Southern Africa
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:40:19 GMTZimbabwe: Travellers Fail to Access New E-Passports
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabweans seeking new electronic passports (e-passports) are failing to access the travel documents with officials at the Registrar General's (RG's) Office saying they were unaware when they will start issuing them.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:33:36 GMTSouth Africa: Making Zondo's State Capture Findings Count Is Not Government's Job Alone
[ISS] Given South Africa's poor record on implementing the advice of commissions, business and civil society must pitch in.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:58:51 GMTZimbabwe: Firm Drags 'Failed' Former Central Bank Governor Gono to Court Over U.S.$3 Million Debt
[New Zimbabwe] Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, Gideon Gono has been dragged to court for failing to settle a decade-old debt of US$3 million owed to a South Africa-based firm, ASP Marketing.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:19:15 GMTAfrica: Covid-19 - How South Africa Differs From the Rest of the Continent
[GroundUp] Among African states, South Africa is often singled out as the mysterious exception because, according to official estimates, we have fared much worse through the Covid-19 pandemic than most of the continent. But is this true? Almost certa...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:17:16 GMTZimbabwe: Zimbabwean Dollar Declines By 3,68%
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwean dollar declined by 3,68% on the first day of trading for the year 2022 at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign exchange auction amid sustained production-related spurring disbursements.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:16:02 GMTZimbabwe: 'Make Mnangagwa's Life 'Uneasy' Through Demos' - UK MPs Urge Zimbabweans
[New Zimbabwe] United Kingdom (UK) House of Lords MPs say Zimbabweans living in that country should be allowed to stage peaceful demonstrations at the Zimbabwe Embassy in London to make the life of diplomats at the high commission "uneasy".
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:59:17 GMTSouth Africa: Parliament Arson Accused 'Knew What He Was Doing', Judge Says
[Daily Maverick] John Hlophe ruled that Zandile Mafe's further detention at Valkenberg was unlawful 'and should come to an end with immediate effect'.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:58:08 GMTNamibia: I'm Still Football Body President - Haikali
[Namibian] Ranga Haikali says he is still the Namibian Football Association (NFA) president even though he was voted out of office at the NFA's annual congress last year.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:45:56 GMTZimbabwe: VP Chiwenga's Estranged Wife Mubaiwa Applies for Discharge
[The Herald] Senior Court Reporter
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:13:50 GMTZimbabwe: Former VP Mphoko Has Case to Answer
[The Herald] FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko must now defend himself on charges that he wrongly ordered the release of two top Zinara officials after Harare regional magistrate Mr Trynos Utahwashe dismissed his application for discharge at t...
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:13:50 GMTZimbabwe: Fake Number Plates Scam Exposed
[The Herald] POLICE have said some motorists are using fake temporary vehicle number plates to avoid being arrested during the ongoing blitz on unregistered vehicles.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:13:49 GMTZimbabwe: Tobacco Exports Earn U.S.$80m
[The Herald] Senior Agriculture Reporter
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:13:49 GMTZimbabwe: Ministry Urges Businesses to Operate With Litter Bins
[The Herald] Herald Reporter
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:13:44 GMTZimbabwe: Plant Damage to Impact Lafarge Financial Results
[The Herald] Senior Business Reporter
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:20:42 GMTSouth Africa: Striking Workers Remove Clover Products From Shop Shelves
[GroundUp] Striking Clover workers marched through Johannesburg city centre on Tuesday stripping the company's products from shop shelves and leaving them in shopping trolleys.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:16 GMTMozambique: Two Judges Expelled for Corruption
[AIM] The Higher Council of the Judicial Magistracy (CSMJ), the regulatory body for the law courts, has expelled two judges from the profession for corrupt behaviour, reports "Carta De Moçambique" on 7 January.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:00:15 GMTMozambique: Maputo Study On Cutting Mother to Child Transmission of Hepatitis B
[AIM] A study carried out in Maputo has shown that antenatal departments can cut the transmission of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) from mother to child through integrating vaccination at birth into standard procedures.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 04:37:06 GMTZimbabwe/Guinea: Guinea Lose to Zimbabwe but Advance to Second Round at AFCON
[CAF] Despite two defeats in the first two matchdays, Norman Mapeza's Zimbabwe won against Guinea (2-1) on Tuesday evening at the Ahmadou Ahidjou Stadium in Yaoundé.
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 04:33:04 GMTMalawi/Senegal: Senegal Squeeze Through to AFCON Knockout Phase After Draw With Malawi
[CAF] The Teranga Lions of Senegal have qualified to the Round of 16 of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations after settling for a goalless draw against the Flames of Malawi in their last Group B match played at the Stade Omnisports de Bafoussam on...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:17:55 GMTNamibia: Lessons Namibia Can Learn From Lindiwe Sisulu
[New Era] Political Philosophy lays a foundation in the formation of state institutions. Western political philosophy dominated the social and political economics of the world from the domestic to international level. The ideas of Marxism, liberalism...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:15:31 GMTNamibia: Informal Settlement Houses Flooded
[New Era] Residents of Windhoek's informal settlements are once again suffering losses after the heavy downpours in the capital over the weekend.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:08:46 GMTNamibia: Heavy Rains Bring Misery
[Namibian] While many Namibians have celebrated the recent good rains, Natalia Jonas (29) woke up with soaking wet blankets yesterday morning, after her shack was flooded on Sunday.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:02:51 GMTMalawi: Rapist Cop Sentenced to 30 Years
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi High Court in Blantyre has jailed a former police officer to 30 years imprisonment for raping a teenager under custody in a police cell.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:55:41 GMTNamibia: Policy Reforms Needed to Crush Poverty
[New Era] To overcome rampant poverty in Namibia, the World Bank in its latest overview advised the implementation of crucial structural policy reforms that it said will be a prerequisite to raise domestic growth potential.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:48:31 GMTAfrica: Zimbabwe-Guinea - Fighting for Honour, Assurance
[Cameroon Tribune] Both teams will be meeting today at the Ahmadou Ahijo stadium within the framework of their last group B campaign.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:36:29 GMTNamibia: Central Bank Quashes Global Finance Central Banker's Report - Report Flawed
[Namibia Economist] The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has noted with grave concern the inconsistency in the rating and subsequent reports stemming from the subjectivity of the interpretations of the ratings, that were assigned to the governor, Johannes !Gawa...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:31:40 GMTMalawi: Bushiri Releases U.S.$19,5 Million Fund for Construction of Churches
[MBC] Leadership of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Church on Sunday night unveiled the release of about K16 Billion fund dedicated to construction of ECG churches in all the countries it operates in it's 2022-2023 financial year.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:23:16 GMTZimbabwe: Mupfumi Launches Youth Mining Project
[263Chat] Mutare -- ZANU PF aspiring legislator for Dangamvura-Chikanga, Isau Mupfumi recently launched a mining project which is set to economically empower youths and women in his constituency.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:22:14 GMTZimbabwe: Charamba Silences 1980s Massacre Pressure Group
[263Chat] Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet (Presidential Communications), George Charamba says the erection of Gukurahundi Memorial Plaques at the Bhalangwe mass grave was unlawful.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:47:44 GMTZimbabwe: Meet the Zimbabwean Off-Grid Chef Making 'Creepy, Crawly' Delights
[RFI] Ever thought of eating your grasshoppers with honey? Or spicy stinkbugs? Zimbabwean comedian-turned-celebrity-chef Carl Joshua Ncube has just the recipe for you in his new e-book highlighting healthy and sustainable ways of eating.