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Celebrating the Life and Enduring Legacy of Tupac Amaru Shakur — 30 Years Later

"Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk without having feet." Thirty years later, the rose is still growing.

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Dolly Parton: The Compassion That Came From Humble Beginnings

There is something deeply moving about Dolly Parton that goes beyond her extraordinary music. For those of us who admire her, perhaps the most enduring part of her story is not the fame, the records, the awards or the wealth, but the person she remained after all of them.

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U.S. Deports 20 to Liberia

The deportees arrived at the Roberts International Airport outside Monrovia. The Liberia-US agreement is among the largest third-country deportations driven by the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.

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Cancer Vaccine from Merck and Moderna Shows Positive Initial Results

An experimental personalized cancer vaccine from Merck and Moderna showed positive initial results in its first-ever late-stage trial, the companies announced Wednesday

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Initiative for School Excellence and Education Foundation

Education advocate and Chief Executive Officer of Educare, Alex Onyia, has announced the formal registration of ISEE as the Initiative for School Excellence and Education Foundation.

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Ferrari's First EV Just Made History: $40 Million Luce Becomes Most Expensive New Car Ever Sold at Auction

A model of Ferrari’s first-ever fully electric car, the Luce, has sold for $40 million, breaking the record for the most expensive new car ever sold at auction.

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AfriWallStreet Store Aims to Solve Nigeria’s “What I Ordered vs What I Got” E-Commerce Nightmare

The Pan-African marketplace, AfriWallStreet Store, launched in January 2026, is betting on verified sellers and community trust to fix e-commerce’s biggest credibility problem.

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Johannesburg Set to Host Its First-Ever Exhibition of the Sony World Photography Awards

Johannesburg is set to host its first-ever exhibition of the Sony World Photography Awards, one of the most prestigious international honours in photography,

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Scientists at Wits University Say mRNA Vaccine Technology Is Key to Africa’s Public Health Independence

Scientists at Wits University say that for Africa to achieve vaccine sovereignty, the continent must build and sustain its own vaccine expertise, intellectual property and manufacturing capacity to reduce its dependence on technologies and supplies from elsewhere

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Four Young Scientists at AGTRU Fuse Vaccine Innovation and Gene Therapy to Forge New Cure and Prevention for Hepatitis B

The students' projects at the Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit (AGTRU) address hepatitis B virus (HBV) at different stages, from strengthening protection against infection to targeting it once it has become chronic.

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Here are the Top 7 African Countries Attracting Luxury Tourists

Here are the top 7 African countries attracting luxury tourists judging by the percentage increase in the number of tourists going to the country according to UN World Tourism Barometer data.

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That Every Child Survives, Thrives, and Fulfils Their Potential

Yes, those photos you’ve seen are real. More than 18 years ago, a baby named Lamine Yamal and his mom Sheila met Lionel Messi at a UNICEF fundraising photoshoot.

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