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Mon, 16 May 2022 08:43:22 GMTSouth Africa: What's Happening In South African News - May 16, 2022
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Sun, 15 May 2022 16:33:20 GMTAfrica: Nearly 300 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
[allAfrica] As of May 15, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 11,629,693 while over 297,064,692 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.
Mon, 16 May 2022 05:34:31 GMTSomalia: Parliament Reelects Former President to Top Job
[VOA] Somalia's parliament has reelected former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud following marathon voting in Mogadishu on Sunday.
Mon, 16 May 2022 08:20:18 GMTRwanda: Zim Backs Hunt for Genocide Fugitives
[The Herald] Zimbabwe is fully backing United Nations' hunt for fugitives wanted for trial for the 1994 Rwanda genocide and is co-operating bilaterally with the country in processing its extradition requests.
Mon, 16 May 2022 08:20:16 GMTZimbabwe: 7 Feared Dead in Mine Collapse
[The Herald] SEVEN miners from Bucks Mine in Colleen Bawn are feared dead after hoisting ropes to a skip bringing them up the shaft from underground snapped, plunging them back on a free-fall of about 200 meters.
Mon, 16 May 2022 07:05:23 GMTNigeria: Inside Details of How Local Militants Murdered 12 Soldiers in Benue
[Premium Times] For several months, the militants had monitored the movements of the soldiers in Bonta before finally reaching an agreement to kill them, witnesses said.
Mon, 16 May 2022 06:46:43 GMTNigeria: TotalEnergies Has Invested Almost U.S.$30 Billion in Nigeria Within Eight Years - Govt
[This Day] The federal government has disclosed that French oil major, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited, has invested almost $30 billion in Nigeria's oil and gas sector within the space of eight years. It said the company had made a lot of investment...
Mon, 16 May 2022 06:26:09 GMTUganda: Besigye to Police - 'Remove Your Men From My Home'
[Nile Post] The leader of People's Front for Transition(PFT), Dr. Kizza Besigye, has expressed his disappointment to the police for blocking his visitors and Ugandans from accessing his home in Kasangati, Wakiso district.
Mon, 16 May 2022 06:22:41 GMTUganda: Uganda Sued Over Digital ID System That Excludes Millions
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] When Otajar John heard senior citizens would be given 25,000 Ugandan shillings ($7) per month as part of a new government welfare scheme, he jumped at the chance to apply.
Mon, 16 May 2022 06:13:18 GMTTunisia: Protest Marks New Coalition Against President Saied's One-Man Rule
[DW] Protesters gathered in Tunis to reject President Kais Saied's rule, blaming him for returning Tunisia to a state of autocratic rule. The New Salvation Front has coalesced several parties to oppose him.
Mon, 16 May 2022 05:59:47 GMTKenya: Why Ruto Failed to Unveil His Running Mate on May 14
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President William Ruto is now set to unveil his running mate today, after failing to do so yesterday, following a political stand-off in his party.
Mon, 16 May 2022 05:59:02 GMTKenya: Medals Galore! Kenya Harvest 8 Medals on Penultimate Day at Deaflympics
[Capital FM] Caxias Do Sul -- The penultimate day of the 24th Summer Deaflympics saw athletics power house Kenya bag eight medals to take the total tally to 24 so far.
Mon, 16 May 2022 05:31:29 GMTEthiopia: Persistent Drought Result of Climate Change, Experts Say
[VOA] Gode -- Drought is not new to the Horn of Africa, but experts say the record one killing crops and cattle across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia has underscored the increasing frequency of drought due to climate change.
Mon, 16 May 2022 05:06:10 GMTNigeria: Murder of Nigerian Student Over Alleged Blasphemy Triggers Protests, Curfew
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Authorities in Nigeria's Sokoto state are enforcing a 24-hour curfew, imposed Saturday to quell protests demanding the release of suspects in the killing of college student Deborah Yakubu. Yakubu was beaten and burned by fello...
Mon, 16 May 2022 04:32:39 GMTZimbabwe: Religious Beliefs, Terrain Hampering Measles Immunization Program in Zimbabwe
[VOA] Mutasa, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's government says religious beliefs, topography and school closures are hampering efforts to contain a measles outbreak which has claimed at least 20 lives and infected hundreds of other people in the eastern part o...
