Hundreds of South Africans have turned up at the job fair, CVs and school certificates in hand, hoping that they may get their big break.

The country has the world's highest unemployment, leaving many cynical about this month's election.
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South Africa's Constitutional Court has ruled that the former president, Jacob Zuma, cannot stand as an MP in this month's general election.  

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and several others are confirmed to have been killed in Sunday's helicopter crash in north-western Iran, state TV says.

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The US and Niger have agreed that American troops will leave the country 'no later' than 15 September, they announced in a joint statement on Sunday.

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A helicopter carrying the Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in an accident, according to Iran's state media.

Heavy fog is making searches difficult at the site where it is thought that the helicopter may have landed.

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The US ambassador to the DR Congo says she's concerned by reports that American citizens were involved in an attempted coup in Kinshasa this morning.
DR Congo army says it has captured or killed all men who tried to storm the presidential palace.

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Zulu warriors, camouflaged men dancing to revolutionary songs and some of South Africa’s most famous entertainers.

But those who attended the Saturday event in Soweto were there for the main attraction: the 82-year-old former President, Jacob Zuma.

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Over the past decade, 15 high-priority countries in eastern and southern Africa have promoted voluntary medical male circumcision for the prevention of HIV and other diseases. Should male circumcision be a personal choice? More on #AfricaDaily 🎧 bbc.in/3UNopu3

The #Paris2024 Games will see two veteran masters play out one of athletics' greatest rivalries.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele, absent from the Games since 2012 and
🇰🇪 Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, to many, the world's top marathonist.
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Manchester City legend Joleon Lescott lends his support to a football project in Nairobi, Kenya - helping schoolgirls deliver a message about the benefits of clean water, sanitation and hygiene

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According to DNA studies, scientists have found the ancient baobab trees first grew in Madagascar 21 million years ago.

Their seeds were later carried on ocean currents to Australia and mainland Africa, where they evolved into distinct species.

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🇿🇦 South Africa’s murder rate is now at a twenty year high – one of the highest in the world.

With trust in the police falling, #BBCAfricaEye meets the frontline communities who are fighting back.

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The words of a ruling by the UN's top court, the International Court of Justice, have been subject to great scrutiny.

South Africa accused Israel of committing genocide in its war in Gaza. The use of the word “plausible” has led to the controversy.

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