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Australian tourist missing in Zimbabwe’s famous Victoria Falls park

Australian tourist missing in Zimbabwe’s famous Victoria Falls park

Such incidences are rare in Victoria Falls, a destination that attracts thousands of tourists from across the globe.

  • by Farai Mutsaka

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New details emerge of cricket commentator Peter Roebuck’s death

New details emerge of cricket commentator Peter Roebuck’s death

Former English cricketer Peter Roebuck was “in despair” and being arrested on suspicion of sexual assault when he died 13 years ago.

  • by Sherryn Groch
Fears death toll will rise after massive gas explosion burns homes and warehouses
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Fears death toll will rise after massive gas explosion burns homes and warehouses

A vehicle loaded with gas caused the explosion in the early hours of the morning in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

  • by Tom Odula
Uproar as Egypt starts rebuilding Giza pyramid with new granite blocks

Uproar as Egypt starts rebuilding Giza pyramid with new granite blocks

The project aims to restore the Pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of the three pyramids at Giza, to its original glory over a three-year period.

  • by Magdy Samaan
South African man was disposing of body before starting fire which killed 76 others

South African man was disposing of body before starting fire which killed 76 others

The man, a resident dubbed Mr X by South African media, was testifying to an inquiry into the causes of the fire in Johannesburg last year.

  • by Gerald Imray
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole, authorities say

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole, authorities say

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole, having served nearly nine years of his 13 years and five months murder sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013.

  • by Gerald Imray and Nqobile Ntshangase