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Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:30:01 GMT
Zimbabwe: 'Once You Begin to Budget in Trillions, You Must Know You Have Lost It' - Biti
[New Zimbabwe] "We have been there before, in 2006, 2007 and 2008, once you begin to budget in trillions, you must know you have lost it. You must know that you have now become an innocent by-stander to the economy.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 06:56:59 GMT
South Africa: South Africa's New Zulu King Crowned Despite Family Feud
[DW] King Misuzulu, who ascended to the throne, will wield great symbolic power for over 11 million Zulus. They make up nearly a fifth of South Africa's population.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:34:22 GMT
Zimbabwe: Farmers Dodge Greedy Middlemen - Set Up Association to Peg Producer Price and Source Markets
[New Zimbabwe] Small holder farmers in three districts of Manicaland province have set up a marketing association dedicated to cultivating strong networks to ensure they earn fair prices for agricultural produce.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:34:20 GMT
Zimbabwe: Racism Storm As Transport Company Boss Calls Black Employees "Lizard Skinned"
[New Zimbabwe] The Chief Executive Officer of one of Africa's leading fuel supply and distribution companies, Strauss Logistics Zimbabwe, has been caught up in racism storm for calling his black employees 'lizard skinned',

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:34:18 GMT
Zimbabwe: 'Prophet Gifted Me Gun As Lucky Charm', Busted Woman Tells Shocked Airport Authorities
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Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:34:16 GMT
Zimbabwe: ZEC Pegs Exorbitant Election Fees - Biti Calls for Demo Against 'Authoritarian Bidding for Zanu-PF'
[New Zimbabwe] Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vice president, Tendai Biti has described the recently gazetted fees for contesting candidates ahead of the much awaited 2023 general elections as a plot to seal off democratic space, amid calls for ...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:34:13 GMT
Zimbabwe: Mapfumo UK-Bound - 28 August Show Starts Wind Down of Touring Career
[New Zimbabwe] Chimurenga music legend, Thomas 'Mukanya' Mapfumo will perform at the Athena, Leicester during the United Kingdom summer bank holiday.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:34:09 GMT
Zimbabwe: Police Ban Chamisa's Supporters Toyi-Toying At CCC Kariba 'Thank You' Rally
[New Zimbabwe] Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has secured police clearance, albeit with strict conditions, for a "thank you" rally to be held in Kariba to celebrate the party's emphatic victory in the recently-held Ward 5 by election.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:34:08 GMT
Zimbabwe: Biti's Commentary On Supplementary Budget
[New Zimbabwe] Below is the statement made last week by opposition Citizens Coalition for Change legislator and economy spokesman Tendai Biti in Parliament as the House debated the supplementary budget presented finance minister Professor Mthuli Ncub...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:58:56 GMT
South Africa: Zondo Says SA Must Ensure Review Applications Don't Stall Implementation of Commission's Findings
[Daily Maverick] Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who chaired the State Capture Commission as deputy Chief Justice, says the rights of individuals bringing review applications have to be balanced against the rights of South Africans to have the commissio...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:58:52 GMT
South Africa: Eskom Technicians Live in Daily Fear As Security Threats and Violent Attacks On Staff Escalate
[Daily Maverick] Eskom has been temporarily suspending services in some parts of the country as attacks on staff escalate. It says there have been 14 attacks on its staff in Gauteng up to 31 July. No arrests have been made.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:06:50 GMT
Zimbabwe: Chief Ndiweni, Diasporans Meet UK, Namibia Diplomats to Exert Pressure On Mnangagwa
[New Zimbabwe] OUTSPOKEN Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni and four diaspora organisations, recently met representatives of the British and Namibian governments, to discuss Zimbabwe's continued disregard for basic human rights, the exiled traditional le...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:06:48 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Top Official Obert Mpofu Evicted From Farm
[New Zimbabwe] The Deputy Sheriff on Wednesday finally served eviction papers on Zanu PF secretary for administration, Obert Mpofu, who is unlawfully occupying Esidakeni farm owned by prominent human rights defender, Siphosami Malunga and two other b...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:56:37 GMT
Africa: African Women Call For Help to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls
[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- A few weeks ago South Africans woke up to shocking reports of the men who gang raped 8 young women in West Village, west of Johannesburg, South Africa. They were attacked while filming a music video on a mine dump.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:12:28 GMT
South Africa: Women Must Take the Lead in #AfricaClimateCrisis Solutions
