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Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:02:53 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt Denies Introducing New Currency
[New Zimbabwe] The government has dismissed claims that it has plans to introduce another currency saying that the only recognised local currency is the Zimbabwean dollar not cryptocurrency.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:33:46 GMT
Zimbabwe: U.S.$65 Million Needed to Ease Food Insecurity - World Food Program
[VOA] Harare -- The World Food Program says it is seeking $65 million to ease food insecurity in Zimbabwe. The U.N. agency says its assessment shows that more than 5 million people in the southern African nation are looking at food shortages in comin...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:00:41 GMT
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Looting Zimbabwe's Wealth for Belarus, China - Former Top Ally
[New Zimbabwe] Newly formed Front for Economic Emancipation (FEEZ) leader Godfrey Tsenengamu has castigated President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF party for fronting foreign interests by looting the country's mineral wealth.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:34:17 GMT
Zimbabwe: National Railways Hit By Locomotive Shortages
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO)'s partnership with the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) partnered with the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) in the provision of commuter trains in urban areas has suffered a maj...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:33:05 GMT
Zimbabwe: Police Impound 346 Pirate Taxis
[New Zimbabwe] Police in Mashonaland East Province have impounded 346 pirate taxis in a blitz meant to deal with the menace caused by their operations.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:31:05 GMT
Zimbabwe: I Felt Like I Was in Kabul - Biti Says After Attempted Kidnapping
[New Zimbabwe] Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance vice president Tendai Biti says he, for a moment, felt as if he was at the heart of Taliban-ruled Afghani capital Kabul after escaping an alleged Monday night abduction attempt.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:11:15 GMT
Namibia: Cop Charged for Allegedly Helping Rooies Escape
[New Era] A Windhoek-based police officer has been charged for allegedly aiding and abetting a trial-awaiting suspect to escape from custody.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:09:08 GMT
Namibia: Fishrot Accused Nghipunya Was Handpicked for Fishcor CEO Role, Court Hears
[New Era] Fishrot accused Mike Nghipunya was plucked from relative obscurity to the position of CEO for the National Fishing Corporation of Namibia and earning an annual salary of N$1.3 million.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:04:27 GMT
Zimbabwe: Giant Grocery Retailer Suffers 21% Sales Volumes Decline
[New Zimbabwe] Grocery retailer, TM Pick 'n Pay suffered a 21 % sales decline, prompting management to devise strategies to keep the entities on the profitable margin.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:02:05 GMT
Africa: South Africa Netball Off to a Winning Start
[Namibian] Defending African champions South Africa got off to a winning start at the Africa Netball Cup with a comprehensive 78-27 victory against Zimbabwe yesterday at the Wanderers court in Windhoek yesterday.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:01:06 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt to Pay War Veterans U.S. Dollar Bonuses
[New Zimbabwe] Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has revealed liberation war veterans are set to receive end-of-year bonuses denominated in United States Dollars, a privilege not extended to civil servants.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:58:46 GMT
Zambia: Zambians Moved Out of Ethiopia
[Times of Zambia] Zambians arriving from Ethiopia yesterday after being evacuated following President Hakainde Hichilema's directive as hostility surges in that country.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:53:48 GMT
Malawi: 'Govt. Mitigating Economic Woes Are Affecting Malawians' - Chakwera
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera says he is aware of the various social economic challenges biting Malawians and that his administration is currently in the thick of things to help mitigate and bring sanity to the situation.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:32:23 GMT
South Africa: Front-Page Stories About Covid-19 Were Sensationalist and Unhelpful
[The Conversation Africa] When the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global public health emergency in March 2020, it became apparent that the news media's role in communicating health information was going to be pivotal to help con...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:57:39 GMT
Malawi: Workers Body Seeks Judicial Review of 'Draconian' Labour Relations Law