Mon, 16 May 2022 04:31:22 GMTAfrica: Alarm Bells for Africa, Child Labour in Agriculture Requires Urgent Action
[IPS] Durban -- The Global Estimate on Child Labour estimates 160 million children are in child labour worldwide - an increase of 8.4 million children in the last four years - with millions more at risk due to the impacts of COVID-19.
Mon, 16 May 2022 04:28:56 GMTNigeria: Blasphemy in Nigeria's Legal Systems - an Explainer
[The Conversation Africa] A court in Kano, northern Nigeria, recently convicted an atheist for making social media posts it found to be blasphemous against Islam. After a lengthy trial, Mubarak Bala pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 years in pri...
Sun, 15 May 2022 15:03:50 GMTKenya: Rigathi Gachagua Is Ruto's Running Mate
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President William Ruto has nominated Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua to be his running mate in the August presidential election.
Mon, 16 May 2022 08:58:48 GMTZimbabwe: Zanu-PF Presidium Admits CCC Causing Ruling Party Headaches
[New Zimbabwe] The trailblazing Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is causing Zanu PF serious headaches, with the ruling party's presidium openly acknowledging it was having sleepless nights plotting how to stop the three-month-ol...
Mon, 16 May 2022 08:52:28 GMTZimbabwe: Caledonia Gold Output Surges 40%
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Mon, 16 May 2022 08:50:21 GMTZimbabwe: ZCTU Slams Mnangagwa for Sidelining TNF
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has slammed President Emmerson Mnangagwa for implementing a raft of economic stabilisation measures before consulting with partners at the Tripartite Negotiation (TNF) and warned the measures could...
Mon, 16 May 2022 08:44:39 GMTZimbabwe: Scott Takes Engagement to Another Level, Meets Mayweather
[The Herald] The Second Republic's re-engagement and engagement policy is now bearing fruit, with reports that one of the richest former American boxers Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr is expected to visit the country for investment opportunities.
Mon, 16 May 2022 08:44:38 GMTZimbabwe: Central Bank Bans Third Country Foreign Payments By Banks
[The Herald] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has banned third country foreign payments, except for fuel, in measures to facilitate critical transactions to keep the economy going smoothly and encourage remittance of export proceeds back to the cou...
Mon, 16 May 2022 08:44:35 GMTZimbabwe: National Prosecuting Authority Sets 6 Months Deadline for Completion of Corruption Cases
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Mon, 16 May 2022 08:44:34 GMTZimbabwe: Mayhem At Barbourfields
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Mon, 16 May 2022 08:44:33 GMTZimbabwe: Locals Hail New Clinic
[The Herald] Pregnant women who used to travel long distances to deliver their babies are all smiles as the Second Republic has brought maternal healthcare to their doorsteps in Harare's Stoneridge high-density suburb.
Mon, 16 May 2022 08:20:17 GMTZimbabwe: Tech Firm Avantis Targets Vfex Listing
[The Herald] AvantiS Technologies, a Zimbabwean start-up technology firm, is set to become the fifth company to list its shares on the Victoria Fall Stock Exchange (VFEX) and has so far made significant progress in fulfilling the pre-listing requirem...
Mon, 16 May 2022 06:20:40 GMTAfrica: Youths' Strident Voices Demand an End to Child Labour
[IPS] Durban -- Children's voices took centre stage at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, which kicked off in Durban, South Africa, on May 15, 2022. Their voices resonated with the saying: "Nothing about us without us."
Mon, 16 May 2022 06:14:31 GMTSomalia: New President's Election Met With Gunshots, Cheers
[DW] Lawmakers have finally chosen a new president. Current President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed was hoping to stay in power after over a year of in-fighting and delays.
Sun, 15 May 2022 17:29:31 GMTZimbabwe: Govt Denies Harbouring Rwandese Genocider, but Questions Continue to Linger
[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has shot down claims it harboured, until his death, indicted Rwandan war criminal, Protais Mpiranya, who committed atrocities during the 1994 genocide.