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Search under way for miners trapped under collapsed Malawi mine

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Prominent Zimbabwe businessman dies in helicopter crash

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S. Africa: Multi-vehicle crash kills 21 on Western Cape highway

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Zimbabwe arrests official after boat sinking that killed 97

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Zimbabwe ferry disaster toll rises to 94

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At least 44 drown after ferry overturns on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba

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Zimbabwe ferry capsizes with 95 people on board

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Rockfall at disused South Africa mine kills 14

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Two South African soldiers die chasing illegal miners

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10 Ethiopians presumed drowned crossing into Botswana

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Zambian vice president survives as chopper crashes on take off

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28 killed when illegal gold mine collapses in Angola

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Namibia plane crash kills three Germans, pilot

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Zimbabwe minibus fire kills 18

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Rights group seek AU action over toxic mining in Zambia town

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Torrential rain in Angola claims another six lives

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Angola flooding death toll reaches 40

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Angola floods kill 15, displace thousands

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Malawi floods leave 34 dead, nearly 200 injured

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Mozambique floods kill 18 as heavy rains continue

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One feared dead, five missing after tug sinks off South Africa

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Fire at Cape Town airport disrupts international flights

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Five South Africa miners trapped for three days presumed dead

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UN: Mozambique floods causing spiraling emergency

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Death toll from floods rises in Mozambique, South Africa

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Floods claim several lives in South Africa, Mozambique on alert

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Lightning kills two, injures 150 in South Africa

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Malawi: Bipartisan calls to reopen Chilima crash probe

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Namibia national park fire contained

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Namibia deploys 500 soldiers to fight Etosha fire

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Dozens more Zambian farmers sue over toxic mining spill

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Zambian farmers sue Chinese mining firms over toxic spill

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Two killed as Zimbabwe Air Force aircraft crashes

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Namibia road crash kills 16

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Toxic spill at China-owned Zambian mine worse than estimated

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Zambia rejects US claims of toxins after February mine spill

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US orders staff evacuation 6 months after Zambia mine spill

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