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Sat, 08 Jan 2022 09:50:27 GMT
South Africa: South Africa Has Changed Tack On Tackling Covid - Why It Makes Sense
[Daily Maverick] South Africa's approach sets a new trend in how countries are choosing to manage the pandemic. Shabir Madhi and colleagues reflects on the boldness - and the risks.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:32:05 GMT
Namibia: Bipa Tells CC Owners to Pay Up
[New Era] The Business and Intellectual Property Authority is urging business owners, especially those with dormant close corporations and who do not intend to conduct business in the future, to rather deregister their entities.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:31:35 GMT
Zimbabwe: Ndlovu Rallies Local Volleyball Clubs
[The Herald] THE Zimbabwe Volleyball Association president, Mxolisi Ndlovu, is confident that country's club representatives at this year's Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) Zone VI Senior Volleyball Clubs Championships in Maputo, Mozambique...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:28:50 GMT
Namibia: Understanding Constructive Dismissal By Virtue of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
[New Era] A workplace is a place where employees go to work in the pursuit of fulfilling their employment contracts with an employer. It is a place of work. Places of work should be designed to offer an environment of safety and tranquillity to enabl...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:26:41 GMT
Kenya: Kidnapped Nkayi Boy to Be Repatriated From Kenya
[The Herald] Authorities from Zimbabwe and Kenya are working on paperwork to repatriate a seven-year-old boy from Nkayi who was kidnapped and taken to Kenya in 2016 in a case of human trafficking.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:03:51 GMT
Namibia: Time for the Reset Button
[New Era] It's the end of the first week of 2022 and as expected, this year is not going to be much different than 2021.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 12:58:40 GMT
Zimbabwe: Afcon - Warriors Intensify Preparations
[The Herald] THE Zimbabwe national football team manager Wellington Mpandare says morale is at its peak in the Warriors camp ahead of their participation at this year's AFCON tournament.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 12:58:07 GMT
Zimbabwe: CFI Says Langford Deal Reversal Efforts Ongoing
[The Herald] CFI Holdings says proceedings to reverse the Langford Estates transaction sale at shareholder level, roughly six years since it was concluded, were still being reviewed by the relevant tribunals.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 12:51:51 GMT
South Africa: SA's Covid-19 Infections Cross the 3.5 Million Mark
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's Covid-19 cases have now surpassed 3.5 million after 9 860 people tested positive on Thursday across the country.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 12:47:29 GMT
South Africa: Mega Housing Project in Vosloorus Set to Reduce Housing Backlog
[SAnews.gov.za] About 95% of phase one of the mega housing project in Vosloorus Extension 9 has been completed while other phases are expected to be completed by June 2022.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 12:46:49 GMT
South Africa: NSFAS Board Extends Deadline for Financial Aid Applications
[SAnews.gov.za] Students who did not apply for funding for the 2022 academic year by today's deadline will breath a sigh of relief as they will have another opportunity to apply for financial aid.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 12:45:38 GMT
Namibia: Know Your Civil Servant - Sakeus Kadhikwa - It's All About Customer-Centricity
[New Era] The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration's public relations officer Sakeus Kadhikwa says being a civil servant is all about being customer-centric and servicing the public with dedication and integrity.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 11:33:13 GMT
South Africa: The Limits of a Wanderers Without a Crowd
[New Frame] Watching the second Test match between South Africa and India from inside the hallowed environs of the Bull Ring was a discomfiting cricketing experience that will hopefully change soon.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:36:19 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Activist Has Been Behind Bars for Almost a Year Without Trial
[Daily Maverick] Jailed Zimbabwean activist Makomborero Haruzivishe will appear in court on Friday for a bail hearing. He has been in prison for 11 months. His 'crime'? Speaking out and organising peaceful protests against the Zanu-PF government.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:32:49 GMT
South Africa: SA Hospitals Face Worrying Rise in Drug-Resistant Bacteria and 'Superbugs'
[Daily Maverick] There has been a further significant increase in drug-resistant bacteria in South African hospitals over the last five years, hampering the ability of doctors to treat a variety of serious and life-threatening infections with antibio...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:23:11 GMT
Botswana: Finding the Speakers of Ancient Tongues
[New Frame] This first of a three-part series is a discovery of small communities in Botswana who still use a diverse range of click languages that have survived across vast time - and landscapes.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:09:39 GMT
South Africa: Activists Gear Up for the Next Seismic Survey Battle
[Daily Maverick] In the wake of the interdict against oil major Shell, which halted its seismic survey to explore for hydrocarbons off the Wild Coast, it has emerged that activists are girding themselves for a battle over another planned seismic surv...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 06:51:28 GMT
South Africa: Need to Know Who Is Most Vulnerable to Covid? Here's an Index That Can Do That
[The Conversation Africa] COVID-19 has spread at great speed since it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 05:10:45 GMT
South Africa: State Capture Report Chronicles Extent of Corruption But Will Action Follow?
