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Cape Town airport runway reopens after Kenya plane tyre failure

CAPE TOWN, Aug 4 (Reuters) - An airplane's tyre burst on landing at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, causing flight disruptions as the main... Read more.
Migrants receive food and beverages from the Red Cross in Ceuta, Spain.
Africa, News

Morocco says Spain should have foreseen migration impact of court ruling

By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Spanish authorities should have anticipated the consequences of a court ruling that weakened a key deterrent against... Read more.
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa reviews an honour guard while meeting Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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DA tells court Expropriation Act gives goverment too much power

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's Democratic Alliance, the second-largest party in the governing coalition, went to court on Monday to challenge a land... Read more.
Fuel price increases
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Sharp diesel, paraffin price hikes overshadow petrol, LP gas relief

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than $4 a barrel on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump held off a fresh attack on Iran as... Read more.
South African Rand coins
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South African rand firms ahead of factory activity, vehicle sales figures

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The South African rand strengthened in early trade on Monday ahead of the release of local manufacturing purchasing managers' index... Read more.
World

Death toll from migrant rush into Ceuta rises to 72

The death toll from Thursday’s mass rush into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco reached at least 72 on Sunday as five more bodies were found... Read more.
Africa

Egypt raises most household power tariffs by average 12%

Egypt will keep tariffs unchanged for the first household consumption bracket while raising rates for other residential users by an average of 12%, Electricity and... Read more.
World

Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after deadly migrant rush

CEUTA, Spain – Spain said migrant crossings into its North African enclave of Ceuta stopped overnight, as police began installing a 500m floating barrier on... Read more.