Southern Africa
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:15:46 GMTSouth Africa: Ramaphosa Faces Grilling at Parliament - South African News Briefs - August 30, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:49:21 GMTSouth Africa: Turn Sea Point Plot Into Social Housing, Say Activists
[GroundUp] Two years after the Tafelberg sale was overturned, progress has stalled. Now the provincial government says it may want to use the land "in the public interest".
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:55:36 GMTAngola: Incumbent President Joao Lourenco Wins Reelection
[DW] The vote was the closest in Angola's history since independence. The result extends the MPLA party's decades long rule and hands Lourenco a second term in office.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:50:30 GMTZimbabwe: We Travel to Harare With Returning Zimbabweans
[GroundUp] It's an unhappy journey marked by xenophobia and an uncertain future
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:49:43 GMTSouth Africa: Treasury Tables Bill to Tackle Money Laundering
[SAnews.gov.za] Reiterating government's commitment to nip illicit money flows, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has tabled in Parliament the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:54:47 GMTZimbabwe: When Cows Are a Safe Investment Option
[DW] Investing money into cattle is a growing business in Zimbabwe, where inflation is skyrocketing. Many people now consider it safer than putting money in the bank.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:53:06 GMTNigeria: Nigeria Alerts Nationals in South Africa of Planned Attack
[Premium Times] "This is to advise Nigerians living in South Africa to be vigilant and exercise caution in their activities due to the recent utterances of the proponents of the Operation Dudula and their threats to attack foreign nationals in this c...
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:49:16 GMTSouthern Africa: New UNFPA Regional Director to Lead Efforts to Achieve SDGs in East and Southern Africa
[UNFPA] Johannesburg -- Lydia Zigomo has been appointed Regional Director of UNFPA East and Southern Africa.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:41:48 GMTZimbabwe: Mutare Seeks U.S.$30 Million Loan for New Water Plant
[New Zimbabwe] Mutare City Council requires a US$30 million grant or loan from international and regional financial institutions to construct a new water treatment plant.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:38:45 GMTAngola: Angola Elections - August 2022
[State Department] The United States notes the broad participation of Angolans in the August 24 elections. We look forward to working together on a path toward a safer, more secure, and prosperous Angola for all.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:18:58 GMTSouth Africa: Covid Was a Setback for Indigenous Languages - Lecturers On What Went Wrong
[The Conversation Africa] South African indigenous languages are among those at risk of a serious decline due to the increasing use of digital technologies. By some estimates only 5% of the world's languages are likely to survive online.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:52:05 GMTAngola: Devolution - Local Government Is the Way Forward
[Maka] The situation in Angola's is complex. The younger generation have shown the depth of their discontent with the lack of opportunity for study or employment. Young people in Angola see nothing to help them offered in politicians' and technocrats...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:28:55 GMTSouth Africa: Mom Wins Court Battle Against Medical Scheme
[GroundUp] Medihelp refused to cover cost of treating three-year-old's rare medical condition
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:25:34 GMTNigeria: Federal Govt Warns of Imminent Attacks Against Nigerians in South Africa
[Leadership] The Federal Government has warned Nigerians to guide against what may be another round of xenophobic attacks against them and other foreigners in South Africa.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:03:37 GMTSouth Africa: Former Transnet Bigwigs Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh Out on R50,000 Bail - South African News Briefs - August 29, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:54:43 GMTAngola: Ex-President Dos Santos Laid to Rest After Funeral Delay
[DW] Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled Angola for nearly four decades. His reign was marked by allegations of theft and nepotism as well as an end to a long-enduring civil war.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:28:54 GMTSouth Africa: Want to Get More Women to Start Their Own Businesses? Here's What It Takes
[The Conversation Africa] Globally, men are twice as likely as women to start a business. Most research into how to start a business has been focused on men. Not much has looked at why women are not fully represented among entrepreneurs or how to cha...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:27:13 GMTSouth Africa: South Africa Has a Plan to Make Its Public Service Professional. It's Time to Act On It
[The Conversation Africa] A professional, efficient and effective public service is key to a government's ability to deliver on its mandate. That's why South Africa's constitution requires that the public service be institutionalised as a profession....
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:11:25 GMTNamibia: Dos Santos Never Wavered in Supporting Namibia - Nujoma
[Namibian] FOUNDING president Sam Nujoma has paid tribute to the late former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, saying he had never wavered in his support for the people of Namibia.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:51:32 GMTNigeria: Zimbabwean Farmer Abducted By Terrorists in Nigeria
[New Zimbabwe] A Zimbabwean farmer Charles Choko has been reportedly abducted in a farm located at Anchau town of Kabau local government area of Kaduna State in northern Nigeria.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:43:29 GMTAngola: Official Result Gives Ruling MPLA Wafer-Thin Win. On the Streets the Outcome Isn't Believed
[The Conversation Africa] Angola's elections were, for the first time, a tight race between the governing People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and a coalition led by its historic rival, National Union for the Total Independence of An...
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:33:34 GMTZimbabwe: Climate Change Batters Female Anglers
[The Herald] For several years, Sekai Mutengu has fed, clothed and sent her children to school through dexterity with the fishing rod, braving wild animals in her early morning expeditions to Lake Kariba's shoreline.
Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:01:12 GMTSouth Africa: Health Official Slammed For Verbal Attack on Zimbabwean Patient
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- In a viral video, Limpopo province Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba told a migrant patient that illegal Zimbabweans were putting a strain on the provincial healthcare system when informed the patient she was addressing was Shona s...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:00:20 GMTMalawi: NGO Authority Warns Against Dealing With Real-Turn Plan International
[Nyasa Times] NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA), formerly known as the NGO Board of Malawi, has sternly warned people especially in Mulanje and surrounding districts against dealing with Real-Turn Plan International, saying the organization is operati...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:00:20 GMTMalawi: Chakwera Touts Kulamba Ceremony of the Chewa As a Cultural Unifying Factor
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has touted the Kulamba ceremony of the Chewa as a cultural unifying factor of Malawians, Zambians and Mozambicans.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:00:17 GMTMalawi: DPP's Francis Mphepo Forges Letter From Party Sg Office
[Nyasa Times] Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Administrative Secretary Francis Mphepo is embroiled in an embarrassing forgery scandal following reports that he forged a letter from the office of the party's Secretary General in a bid to secure Ban...
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:39:55 GMTZimbabwe: e-Gaming Club Helps Glen View Youths Escape From Vices
[The Herald] Dreylee gaming club based in the high density suburb of Glen View has a got a great societal value.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:23:43 GMTSouth Africa: Towards Women-Centred Climate Change Decision-Making and Budgeting #AfricaClimateCrisis
[spotlight] The devastating impacts of ongoing climate change are already being felt in South Africa, with some researchers describing the region as a climate change hotspot. President Cyril Ramaphosa attributed the catastrophic floods in KwaZulu-Nat...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:07:14 GMTNigeria: World Cup Qualifiers - D'Tigers Suffer Narrow Defeat Against Angola
[Premium Times] The Nigerian team missed out on automatic qualification and will now wait till February to go again
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:11:14 GMTNigeria/Botswana: Nigeria's U-19 Team Set for Cricket Qualifier in Botswana
[This Day] Nigeria's team for the maiden International Cricket Council's African Qualifier for the maiden Women's Under-19 World Cup will depart the country tomorrow, Tuesday August 30th, 2022 for Gaborone, Botswana.