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1. Brandy honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

   Singer and actor Brandy was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday

2. South African politician takes dip in pothole to show city management failures

   Helen Zille, a well-known South African politician, wore a wetsuit, a mask and snorkel, and a pink-and-white swimming cap as she doggy-paddled through the pool of muddy brown water in an upscale Johannesburg suburb

3. South Africa launches major security operation to tackle crime and gang violence

   In a show of force in Cape Town, around 500 military and police personnel paraded ahead of a year-long deployment targeting gangs, illegal mining, and organized crime across the Western Cape.

4. Haiti: At least 30 people dead after gang attacks town

   Gran Grif attacked Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite early Sunday, burning homes and leaving bodies strewn on the streets. The gang attacked again on Monday, said Bertide Horace, spokesperson for the Commission for Dialogue, Reconciliation and Awareness to Save the Artibonite, an activist group

5. Senegal doubles prison sentence length for same-sex relations

   Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has signed into law legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country's gay community.