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South Africa signs Carbon Tax Act into law
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Production gets underway at Minergy’s Masama coal project in Botswana
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South Sudan gets first fibre broadband network
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Invisible Borders launches iVisible Project
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Top African music festivals to attend
by Rachel George for Travel Noire
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Full List of African Winners of the 2019 World Travel Awards
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