Southern Africa
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 20:23:09 GMTSouth Africa: Christmas Lessons Can Propel South Africa Towards Its Promise
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Christian scriptures tell us that Mary and Joseph went up to Bethlehem for the census. One of the reasons for a census was for the Roman authorities to establish how many men were available for conscription, so that they ...
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 17:08:45 GMTAfrica: U.S. to Lift Travel Ban On Eight Southern African Countries
[VOA] The U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year's Eve, the White House announced Friday.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:36:07 GMTSouth Africa: Rapid Antigen Testing Price Lowered Following Competition Commission Investigation
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's big three pathology groups, Pathcare, Lancet and Ampath, are expected to lower the price of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen tests to no more than R150 per test.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:09:49 GMTSouth Africa: Sadness on the Passing of Franklin Thomas
[NMF] We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Franklin A. Thomas. We send our condolences to his family and friends, as well as to the broader Ford Foundation family, of which he was part.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 12:54:12 GMTZimbabwe: Speed Up Planting, Farmers Urged
[The Herald] Agriculture experts have advised farmers to speed up planting of short season varieties and late season crops so that they can catch up with time.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:39:44 GMTSouth Africa: Training Programme for Aspirant Female Judges
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Judicial Education Institute (SAJEI) will next year offer a programme for aspirant women judges with the aim of educating and training more women judicial officers to take their place at the bench.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:39:21 GMTSouth Africa: Minister Motsoaledi Welcomes Constitutional Court Court Ruling on IT Tender
[SAnews.gov.za] Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has welcomed the Constitutional Court judgment dismissing an application challenging the cancellation of a R1.5 billion Electronic Document Management System contract.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:37:08 GMTSouth Africa: Health Dept Starts With J&J Booster Shots
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health has announced that it will start administering the Johnson & Johnson booster shot from Thursday, 24 December 2021.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:36:28 GMTSouth Africa: SA Logs 21 157 New Covid-19 Cases
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has detected 21 157 new COVID-19 infections, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 12:51:18 GMTSouth Africa: Rhino Horn Consignment Enroute to China Found At or Tambo Airport
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Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:08:02 GMTZimbabwe: Bleak Christmas As Zimbabweans Spend Days in Cash Queues
[New Zimbabwe] MOST Zimbabweans say they will abandon the customary countryside visits for Christmas because of a biting economic crisis underlined by cash shortages.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 06:58:22 GMTMalawi: Ten Most Deadliest Ways of Unsafe Abortion Uncovered in Mzuzu - 'I Saw Her Inserting a Wire...'
[Nyasa Times] At a time the debate over legalisation of safe abortion has become swept under the carpet in Malawi, it has emerged that some girls, in pursuit of terminating their unwanted pregnancies, are using life-threatening ways in Mzuzu.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:08:04 GMTZimbabwe: Chamisa Hints On New Party Name, Colours
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Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:08:03 GMTZimbabwe: Babies Sleep in Banking Corridors As Mothers Queue for Cash Amid Crunch
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Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:08:02 GMTZimbabwe: Jonathan Moyo Castigates Chamisa, Hwende Over Doomed Elections Pact
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Fri, 24 Dec 2021 06:59:22 GMTMalawi: Flames Leave for Afcon Finals in Style
[Nyasa Times] Football Association of Malawi added colour and pomp to the Flames for their third Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) when they dressed the players in decent three-piece suits when as they left at Chileka Airport in Blantyre for the games en...
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 07:04:48 GMTRwanda: Rwanda to Hire Over 300 Zimbabwean Teachers
[New Times] Rwanda and Zimbabwe on Thursday December 23 signed an agreement where the latter will send 306 teachers to Kigali as part of the efforts to strengthen cooperation and partnership between the two countries.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 14:51:14 GMTMozambique: The Conflict in Cabo Delgado has Been Ongoing for Over Four Years. How is the Situation Today?
[MSF] During 2020 and the first half of this year, there was intense violence including fighting and attacks by non-state armed groups against villages and large towns. This forced masses of people on the coastal strip and northeast of Cabo Delgado t...
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:51:23 GMTZimbabwe: ZNA Head's Son Loses Diabetes Battle
[The Herald] Zimbabwe National Army Commander Lieutenant-General David Sigauke's son, Kudzai has died.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:33:58 GMTRwanda: Zim, Rwanda Ink Professionals Exchange MOU
[The Herald] Zimbabwe and Rwanda yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding that will see the two republics exchanging educational personnel and expertise.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:09:15 GMTZimbabwe: 'Lift Needless Sanctions On Zim'
[The Herald] Palestinians have called for the immediate removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West, principally the United States.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:06:32 GMTZimbabwe: Blood Group 'O' in Short Supply
[The Herald] The country has enough stocks for blood groups A, B and AB although quantities for the critical blood group O remain dire since the National Blood Service of Zimbabwe has not been able to collect more units under the obtaining Covid-19 e...
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:30:42 GMTZimbabwe: Zanu-PF Sets Poll Supervising Teams
[The Herald] Zanu PF has put in place teams that will supervise its upcoming provincial elections, while the criteria requiring youths to have served at least four years at district level has been waived for youths intending to contest for positions ...
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:30:07 GMTZimbabwe: Early Christmas Treat for Kwekwe Prisoners
[The Herald] KWEKWE Prison inmates received an early Christmas present after their local mining company, Gold Metal Investments donated US$3 000 worth of blankets, towels, mineral water and groceries
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:29:39 GMTZimbabwe: Armed Robbery Cases Increased in 2021
[The Herald] Cases of armed robberies increased countrywide this year with criminals targeting cash-in transit vehicles, individuals and business people with large amounts of cash.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:29:12 GMTZimbabwe: Infrastructure Development Sparkled in 2021
[The Herald] INFRASTRUCTURE development has been one of the major keystones of Gov-ernment's development strategy in 2021, with almost every area being spruced up to aid economic growth.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:27:55 GMTZimbabwe: Agency to Tackle Border Congestion Proposed
[The Herald] THE Sadc Business Council (SBC) has called for urgent development of a corridor management institution to tackle impediments at border posts hindering trade flows on the region's North-South Corridor (NSC).
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:25:47 GMTMalawi: Data Critical for Informed Decision-Making and Planning - National Statistics Office
[Nyasa Times] The National Statistical Office (NSO) has said data is critical for informed decision making and planning for the county's population and development.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:24:19 GMTZimbabwe: Powerspeed Records Volumes Up-Tick
[The Herald] ELECTRICAL hardware and home improvement products supplier, Powerspeed recorded improved volumes uptake in the year to September 2021, compared to last year despite the turbulent operating environment spawned by lockdowns.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:23:04 GMTZimbabwe: Cassava Revenue Goes Up to U.S.$11 Billion in 6 Months
[The Herald] Cassava Smartech now trading as EcoCash Limited saw its six months to August 2021 revenue grow to $11 billion representing a 36 percent increase from the same period last month.