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Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:21:02 GMTNigeria: Woman Asks Court to Dissolve 16-Years Marriage Over Adultery, Violence
[Vanguard] For allegedly sleeping with women on their matrimonial bed, Mrs Dorcas Ali, dragged her husband, Wole, before an Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Friday to end her 16-year-old marriage.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:32:51 GMTZimbabwe: War Vets Endorse President Mnangagwa for 2023
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Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:11:18 GMTTanzania: State Allocates 1.93bn/ - for Road Construction, Rehabilitation
[Daily News] THE government has approved a total of 1.93bn/- in the 2021/22 financial year for construction and rehabilitation of roads around mountains with a total length of 82.1 km, Deputy Minister of State in the Office of the President (Regional...
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:09:48 GMTZimbabwe: No Attendance, No Pay for Civil Servants - PSC
[The Herald] Civil servants will be paid only for the days they work and the days they have been officially excused from duty, but will not be paid for the days they take off without permission, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has said.
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:30:11 GMTTanzania: Nzasa-Kilunde-Buza Road Section Nears Completion
[Daily News] REHABILITATION and upgrading of Nzasa-Kilungule- Buza road in Temeke Municipality under the Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Development Project (DMDP) will be complete by October this year.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:44:48 GMTAfrica: Upcoming WHO Consultation On the Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for the Southern Hemisphere 2022
[WHO] We wish to inform you that the WHO Consultation on the Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for Use in the 2022 Southern Hemisphere Influenza Season will take place virtually from 13-23 September 2021, followed by an Information Meeting on t...
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:04:03 GMTUganda: Rwanda Is Open for Dialogue but Says No Plans for Talks With Uganda 'Now'
[Monitor] Uganda has invited Rwanda for an ad-hoc meeting to discuss and verify the implementation of an agreement that both countries signed in 2019 to put an end to their long standing bilateral tensions.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:04:01 GMTUganda: Unra Lists 24 Completed Roads, Bridges and Ferries
[Monitor] Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) says it has completed upgrading four national roads and eight other roads in various cities and towns, bringing to 5,591 kilometres the national stock of paved roads.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:01:03 GMTEast Africa: EAC Stockmarkets Bank On Investment Clinics to Woo Firms, End IPO Drought
[East African] East African stock exchanges are racing to establish investment clinics to help attract companies to the stockmarkets and end the persistent initial public offering (IPO) drought.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 18:59:02 GMTTanzania: Government Injects Sh50bn for Buying Maize
[Citizen] Dodoma -- The government yesterday responded positively to public outcry over maize market, with an injection of Sh50 billion, a day after lawmakers advised the government to increase its budget for buying the produce for reserve.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 18:58:56 GMTTanzania: Government Explains the Increase in Avocado Prices
[Citizen] Dodoma -- The government has said the price of avocado has increased from Sh1.2 million per ton in 2015 to Sh1.8 million per ton in 2020.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:21:09 GMTNigeria: Intelligence Remains Effective Instrument in Fighting Insurgency, Banditry - NSA
[Vanguard] The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, says intelligence remains the most effective instrument in fighting insurgency and banditry.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:21:08 GMTNigeria: Rivers, Lagos Govts' Vat Battles and True Federalism
[Vanguard] The Rivers State Government recently taught us a meaningful lesson; that our idea of constitutional and legal provisions grows through court interpretations. It is not every change that depends on a constitutional amendment.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:21:08 GMTNigeria: 5g Network - Enugu Govt Lauds FG for Launching Super Digital Highway
[Vanguard] The Enugu State Government on Friday lauded the Federal Government for launching Nigerians into the super digital highway to promote the digital space and economy in general.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:21:08 GMTNigeria: 3 Abducted Obasanjo Farm's Workers Regain Freedom
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Police, Ogun Command, says it has rescued three workers of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo's Farm, from their kidnappers' den, three days after they were abducted.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:21:08 GMTNigeria: Police Rescue 3 Abducted Obasanjo's Workers From Kidnappers' Den
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Police, Ogun Command, says it has rescued three workers of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo's Farm, from their kidnappers' den, three days after they were abducted.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:32:50 GMTZimbabwe: Motivate People to Get Vaccinated - -Minister Mutsvangwa
[The Herald] Journalists have been urged to devise innovative ways of motivating people to take up Covid-19 vaccination and adopt safer sexual behaviours voluntarily and for their own good, rather than because the Government has said so.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:32:50 GMTZimbabwe: Water Availability Brings Joy to Binga Villagers
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Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:32:45 GMTZimbabwe: Farmers Hail Us$5bn Tobacco Value Chain Plan
[The Herald] Farmers have welcomed the approval of the Tobacco Value Chain Transformation Plan aimed at transforming the tobacco value chain into a US$5 billion industry by 2025 as a strategic way of creating opportunities that will benefit the whole...
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:11:18 GMTTanzania: Law Enforcers Well Trained On Their Safety - Minister
[Daily News] THE Police Force is strong, as the officers are fulfilling their day-to-day responsibilities effectively having received a variety of training including field techniques, use of weapons and defensive mechanisms.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:11:17 GMTTanzania: Govt Vows to Fight Illegal Fishing
[Daily News] BLUE Economy and Fishing Minister Abdalla Hussein Kombo has promised to intensify the campaign against illegal fishing, asking the public to reveal dishonest fishermen implicated in the dirty dealings.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:11:16 GMTTanzania: Legislators Unhappy With Some Police Stations Remaining Shut
[Daily News] ZANZIBAR is facing increasing criminal rate, with theft of ripe farm produce and livestock topping the list.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:09:49 GMTZimbabwe: 'Security Sector Key to Development'
[The Herald] The security sector is a vital cog in the maintenance of peace in the country, with a modern and well-resourced military a key component in National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) and in the fulfilment of Vision 2030 aimed at becoming an ...
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:09:49 GMTZimbabwe: President Mourns Ambassador Mapanga
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Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:09:49 GMTZimbabwe: Zimbabwe, a Tourism Gem
[The Herald] Zimbabwe offers breath taking scenery, wild, unspoilt and highly acclaimed national parks, unique flora and fauna and of course some iconic internationally acclaimed attractions such as Great Zimbabwe Monuments, the Matobo Hills, Lake Ka...
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:09:49 GMTZimbabwe: Settlements Policy Key to Poverty Eradication
[The Herald] Collective wisdom informs that a man's worth is determined by the way he treats his family, and that includes provision of a roof over their heads; a roof that they can inherit and call their own.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:09:49 GMTZimbabwe: Fraudulent Transactions Follow Mabamba to the Grave
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Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:09:42 GMTZimbabwe: New Ambassadors Appointed
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has appointed new ambassadors to represent Zimbabwe in Germany, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Sweden.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:09:50 GMTZimbabwe: New Professional Netball League Launched
[The Herald] PREMIER Netball League chief executive Freedom Tivagare has said they are going to ensure they promote professionalism and build strong clubs that will feed into the senior national team, the Gems.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:09:48 GMTZimbabwe: Pasuwa Hands Benni a Lesson
[The Herald] CALLISTO Pasuwa has provided a timely reminder of the quality which exists among Zimbabwean coaches by leading his Malawian club to a stunning Champions League qualifier victory in South Africa.