[The Conversation Africa] No self-respecting theatre critic would dream of reviewing a three-Act play during the interval at the end of the first Act. But that is what one is compelled to do after South Africa's State Capture Commission released Part...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:38:33 GMT
Namibia: Bon Warns Against Pyramid Schemes
[New Era] Bank of Namibia governor, Johannes !Gawaxab warned the public on the matters of investing their hard-earned money in illegal schemes in a statement released by Bank of Namibia yesterday.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:35:38 GMT
Namibia: Happy Beginning for Marginalised Teacher
[New Era] For at least one graduate, the year 2022 starts on a high note as a permanently employed teacher in his home village.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:35:34 GMT
Namibia: Eight Suicides in First Week of 2022
[New Era] Eight people have committed suicide in Namibia in the past week.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:31:37 GMT
Namibia: National Silos at 30 Percent of Capacity
[New Era] The national food reserves currently have 7 160 tonnes of white maize grain in total and 324 tonnes of mahangu grain, representing 30% of total storage capacity.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:25:00 GMT
Namibia: Driver Nabbed After Fleeing Fatal Accident Scene
[New Era] Nkurenkuru -- A 33-year-old man was arrested by the police in Nkurenkuru yesterday morning after he allegedly fled an accident scene and left the vehicle behind without assisting an injured pedestrian.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:24:10 GMT
Namibia: Namibia Hails Germany's Travel Risk Status Decision
[New Era] As of 4 January, all countries which appeared on Germany's "virus variant areas list" were moved to its high-risk list, that country's Robert Koch Institute announced.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:23:18 GMT
Namibia: NWR Aims to Inspire Youth to Visit Facilities
[New Era] A Namibia Wildlife Resorts' manager for corporate communications, online media who just started his new job, says the company aims to inspire young people who are the most active members of society to visit NWR facilities.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:22:36 GMT
Malawi: High Court Intervenes in Former Deputy Speaker Mcheka Chilenje's K15m Case
[Nyasa Times] The High Court in Blantyre has issued summons to former Matindi Private School owner, Elvis Nserebo over money amounting to K15 million, which he swindled former minister and erstwhile deputy Speaker of Parliament Esther Mcheka Chilenje...

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:07:33 GMT
Ghana: Lusaka, Ghana, Malawi Stock Exchanges Were Africa's Top 3 in 2021
[Capital FM] Lusaka, Zambia -- The Lusaka Securities Exchange in Zambia finished 2021 as the best-performing stock market in Africa, registering a 93.2 percent gain in U.S. dollars for investors.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 08:31:07 GMT
Southern Africa: SADC Reschedules Extraordinary Summit
[Daily News] THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) has rescheduled its extraordinary summit and its preceding meetings to January 11 and 12 this year.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 08:31:02 GMT
Southern Africa: SADC Reschedules Extraordinary Summit
[Daily News] THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) has rescheduled its extraordinary summit and its preceding meetings to January 11 and 12 this year.



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