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) says it is considering securing an interim relief pending a judicial review on the constitutionality of the amended Labour Relations and Employment Act, which President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Cha...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:37:14 GMT
Zimbabwe: Central Bank Allotments Hit U.S.$47 Million Amid Surging Foreign Currency Receipts
[New Zimbabwe] Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign exchange auction this week allotted US$47 million with key economic productive needs receiving the huge chunk amid reports that the economy is this year set to receive record breaking foreign curr...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:35:45 GMT
Namibia: NSFAF - Hundreds Rush to Pay Back the Money
[New Era] At least 1,008 out of about 52,000 beneficiaries of the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund have made arrangements to pay back the money, the institution's acting CEO Kennedy Kandume has said.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:33:25 GMT
Namibia: Hambukushu Reject Community Courts
[New Era] Mukwe -- The Hambukushu community in Kavango East is opposed to the idea of a community court and prefers their legal disputes to be heard by the traditional court.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:28:26 GMT
Namibia: Namibia Media Trust Applauds Govt On Media Effort
[New Era] The Namibia Media Trust (NMT) has applauded government's continued effort to promote freedom of the press and access to information.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:20:57 GMT
Zimbabwe: Company Loses $3 Million to a Fraudster
[New Zimbabwe] A local farming firm is counting its losses after being allegedly conned $3 million in a botched fuel supply deal by one Chenaimoyo Vimbainashe Gwatiro (30) now answering to fraud charges.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:19:49 GMT
Namibia: Suspended Gobabis 6 Suffer Court Loss
[New Era] The Gobabis municipality says it will forge ahead with the disciplinary action of four managers and two junior employees who were suspended for alleged misconduct in August.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:19:22 GMT
Zimbabwe: Harare Unveils Mouth-Watering $41,8 Billion Budget
[New Zimbabwe] Harare City Council (HCC) has unveiled a $41,8 billion budget for the year 2022, hinged on improving water reticulation and other key service areas.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:09:47 GMT
Zimbabwe: Architects' U.S.$16 Million Claim From Zimsun Flops
[New Zimbabwe] Efforts to net on a botched consultancy deal for the construction of upmarket hotels by a consortium of local architects, surveyors and engineers known as Corisco Design Team (Codet) against ZimSun Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd have flopped after...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:04:46 GMT
Namibia: Limping Leopards Put Paul in a Pickle
[Namibian] The Brave Warriors will reportedly face weakened Congo Leopards in tomorrow's 2022 Fifa World Cup away qualifier.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:03:11 GMT
Namibia: Cohen Continue Fistball Dominance
[Namibian] COHEN Fistball Club (CFC) cemented its legacy as the pre-eminent force in the land with a fourth consecutive Bank Windhoek National Fistball Cup success in Windhoek over the weekend.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:56:40 GMT
Namibia: Namibia Bow Out With Heads Held High
[Namibian] NAMIBIA's participation at the T20 World Cup ended in a nine-wicket defeat against India on Monday, but they have certainly made their mark amongst the world's leading nations.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:56:22 GMT
Zimbabwe: Manyame RDC Moves to Address Stands Allocation Fiasco
[New Zimbabwe] The Manyame Rural District Council says it is moving to address the shambolic allocation of residential and commercial stands after the matter was raised by the Mashonaland East Affirmative Action Group (AAG) chapter.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:49:35 GMT
Zimbabwe: Gemma Chronicles Music Journey in Sizzling Documentary
[New Zimbabwe] AWARD-winning songbird, Gemma Griffiths, has given fans a closer look into her music journey which she says is an extension of the famous Shona proverb 'kuziva mbuya huudzwa (all you know, you were taught) with her new documentary 'A G...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:29:47 GMT
South Africa: Our Faulty Approach to Life Sentences Is Catching Up With Us
[GroundUp] Long prison sentences - especially life sentences - are not the answer to our country's disturbing problem of violent crime. And wrong policy on this has given us another, urgent, problem - the bloated numbers of people we lock up for life...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:53:52 GMT
Malawi: Court Set Aside Mphwiyo's K2.4bn Payout
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Industrial Relations Court has set aside its own default judgment that was recently pronounced, ordering the Government to pay cashgate suspect and former Budget Director Paul Mphwiyo the full sum of all his dues for the period h...



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