SA soap on hiatus after cast sacking

The 16-strong cast of popular South African soap opera Generations is sacked after a long-running dispute over pay and contracts.

Tulip Mazumdar reports on women volunteers in Sierra Leone trying to educate villagers about Ebola, with the aim of stopping the spread of the virus.

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Sarah Harding is swapping pop for soap as she joins Coronation Street
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Former Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding will be bringing Something Kinda Ooooh to the cobbles of Coronation Street. The 33-year-old singer and actress is set to make a guest appearance in the soap this summer, as a feisty new character who will clash with ...
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Viral video advises washing fruit and vegetables with soap. Here's why that's a bad idea.  Livescience.com

A group of South African actors in lockdown are making a hit online soap opera from their homes.

Waterproof phones are nice for hygiene since you can always give them a light wash. KDDI and Kyocera went a step further and introduced the Digno Rafre – the world's first soap-proof phone. That's right, you can use soap to make sure the phone is as clean as it looks.The Rafre has been specifically rated for hot water resistance at 43° (hot water is not included in the usual IP ratings, of which the Rafre has IP58). And, and!.. it comes with a rubber ducky dock, which floats in the bathtub....

Zanzibar’s Minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs, Mr Abubakar Khamis Abubakar, yesterday claimed he didn’t know why President Ali Mohamed Shein sacked the Attorney General, Mr Othman Masoud Othman.

Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete fires senior government minister Anna Tibaijuka after she is accused of wrongly taking $1m from a businessman.

Former Young Africans head coach, Marcio Maximo, has left for Brazil to start a new life, leaving a strong message for the club leadership if the club is to excel locally and internationally.