ESCAPE FROM HELL

The great escape: nine DRC miners were plucked out alive one by one from a collapsed makeshift shaft, thanks to the frantic digging efforts of a hero colleague. As each one was pulled out, they were greeted with cheers.

Although a huge relief, it highlights the dangers these men have to face. Many seek higher earnings than exploitative multinationals are willing to pay - exposing themselves to even greater risk at ‘artisanal’ mines.

DRC has an estimated $24 trillion in untapped minerals, yet its people are among the poorest in the world.

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SOUTH AFRICAN BAR BARS BLACKS

A pub in Cape Town wouldn’t dare operate a racist door policy nowadays, would it? Well, almost three decades after apartheid, that’s precisely what Hank’s Old Irish Pub is accused of.

Watch an indignant customer confront the staff and let us know what you think was going on. Have you experienced anything similar?

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AFRICA: MOST GENETICALLY DIVERSE CONTINENT

We all know Africa is a diverse continent. But scientists think it’s the most diverse - at least in terms of gene pools. It boasts more genetic variation than all the other continents combined.

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Water is a matter of life and death and South Africa is running out.

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Even its wealthiest province, Gauteng, is facing severe shortages caused by dwindling reservoir levels and climate change.

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And coupled with an energy crisis, anti-government protests have spread across the country.

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Ageing infrastructure is being blamed, with over half the country’s water treatment plants in a poor or critical condition.

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But so too is water consumption, with South Africans using 35 percent more than the global average.

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Apart from needing to upgrade supply networks and improve water conservation, new innovative solutions are being found

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A company has invented special polystyrene beads that turn acidic mine water into drinking water and can clean up to 1,000 litres per hour.

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But it’s a drop in the ocean compared to the size of the problem South Africa faces

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According to the government’s own dire predictions, without a major shift in policy and investment, the country will run out of water by 2030!!!

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WHEN EUROPEANS FLED TO AFRICA

World War Two saw thousands of European refugees seek sanctuary in Africa. But on arrival, colonial powers passed laws to segregate them from locals and banned inter-racial marriages - although not everyone obeyed.

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TRIBALISM IS LOSING TO IMPERIALISM: FACTS OR 🧢?

Africans need to check their heads when it comes to focusing on the good fight, says Dr. Umar Johnson. They’re too busy making sure it’s their tribe that comes out on top in the battle to notice that it’s non-Africans winning the war. Is he right or capping?

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AFRICA'S FASTING FASTEST

African Muslims will follow some of the world's shortest fasting hours during Ramadan. Here's a look at five cities and their hours of suhoor and iftar this week.

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AMERICA BACK OFF!

America has no moral authority when it comes to lecturing Africa about democracy. That’s the stinging assessment of Zambia’s opposition leader, Fred Mnembe.

He delivered it during the visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris. And pointed to her country’s ruthless pursuit of coups and enslavement in the past.

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AKUFO: NO CHINA OBSESSION HERE

‘It’s just you, America!’ Ghana’s president - standing next to US veep Kamala Harris - made it clear that it’s only her country that was obsessing about China’s ties with Africa. For Africa, China is just one of many partners. Tell us what you think.

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MARCH'S BIGGEST STORIES

A look at the stories making headlines for the month of March.

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DIGITAL BLACKFACE?

Is ‘digital blackface’ a problem? That is, is white people using Blacks in their memes inherently racist? Controversial TV host Piers Morgan thinks not, but gets pushback from his panel. What do you think?

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WEEKLY PHOTO DUMP

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – US Vice President Kamala Harris hails Tanzania’s first female leader, Samia Suluhu Hassan a ‘champion of democracy’ during a week-long trip to Africa. It follows a visit by the Secretary of State, as America looks to offset Chinese and Russian influence on the continent.

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Nairobi, Kenya – A journalist runs through tear gas lobbed by riot police during nationwide protests over the cost-of-living crisis and President William Ruto’s government.

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