Kingdom.

ASHIPALA-MUSAVYI ALLAYS FEARS OVER XENOPHOBIA

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Minister of International Relations and Trade (MIRT), Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, says Namibians in South Africa are not under any threat in the face of recent xenophobia attacks in the neighbouring country.

RAMAPHOSA WARNS AGAINST VIGILANTISM

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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken against vigilantism that has become the order of the day in the country.

Addressing the nation last night, Ramaphosa warned against infiltrators who want South Africans to turn against those who were not born in the country.

FORMER ZSIS CHIEF ARRESTED, CHARGED

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The former Zambia Security Intelligence Service (ZSIS) director-general has been charged and arrested for multiple offences.

Xavier Chungu has been arrested and charged with seven counts of communication of certain information, contrary to Section 4(1) of the State Security Act.

UN BRIEFS MISSIONS ON CUBA HEALTH CRISIS

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Permanent missions at the United Nations, including Namibia’s, attended a briefing on the unfolding humanitarian situation in Cuba, where officials warned hospitals are suspending surgeries and facing severe medicine shortages.

BOTSWANA EASES FMD CONTROLS

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Botswana's livestock industry has received a significant boost, and its Ministry of Lands and Agriculture has relaxed the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) controls. 

In Botswana, the beef industry is a cornerstone of the national economy and a vital source for foreign currency.

RAUL CASTRO MARKS 95TH BIRTHDAY

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Former Cuban President Raul Castro today celebrates his 95th birthday against the backdrop of ever-increasing pressure from the United States government, underlined by a US Department of Justice indictment.