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Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:22:30 GMT
Zimbabwe: International Trade Union Confederation Petitions Mnangagwa Over Arrested Teachers
[New Zimbabwe] THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently release the teachers who were arrested during a flash demonstration last week amid urgent calls to respect citizens' rights.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:15:20 GMT
Zimbabwe: Gukurahundi - Apology Alone Not Enough, Says Pressure Group
[New Zimbabwe] A BULAWAYO based pressure group advocating for Gukurahundi reparation says has welcomed Matabeleland South Chiefs' demands on government to apologise publicly over the Gukurahundi atrocities but said mere apology will not bring any clo...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:25:12 GMT
Zimbabwe: Kirsty Coventry Under Fire Over All-White Hockey Team
[New Zimbabwe] YOUTH, Sports, Arts and Recreation minister Kirsty Coventry has come under fire from stakeholders following the selection of all white senior women's hockey team to represent Zimbabwe in the Africa Cup of Nations in Accra, Ghana.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:25:42 GMT
Zimbabwe: ZCTU Takes Teachers' Persecution to TNF
[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has vowed to escalate the quashing of the teachers' demonstration to the Tripartite Negotiation Forum (TNF).

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:24:13 GMT
Zimbabwe: Police Crackdown Leaves Commuters Stranded
[New Zimbabwe] SCORES of commuters in Bulawayo were left stranded following an intensive crackdown all vehicles with no registration plates or Temporary Identification Cards (TICs) conducted by the police, Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) and Zimb...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:23:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Warns Brawling Lieutenants
[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned his senior Zanu PF lieutenants against indiscipline ahead of upcoming legislative and municipal by-elections.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:20:01 GMT
Zimbabwe: Mapeza Shifts Blame On Players
[New Zimbabwe] WARRIORS coach Norman Mapeza has shifted the blame on his players after the senior national team became the first side to crash out of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on Friday night.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:17:11 GMT
Zimbabwe: Shortage of Doctors Caused By the West - Zanu-PF
[New Zimbabwe] ZANU-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has blamed western countries for causing a brain drain in the health sector saying that they lure the Zimbabwe's medical practitioners with better salaries.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:58:04 GMT
South Africa: Springboard to Future Success - Proteas Ramp Up Intensity Ahead of Odi Showdown With India
[Daily Maverick] Limited-overs captain Temba Bavuma promises that, as confidence builds, big results will come.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:10:58 GMT
Namibia: Child Feared Dead After Croc Attack
[Namibian] A FIVE-year-old child is feared dead after being attacked by a crocodile on Thursday.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:10:55 GMT
Namibia: Otjiwarongo Elections for Political Office Bearers Finalised
[Namibian] THE Otjiwarongo local authority council finalised the election of political office bearers on Friday

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:23:37 GMT
Zimbabwe: RBZ Bad Money Mop Up Pushes Stocks to Zw$26,2 Billion
[New Zimbabwe] RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) efforts to mop up excess cash also known as "bad money" has pushed broad money supply stocks to ZW$26,2 billion in line with the set quarterly framework.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:20:34 GMT
Zimbabwe: No Special Treatment for Unregistered Govt Vehicles
[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT owned motor vehicles will not be receiving any preferential treatment as police impound unregistered, unlicensed and plate-less vehicles in an operation that commenced Saturday.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:10:58 GMT
Namibia: Man Commits Suicide After Failing to Pay Bail
[Namibian] A 20-year-old man took his own life while in prison on Thursday at around 13h00.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:17:56 GMT
South Africa: Another Seismic Survey Legal Battle Looms for South Africa #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Environmental activists are preparing for another legal battle against a planned seismic survey. This comes less than a month after the Makhanda High Court granted an interdict against oil giant Shell over its intended explor...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 13:02:19 GMT
Angola: Angolan Migrants Who Fled Drought Start Return Home
[VOA] Windhoek, Namibia -- Namibian authorities say thousands of Angolans who entered Namibia in the past year to escape drought back home, have been returning amid fresh rains. Authorities this month said at least 18 Angolan infants, whose parents f...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 08:34:53 GMT
Zambia: Offering Beekeeping as an Alternative to Charcoal Production #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Times of Zambia] THE loss of forests in Zambia, which is now leading to an increase in the frequency and intensity of adverse weather events such as droughts and floods, has become a national concern.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 13:01:38 GMT
Zimbabwe: Continental Unions Pile Pressure On for the Release of Caged Teachers
[New Zimbabwe] PRESSURE is mounting from teachers' unions across the continent for the immediate release the arrested Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) members arrested early this week during a flash demonstration.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:56:31 GMT
Namibia: Offices Should Ask for Vaccination Cards - Geingob
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob gives public and private sector workplaces the green-light to reserve entry to individuals who do not present vaccination passports.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:53:28 GMT
South Africa: Undocumented Man Applying for Refugee Status Can Remain in SA, Concourt Rules
[GroundUp] Court ruled that a delay in applying for refugee status does not affect a person's right to apply for recognition as a refugee

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:27:37 GMT
South Africa: Politicians Fail, Then Blame the Constitution
[New Frame] Lindiwe Sisulu's attack on the judiciary is misguided. Not once since 1994 has a government tested the Constitution's capacity to implement change, but the courts have.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:53:55 GMT
South Africa: Western Cape Study Shows Why Omicron Wave Caused Less Death
[GroundUp] High rates of vaccination, past infections and the variant itself helped suppress deaths and hospitalisations

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:52:20 GMT
Namibia: N$1,1 Billion Needed for Census
[Namibian] STATISTICIAN general of the statistics agency Alex Shimuafeni says they need about N$1,1 billion to execute the planned population census this year.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:50:27 GMT
Zimbabwe: Chiwenga Left in Charge As Mnangagwa Takes Vacation
[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has resumed his traditional annual leave Thursday, his office has announced.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:47:29 GMT
South Africa: Durban Beach Goers Continue to Swim Despite Warning Signs
[GroundUp] Activists blame City for sewage spills and lack of transparency

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:31:38 GMT
Botswana: Modern-Day Tools for Click Languages
[New Frame] This last in a three-part series takes a look at efforts to produce more dictionaries and other materials in Khoisan languages and provides a glimpse of San life in a small village.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:58:06 GMT
South Africa: Gauteng Exits Covid-19 Fourth Wave, New Infections Continue Decline
[SAnews.gov.za] The Gauteng province has officially exited the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with the rest of South Africa's provinces already having reached their peak and on a steady decline.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:03:46 GMT
Namibia: Kunene Salary Fight Far From Over
[New Era] The Kunene Regional Council might have paid its workers their December salaries last week, but the High Court observed on Wednesday that the suit against it filed by the Namibia Public Workers Union is not yet finalised.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:03:46 GMT
Namibia: Numbers Don't Lie... Majority of Covid Deaths Unvaccinated
[New Era] Government yesterday again emphasised that statistics and numbers do not lie, and the benefits of vaccination are convincingly demonstrated in Namibia. The overwhelming majority of new infections, hospitalisations, ICU admissions and deaths...

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:03:46 GMT
Namibia: Mbumba - an Attack On Mozambique Is an Attack On Us
[New Era] Despite not having committed troops to Mozambique to help battle an Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Cabo Delgado province, vice president Nangolo Mbumba says Namibia remains committed to the SADC goals, aspirations and policies.



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