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Truck ploughs into Limpopo primary school wall, kills two pupils

Two children were killed on Wednesday when a truck delivering food to the Lekgolo Primary School in Limpopo ploughed into a school wall that collapsed onto pupils.

Woman dies after falling from N3 Shongweni Bridge, west of Durban

Durban - A woman, believed to be 19 years old, died after she was critically injured when she fell from the Shongweni Bridge on the N3, west of Durban, on Friday night, paramedics said.

Death toll in Tunisia bus accident rises to 26

At least 26 people were killed when their bus crashed into a barrier on a mountain road and careered into a ravine in northwest Tunisia, officials said Monday.

DJ Arafat: Thousands pay tribute at Abidjan concert

Thousands of fans have gathered in Ivory Coast's capital Abidjan to pay tribute to musician DJ Arafat. The 33 year old Ivorian, whose real name was Ange Didier Huon, died in a motorcycle accident earlier this month.

Four killed in Pinetown horror crash

Four people have been killed and 13 others seriously injured after a taxi collided with a truck on the N3 Pinetown near the M7.

Rescue operation in Tanzania after mine collapse kills five

Rescuers efforts are under way at a gold mine in the east of Tanzania after five miners died when it collapsed at the weekend. Five others are being treated in hospital.

Train crash in DR Congo ‘kills 24’

Reports from the Democratic Republic of Congo say a train has overturned, killing at least 24 people, mostly children. More than 30 others have been injured.

Boeing 737 Max aircraft grounded ‘until May at least’

All Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft will remain grounded at least until May after the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said.

Ethiopian plane smoked and shuddered before deadly plunge, say witnesses

Gara -Bokka - The Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed killing 157 people was making a strange rattling noise and trailed smoke and debris as it swerved above a field of panicked cows before hitting earth, according to witnesses.

Ethiopian Airlines: Two men say they missed crashed flight

A Greek man says he missed the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in Addis Ababa after arriving two minutes late at the boarding gate.

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