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Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:36:19 GMT
South Africa: Covid-19 Deaths Across Continent Exceed the 220,000 Mark
[allAfrica] As of November 11, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,544,078 while over  125,503,345 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 07:46:24 GMT
South Africa: Four Kidnapped Brothers Are Free and Safe!
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- South Africa has been waiting for news of the wellbeing of four brothers who were kidnapped on their way to school three weeks ago. Today (November 11, 2021) it has been confirmed that the Moti brothers - Zia,15, Zayyad, 11, ...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 04:36:44 GMT
Southern Africa: Mozambique's Ex-Finance Minister to Be Extradited to U.S. for Corruption Trial
[RFI] A South African court has ordered the extradition of former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang to the United States to face charges related to a $2 billion debt scandal, overturning a decision by South Africa's justice minister to send hi...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:08:33 GMT
South Africa: Experts Urge Registration of New Child-Friendly ARV Formulation
[spotlight] Children living with HIV have to take multiple different antiretroviral (ARV) pills or syrups twice a day, while most adults in South Africa have been offered one pill once a day regimens for around a decade. At the recent South African H...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:19:48 GMT
South Africa: Overflowing Toilets, Piles of Rubbish and Empty Water Tanks Plague Gqeberha Shack Dwellers
[GroundUp] Residents of Powerline informal settlement in Gqeberha say their portable toilets are filled to the brim with faeces. Rubbish is strewn everywhere and water tanks in the community have not been refilled for a month.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 05:01:12 GMT
South Africa: Green Business College Tackles Hunger, Unemployment
[VOA] Johannesburg -- Like many nations hit by COVID-19, South Africa has seen rising unemployment and hunger since the onset of the pandemic. One school - the Green Business College - is tackling those issues in innovative ways, giving people the sk...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:34:09 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt Moves to Contain Climate Induced Hazards
[The Herald] A cocktail of measures has been developed to contain climate-induced hazards as Zimbabwe moves into the summer cropping season whose preparation is now at an advanced stage, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monic...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:37:24 GMT
Zambia: Covid-19 Threat to Agro Sector - a Tale of Subsistence Farmers
[Times of Zambia] Anne Mutale-Katongo is one of the many rural peasant farmers whose life changed drastically when she was diagnosed with COVID-19, and spent several days in quarantine.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:40:37 GMT
Zimbabwe: 'Gamatox Resurgence a Threat to Zanu-PF'
[263Chat] Outspoken Norton legislator Temba Mliswa says the rebirth of the Gamatox faction is a threat to the ruling Zanu PF party and believes it is important for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to bring together everyone if the party is to remain stro...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:39:32 GMT
Zimbabwe: Magistrate Appears in Court for Criminal Abuse
[263Chat] Chitungwiza Provincial Magistrate, Mythel Esther Mabika appeared in court on allegations of criminal abuse of office.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:39:13 GMT
Namibia: Access to Climate Finance Should Be Made Easier for Developing Countries - Minister
[Namibia Economist] The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba ShifetaNamibia called on negotiators at the COP26 and particularly the developed countries to provide clarity on how they will ensure that a minimum of US100 billion in cl...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:35:02 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Outcast Supa Mandiwanzira Resorts to Bootlicking Mnangagwa
[New Zimbabwe] Former ICT minister and Nyanga South legislator Supa Mandiwanzira, who has fallen out of favour with the Zanu PF hierarchy, was in overdrive Tuesday as he heaped praises on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his cabinet in his contributi...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:10:45 GMT
Zimbabwe: Warriors Complain Over Poor Training Pitches
[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Warriors technical team says it is not happy with the training facilities which were provided by the South Africa Football Association (SAFA) ahead of their 2022 World Cup G qualifier against the host nation at the FNB Sta...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:44:14 GMT
South Africa: SARS Revenue Collection Rates Continue to Soar
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Revenue Service (SARS) collection rates have once again recorded positive growth, collecting a gross R1.55 trillion in the past year.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:42:44 GMT
South Africa: Over 13 Million Adult South Africans Now Fully Vaccinated
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa is now home to over 13 million adults who are fully vaccinated.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:26:58 GMT
