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Nigeria to prosecute parents of out-of-school children

Many parents complain they lack the money to send their children school

Nigeria's minister of education has warned that parents who refuse to send their children to school will be prosecuted.

Plus, a hotelier in eastern Zimbabwe tells us time is running out to rescue families affected by flooding and landslides.

And writer Sisonke Msimang shares her view of South Africa today.

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Tue 19 Mar 201919:06GMT
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