[allAfrica] In honour of women's month, and as part of the country's drive to deal with the climate emergency, the government arranged a webinar on August 5 to discuss the challenges and provide a platform for women to propose their own solutions.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:49:28 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Gobbles U.S.$311 Million From IMF Special Drawing Rights
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe has so far withdrawn a whooping US$311 million from the International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) with a huge chunk channeled towards procurement of Covid 19 related needs.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:51:42 GMT
South Africa: Murder Rate Up, Latest Crime Stats Show - South African News Briefs - August 19, 2022
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Sat, 20 Aug 2022 07:16:54 GMT
Namibia: Those Saying SWAPO Is Dead Should Go to Hell - Namibian President
[Namibian] SWAPO president and head of state Hage Geingob says those who think the ruling party is dead should go to hell.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:57:54 GMT
Zimbabwe: Fraudulent Supplier On Interpol Radar Over U.S.$330,000 Botched Mutare Deal
[New Zimbabwe] Mutare City Council has pinned its hopes on the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) inorder to recover US$330 000 funds lost a decade ago, in a botched water pipes deal with Shitazburg Enterprises.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:57:53 GMT
Zimbabwe: ZESA in Renewed Bid to Take Over Byo City Power Station
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has renewed its bid to take over the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) owned 120 MW thermal Power station.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:57:51 GMT
Zimbabwe: MPs Blast Hotel Accommodation While Attending Parly - Chinoz Says Meals Cost More Than Monthly Salaries
[New Zimbabwe] MEMBERS of Parliament (MP) have called for the redirection funds used for their accommodation saying the country should take a leaf from regional counterparts on the upkeep of legislators.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:49:25 GMT
Zimbabwe: UN Doubts Zim Peace Commission's Capacity to Resolve Gukurahundi
[New Zimbabwe] THE UNITED Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) has poked holes into the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), questioning its ability to resolve the long-standing and highly emotive issue of the 1980s Gukurahundi mas...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:49:23 GMT
Zimbabwe: No More Blackouts? - Energy Minister Seals Zambia and Mozambique Power Import Deals
[New Zimbabwe] Energy and Power Development Minister, Soda Zhemu has announced Zimbabwe has sealed a new power import deal with Zambia while it has retained others with Mozambique and South Africa.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:49:21 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt Warned Against Bailing Out Struggling Parastatals - Debts Surpass U.S.$1 Billion
[New Zimbabwe] TRANSPARENCY International Zimbabwe (TIZ) has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government against assuming debts accrued by under-performing state owned enterprises.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:50:51 GMT
Zimbabwe: Panicky Zimbabwean MP Wadyajena Busted in Attempt to Smuggle Out Posh Cars
[New Zimbabwe] Two posh vehicles belonging to embattled Gokwe-Nembudziya parliamentarian, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, have reportedly been intercepted at Beitbridge Border Post enroute to South Africa.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:48:08 GMT
Namibia: Namibia Launches AfCFTA Awareness Campaign
[New Era] In efforts to prepare Namibia to fully seize opportunities under the much anticipated African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the trade ministry through the Namibia Trade Forum and in partnership with the United Nations Development Pr...

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:45:24 GMT
Malawi: Inflation Rate Rises to 24.6 Percent
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's headline year on year inflation rate for July soared to 24.6 percent from 23.5 percent in June, triggering fears of continued escalation of cost of living and erosion of salary values in peoples' pockets.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:02:19 GMT
South Africa: Monkeypox Outbreak Cause of Concern
[SAnews.gov.za] While monkeypox is considered "low risk" in South Africa, the Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla says the high number of confirmed positive cases is becoming a cause for concern.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:51:03 GMT
Zimbabwe: Beitbridge Border Authorities Intercept Wadyajena's Vehicles
[The Herald] Border authorities have intercepted two state-of-the-art vehicles belonging to troubled lawmaker Justice Mayor Wadyajena on suspicion they were being shipped to South Africa.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:16:46 GMT
South Africa: SA Records a 11.5 Percent Increase in Murder Rate
[SAnews.gov.za] Police Minister Bheki Cele has expressed concern at the country's alarmingly high murder rates.



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