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Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:57:28 GMT
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - March 25, 2022
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Fri, 25 Mar 2022 05:36:23 GMT
Zimbabwe: Disband Unfit, Biased Polls Commission - Chaimisa
[New Zimbabwe] CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) president, Nelson Chamisa, has blasted the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for refusing to avail a copy of the voters roll to be used in Saturday's by-elections, saying the commission does not ha...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 05:19:15 GMT
Zimbabwe: Corruption Whistleblower Bill Approved By Cabinet
[New Zimbabwe] THE long-awaited Whistle Blower Protection bill has been approved by cabinet.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:01:11 GMT
South Africa: Pretoria's Resolution On Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine Defeated in UN General Assembly
[Daily Maverick] South Africa's text excluded any reference to Russia, to try to win Moscow's approval for the resolution and ensure that humanitarian aid could be delivered to Ukraine.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:41:58 GMT
South Africa: Media Treat Fire As Foe - Its Ecosystem Benefits Get Lost in the Blaze
[The Conversation Africa] Fire can destroy infrastructure and livelihoods, and claim lives. Yet fire is inevitable and has helped to shape ecosystems over millennia.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 04:33:06 GMT
South Africa: Shell Case Exposes Holes in Commitment to Transnational Climate Agreements
[Africa In Fact] South Africa's recent climate diplomacy efforts have made international headlines. The national government has portrayed a real seriousness towards a developmental transition to a clean energy strategy. South Africa's ambition to be ...

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:29:48 GMT
Namibia: People With Albinism Live in Fear of Witchcraft Syndicates
[Namibian] THE president of the Namibia Albino Association, Joseph Ndinomupya, says people with albinism are forced to limit their movement to avoid putting their lives at risk.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:32:07 GMT
Malawi: 86% of Malawi Population Does Not Have Access to Internet - Study
[Nyasa Times] Authorities say 86 per cent of the country's population has no access to internet, a situation which has worried civil rights groups.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:32:06 GMT
Malawi: Parliament Approves Over U.S.$2.5 Trillion National Budget
[Nyasa Times] Parliament on Wednesday passed the 2022/23 National Budget pegged at K2.84 trillion as the country continues to face harsh economic challenges and unprecedented rise in cost of living.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 05:21:48 GMT
Zimbabwe: Unfazed Mthakazi Hits Back at Mnangagwa
[New Zimbabwe] THE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Thursday hit back at Zanu PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, for making unsavoury remarks against him and his party.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 05:21:04 GMT
Zimbabwe: IMF Predicts Zimbabwe Economy to Grow By 3,5%
[New Zimbabwe] THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Zimbabwe's economic growth to reach 3,5% this year.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 05:20:16 GMT
Zimbabwe: Chihuri Savages Hodzi, Accuses Former PG of Hate
[New Zimbabwe] FORMER Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Augustine Chihuri has vehemently opposed a High Court order for his properties to be forfeited arguing it is unconstitutional.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:55:31 GMT
South Africa: Science and Race in South Africa - Lessons From 'Old Bones in Boxes'
[The Conversation Africa] The discipline of physical anthropology has a dark, often fraught past. It was misused to justify slavery and even genocide. In this edited extract from the introduction of his new book, Bones and Bodies: How South African S...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:49:59 GMT
Namibia: Mixed Feelings Over Cabinet's Extended Coastal Stay
[Namibian] CABINET ministers extended their coastal stay with one day after this past weekend's Independence Day celebrations at Swakopmund.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:49:14 GMT
South Africa: Ukraine Denounces South Africa's 'Unilateral' Draft Resolution as a Placebo
[UN News] The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demanded civilian protection and humanitarian access in Ukraine on Thursday, while also criticizing Russia for creating a "dire" humanitarian situation resulting from its invasion exactly one month ago...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:48:30 GMT
Malawi: Chakwera Hires New Board for Mera
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has hired a new board and reconstituted the Board of Directors of the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority ( MERA) as the country is in panic mood as this will lead to an eventual rise in prices of fuel in the c...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:48:30 GMT
Malawi: State Capture, Worsening Corruption Worry Civil Rights Activists
[Nyasa Times] Civil rights activists say they are worried with increasing incidents of state capture and what they say worsening state of corruption in the country.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:48:26 GMT
Malawi: Government to Commit Domestic Resources Towards TB Fight in Next Year's Budget
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has disclosed that government will show allocate domestic resources towards the fight against tuberculosis in the next year's budget.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:34:31 GMT
East Africa: COMESA Engages Business Communities on Provision of Competition Laws
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has held an engagement session with various business communities in Kenya to discuss the application of the COMESA competition laws in the business environment.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:42:22 GMT
Zimbabwe: ZACC Nabs Chegutu Municipality Bosses Over Corruption
[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) Wednesday swooped on two senior Chegutu Municipality officials over a litany of corruption allegations.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:41:27 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Councillor in Vote Buying Storm
[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF aspiring candidate for Bulawayo's ward 21, Janet Moyo has been accused of vote buying, ahead of Saturday's by-elections.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:30:44 GMT
Zimbabwe: Nakamba Eyes April 2 Return
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is targeting a return to the Aston Villa squad ahead of their away Premier League tie at Wolves as he steps up his recovery during the ongoing international break.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:30:11 GMT
Zimbabwe: Renewable Energy Lights Up Africa
[The Herald] AMID unrelenting climate change, solar energy is expected to contribute nearly 50 percent of Africa's energy requirements by 2050, a new study shows, on the back of booming investments in renewable and de-carbonised electricity systems.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:26:31 GMT
Namibia: Livestock Marketing Returning to Normalcy
[Namibian] THERE was an upward movement in the marketing of livestock during February, proving that the restocking exercise is bearing fruit, says a report by Simonis Storm Securities issued on Tuesday.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:23:32 GMT
Namibia: New Crop Leads the Way
[Namibian] THE Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC) is looking to the future with renewed optimism after its youth-laden team plundered 30 medals at the South African Sports Association for the Physically Disabled (SASAPD) championships this week.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:20:36 GMT
Zimbabwe: Lithium Rush Takes Zim By Storm
[The Herald] Three Chinese energy firms have snapped up controlling equity in Zimbabwean lithium mines over the past four months, as the world's biggest electric vehicles market takes a strategic position in Africa.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:19:59 GMT
Namibia: Opuwo Hospital Generator Burnt
[Namibian] THE electricity generator for Opuwo District Hospital was damaged after it was gutted by fire on Tuesday night.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:18:28 GMT
Zimbabwe: Gem Boys Out to Break Platinum Jinx
[The Herald] Mutare -- CASTLE Lager Premiership football outfit Manica Diamonds will be out in search of the right formula to outsmart champions FC Platinum on Sunday after the Mutare-based side failed to do so in 180 minutes of open play during thei...

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:11:59 GMT
Zimbabwe: Late Rains Weigh On TSL Agri-Business
[The Herald] THE late onset of the rainy season weighed on the uptake of farming inputs for TSL Limited's agriculture business amid expected dip in this year's national tobacco output.

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:09:00 GMT
Namibia: Stakeholders Stay in Your Lane
[Namibian] PLAYERS IN FOOTBALL teams are assigned different roles, with each having a specific responsibility.



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