CATHERINE KAUNDA LAID TO REST

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Zambia's founding president, Kenneth Kaunda's oldest daughter, Catherine, who died last Saturday while visiting her country, was buried in Lusaka on Thursday.

VENEZUELA POLITICAL TALKS EXTENDED

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Members of Venezuela's National Assembly representing Chavismo and a sector of the Venezuelan opposition on Thursday set up a dialogue table backed by the United States in a new attempt to set a political transition on track in the country and agreed to keep talks going through August 12.

HICHILEMA WELCOMES ELECTION COMPETITION

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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema says he is happy with the competition of about 14 candidates in the presidential race, describing it as healthy for democratic dispensation.

Hichilema disclosed that he is not threatened by competition because that is how it should be.

BOTSWANA DESTROYS 299 ILLEGAL FIREARMS

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In line with the regional initiative aimed at curbing the proliferation of illegal weapons in the SADC region, Botswana has destroyed 299 firearms.

The firearms were either confiscated from criminals engaging in cross-border robberies or voluntarily surrendered to the Botswana Police Service.

SADC PUSHES REGIONAL INDUSTRIALISATION

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The 9th Southern African Development Community-SADC Industrial Week has concluded in Durban, South Africa, with the region agreeing to accelerate industrialisation.

AI GLASSES HELP THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

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Inspired by a promise to his late blind grandmother, a 23-year-old South African computer science student has taken his AI-powered smart glasses for blind and visually impaired people to the global stage at the LEAP East technology competition in Hong Kong.

CAMEROON FLOODS AND LANDSLIDE KILL THREE

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At least three people were killed after torrential rain triggered severe flooding and a landslide in the coastal city of Limbe, south-west Cameroon, early Wednesday.

Footage shows fast-moving floodwater sweeping through streets as residents and vehicles struggle through the deluge.

TANZANIA CALLS FOR AFRICAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT

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Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called for greater investment in African-owned infrastructure as leaders, financiers and investors gathered in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday for the Africa50 General Shareholders' Meeting and the Infra for Africa Forum.

TORRENTIAL RAINS DEVASTATE FREETOWN

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Emergency teams continued search, rescue and damage assessments across Freetown on Tuesday after hours of torrential rain flooded homes, tore through roads and triggered slope collapses across the Sierra Leonean capital.