[wanabidii] ​Zimbabwe delays military pay because of dollar shortage; Mugabe regime slides deeper into crisis (M&G Africa)

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​Zimbabwe delays military pay because of dollar shortage; Mugabe regime slides deeper into crisis   Some soldiers looted shops in the capital, Harare, in 2008 when their pay was delayed at the height of Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation crisis

​Damaged by Zuma's scandals, ruling ANC may lose control of South Africa's capital, poll shows   It's early days, but it would be a disaster for the ANC to lose three of nation's main cities, which it controlled before

Billionaire takes long-term view of Africa, says stick around and have deep pockets   "Africa is on the move...consumers are more affluent and better educated. Inflation has been tamed, armed conflict and violence is down"

Four weeks after crash that killed 66, ​EgyptAir jet search team finds 'black box'   Finding plane's voice-and flight-data recorders viewed as an essential step in revealing why it crashed en route to Cairo from Paris on May 19

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