Southern Africa
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 19:41:04 GMTSouth Africa: South Africa Lays Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Rest
[DW] A modest requiem mass for Archbishop Desmond Tutu took place at Cape Town's Anglican cathedral. The anti-apartheid hero died aged 90 on 26 December.
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 19:15:24 GMTSouth Africa: 'Scholar, Prophet, Pastor, Pray-er - Celebrating Archbishop Tutu
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Sermon delivered by The Rt Rev. Michael Nuttall, Retired Bishop of Natal & Dean of the Province to Archbishop Tutu at the funeral service for Archbishop Tutu
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 18:46:51 GMTSouth Africa: Eulogy by President Ramaphosa at the Service of Archbishop Tutu
[South Africa] Cape Town -- Eulogy by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Funeral Service of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu, St George's Cathedral, Cape Town Programme Director, Members of the Tutu family, His Majesty King Letsie III and Her Ma...
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:16:39 GMTZambia: A Look At Zambia's Key 2021 Highlights
[Times of Zambia] -President Hichilema (left) receives instruments of power from Mr Lungu at his inauguration ceremony at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:49:41 GMTSouth Africa: Cabinet Approves Changes to Covid-19 Regulations
[SAnews.gov.za] A special Cabinet meeting has approved several changes to the Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:51:05 GMTSouth Africa: South Africa 'May Have Passed' Peak of Fourth Covid Wave
[DW] Health officials reported a nearly 30% drop in new COVID cases, suggesting the country has passed the peak of its fourth wave of infections, and prompting the easing of some restrictions.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:23:51 GMTZimbabwe/Cameroon: Warriors Among the Afcon Early Birds
[The Herald] ZIMBABWE'S Warriors became the first team in Group B to arrive in Cameroon for the AFCON tournament where they are set to make a fifth appearance at the continental football showpiece.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:51:11 GMTSouth Africa: Modack 'A Violent Personality', State Says in Closing Arguments to Oppose Bail
[Daily Maverick] Nafiz Modack and his co-accused, Jacques Cronje and alleged corrupt Anti-Gang Unit Sergeant Ashley Tabisher, will hear whether they have been granted bail on 19 January 2022.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 13:56:03 GMTSouth Africa: Renewing Hope After Another Bad Year
[New Frame] As our social crisis escalates year after year, we are perilously close to an entirely unviable situation. There is a way out, but it can only be built in the realm of the popular.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:23:59 GMTMalawi: Minister Nyalonje Says Population Growth Impedes Education Standards in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] Minister of education Agness Nyalonje has said providing quality education to all Malawians is hampered by the increase of population growth citing the figures of children born on this year's Christmas as an example.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:16:42 GMTZambia: 2021 - a Historic Year for Zambia
[Times of Zambia] 2021 has been a historic year for Zambia.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:09:45 GMTNamibia: Namibians Remember and Celebrate Tutu's Life
[Namibian] With the death of archbishop Desmond Tutu, a rich moral library has burnt down and a voice with a clear clarion call has gone silent.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 11:27:13 GMTZimbabwe: Three Armed Robbers in Court
[The Herald] THREE armed robbers masqueraded as police officers and raided four homes in Bulawayo, robbing the owners of a total of US$29 700, a car and several cellphones at gunpoint.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 11:26:42 GMTZimbabwe: Commanders Urged to Deal With Rogue Soldiers
[New Zimbabwe] SERVICE chiefs must urgently find effective ways to end the rampant armed robberies and other criminal activities involving uniformed forces, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) President Paddington Japajapa has said.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 11:26:30 GMTZimbabwe: PSC Head Hails Heroic Butau
[The Herald] The Public Service Commission (PSC) has joined President Mnangagwa in commending the heroic actions of Mr Sirizani Butau, a truck driver from Kadoma, who over the Christmas holiday risked his own safety to rescue others involved in an ac...
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:43:05 GMTZimbabwe: Reboot of Byo Industries to Persist in 2022 - Modi
[The Herald] EFFORTS to revive industries here gained momentum in 2021, resulting in improved capacity utilisation for several companies and, going forward, more attention will be given to assisting ailing firms and resuscitating some of the closed o...
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:31:29 GMTSouth Africa: SA Records 12,979 New Covid-19 Cases
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has recorded 12 979 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of laboratory confirmed cases to 3 446 532.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:20:49 GMTSouth Africa: Roads Closures Around St. George's Cathedral Precinct
[SAnews.gov.za] The City of Cape Town has advised the public, and motorists in particular, that numerous roads in the city centre have been closed due to the funeral service for the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:20:29 GMTSouth Africa: Amendments to Regulations Gazetted
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has gazetted amendments to Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations from midnight last night.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:07:45 GMTSouth Africa: Eskom's Kusile Unit 4 Added to Power Grid
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom has connected Unit 4 of Kusile Power Station project to the national grid.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:35:27 GMTMalawi: Queer Representation in Malawi's Media - From 'Horrendous' to a Possible Example for Others to Follow
[Daily Maverick] A series of four articles examines issues of policy, laws, rights, culture, popular culture, language, stigma, crimes, discrimination and individual experiences of the queer community in four African countries.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:32:30 GMTBotswana: Botswana Court's Same-Sex Ruling - a Young Man's Victory Offers Hope for Queer Africans
[Daily Maverick] A series of four articles examine issues of policy, laws, rights, culture, popular culture, language, stigma, crimes, discrimination and individual experience of the queer community in four African countries.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 06:48:48 GMTMalawi: Lands Minister Msukwa and Ashok Arrested in Corruption Investigations
[Nyasa Times] The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Minister of Lands & Urban Development, Kezzie Msukwa and Ashok Kumar Sreedharan in relation to corruption and bribery investigation by the Bureau.
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:50:20 GMTSouth Africa: Prayers, Petitions and Boycotts - Archbishop Desmond Tutu's Climate Activism #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Following the death of South African anti-apartheid and peace icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, here are some of the ways he also advocated for a healthy planet
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:36:36 GMTZimbabwe: Year of Major Movement On the Political Front
[The Herald] While economic progress has dominated the headlines, largely because 7,8 percent growth and the spread of that growth to so many at the bottom of the economic ladder through rural development and agricultural programmes, the political pr...
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:42:09 GMTZimbabwe: Police Investigate Murder Cases
[The Herald] Police in Harare are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of Terence Dondo of St Mary's Chitungwiza.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:33:15 GMTZimbabwe: Self-Styled Prophet Up for Rape
[The Herald] A self-styled prophet from Power of Unity in Christ Church will know his fate on January 7 when Harare regional magistrate Mrs Gloria Takundwa makes a judgment in a case he is accused of raping one of his congregants.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:28:47 GMTZimbabwe: President Appoints Zinara Board Members
[The Herald] Additional board members for the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) and the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) have been appointed by President Mnangagwa as the Second Republic continues to ensure there is transparency and ac...
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:20:59 GMTSouth Africa: Premier Alan Winde On the End of the Covid-19 Pandemic Curfew
[Govt of SA] "We welcome the end of the curfew, but President Ramaphosa needs to go a step further and end the National State of Disaster"
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:27:47 GMTZimbabwe: Pfumvudza Success Beefs Up Grain Market
[The Herald] The success of the previous farming season has been laid bare as seen by the saturation of key consumer grains, which usually run out of stock during this time of the year.