Zimbabwe: Meikles Upscales Climate Proof Measures - #AfricaClimateCrisis
[The Herald] CONGLOMERATE, Meikles Limited, says it is upscaling its climate sustainability efforts as they have a direct bearing on the group's operations, especially the agriculture segment.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:16:39 GMT
Malawi: 8 Arrested for Operating Initiation Camp During School Period
[Nyasa Times] Police in Mangochi have arrested eight people (4 men and 4 women) who were conducting initiation ceremony of four male children of 4 to 6 years old before the closing of school's third term and without the consent from the authorities.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:15:40 GMT
South Africa: Dialogue Puts the Rights of the Short Statured Under the Spotlight
[SAnews.gov.za] Social Development Deputy Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu is hosting a three-day series of dialogues on sexual and reproductive health and rights for short statured South Africans in partnership with the United Nations Population Fu...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:58:11 GMT
Malawi: MEC Engages Cmd, PAC Board On Boundary Review - Malawi Electoral Commission
[MEC Malawi] The Malawi Electoral Commission on Thursday, 4th November, 2021 engaged the leadership of the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) and the Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe regarding the determination on the...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:21:13 GMT
South Africa: Law and Power - How a Prisoner's Journey Saved the Lives of Thousands
[GroundUp] On 10 December 1996, President Nelson Mandela signed the final Constitution into law at Sharpeville, Vereeniging. A band of activists from the National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality, the AIDS Law Project and the AIDS Consortium at...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:15:05 GMT
South Africa: Eastern Cape Villagers Refused to Vote Because of No-Show Mayor
[GroundUp] Only nine of the 433 registered voters voted at the Phungulelweni voting station in the 2021 local elections.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:12:27 GMT
South Africa: Another Win for Lottery Investigation Team
[GroundUp] A team from GroundUp and the Limpopo Mirror has won the Vodacom Regional Journalist of the Year Award in the investigative journalism category in the combined Free State, North-West, Northern Cape and Limpopo regions. The names of the winn...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:32:02 GMT
Angola: President's Speech On the Occasion of the 46th Anniversary of the National Independence
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Message to the Nation from the President of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço, on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the National Independence.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:30:28 GMT
Namibia: The Minimum Wage for Farmworkers to Be Increased By 18 Percent in January
[Namibia Economist] Following an agreement signed this week, the current minimum wage of 2017 is to be increased by 18% as of 1 January 2022, bringing the value of the minimum basic wage of farmworkers to N$ 1 653.00 per month.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:30:25 GMT
Namibia: Namport Readies to Become Green Hydrogen Export Hub
[Namibia Economist] Namport and the Port of Rotterdam recently signed an agreement to collaborate on various areas, including facilitating the forecasted growth and flow of the green hydrogen supply chain from Namibia to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:28:50 GMT
Malawi: Tonse Govt and Opposition Irk Chrr Over Their Endless Blame-Game On Who's Behind Development Failure
[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has expressed anger over the blame-game between by the Tonse Alliance government and the opposition on who is responsible for the economic challenges Malawians are facing at the mome...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:31:58 GMT
South Africa: Mandatory Vaccine Policies Will Survive a Constitutional Challenge - Legal Expert Halton Cheadle
[Daily Maverick] Labour law and constitutional law expert Halton Cheadle said on Wednesday night that he believed a challenge to the constitutionality of a mandatory vaccination policy in the workplace and even retrenchments on these grounds will in ...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:28:04 GMT
South Africa: 'We Are On a Cliff Edge and Should Be Deeply Worried', Says Valli Moosa
[Daily Maverick] An in-depth interview with Presidential Climate Commission Chairperson Valli Moosa about how South Africa is rising to the challenge of global heating and all that it portends for our economy, development, human rights and, ultimatel...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:26:47 GMT
South Africa: Buy Now, Pay Later, Interest-Free Payment Model Expected to Take Off in South Africa
[Daily Maverick] The payment model that charges no fees or interest - unless you miss an instalment.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:26:11 GMT
South Africa: No Disaster If Bafana Bafana Don't Make It to Qatar, Says Coach Hugo Broos
[Daily Maverick] Bafana Bafana face two crunch ties in the bid to qualify for Qatar 2022. Coach Hugo Broos says in the unfortunate event that they fall short, the lessons learnt by his young team will be immeasurable.



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