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Growing frustration in South Africa over daily blackouts
South Africa's scheduled power cuts have been ramped up to avoid a catastrophic grid collapse.
South Africa’s energy giant has increased scheduled power cuts – or load shedding - to avoid a catastrophic grid collapse. Pay talks are continuing with striking workers, but there is growing frustration across the country over the daily blackouts.
The second day of protests in Ghana passes off peacefully as demonstrators march by the president's office.
And Ghanaian and Nigerian men and women are among those due to be deported from the UK as British authorities enforce their immigration policies.
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