Southern Africa
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:39:58 GMTSouth Africa: Govt to Assist Wine Industry, Says Minister - South African News Briefs - October 6, 2022
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Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:15:02 GMTSouthern Africa: Growing Industry and the Green Economy in Southern Africa
[SAIIA] Given the shifting landscape brought on by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and crises such as COVID-19, the SADC region has much to gain by strengthening the anticipatory and adaptive capacity of industrial policymaking.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 08:29:21 GMTSouth Africa: Families Displaced By Floods in 1976 Still Waiting to Be Housed
[GroundUp] No progress since 2013 on Eastern Cape housing repair project
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:43:21 GMTSouth Africa: How a Football-Playing Activist Became Premier of Country's Economic Powerhouse
[Scrolla] At age eight, Panyaza Lesufi ducked and ran for his life when apartheid police randomly shot unarmed protesting students.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:59:26 GMTMozambique: Fear and Displacement Continue After Five Years of Conflict in Cabo Delgado
[MSF] Almost one million people are currently displaced in northern Mozambique after fleeing their homes in search of safety, due to the conflict that started in Cabo Delgado province in October 2017.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 15:08:56 GMTSouth Africa: South Africa's Vaccine Regulator Reaches New WHO Level to Ensure Safety, Quality And Effectiveness
[WHO] Geneva -- WHO has ranked South Africa's vaccine regulatory system at a functional level of maturity, according to WHO's global classification system for national medical products regulatory authorities. This recognises that South Africa has a s...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:32:51 GMTAfrica: Kenyatta to Attend Ethiopia, TPLF Peace Negotiation in South Africa
[Capital FM] Kenya, Nairobi -- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is among the African leaders who will mediate the African Union (AU)-led peace talks between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) after more ...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:08:16 GMTMalawi: Put Politics Aside, Let Us Develop Malawi Together - Chakwera
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has implored fellow politicians and ordinary Malawians to put aside politics and focus on developing the country.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:29:30 GMTSouth Africa: German Tourists Cut Trip Short After One Killed - South African News Briefs - October 5, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:01:01 GMTLesotho: Lesotho Bungles Political Reforms, Risking Fresh Bout of Instability After 2022 Poll
[The Conversation Africa] The Kingdom of Lesotho - a small landlocked country in southern Africa with a population of 2.1 million people - has failed to introduce key political reforms needed to bring stability to the country. This setback is the lat...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 04:55:19 GMTZambia: Zambia to Make Further Cuts to Copper Mining Royalties
[The Exchange] The omens are good, with Zambia enjoying an abundance of goodwill from the international community and President Hakainde Hichilema acknowledged as a pragmatic economic custodian.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 04:54:51 GMTSouth Africa: U.S.$8 Billion to Transition South Africa to Clean Energy
[The Exchange] Just weeks from the November scheduled COP 27 in Egypt, South Africa has officially announced plans to wean itself off its coal-dependency industries in under five years.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:10:09 GMTMalawi: International Researchers in Malawi to Understand How Weather, Climate Change Impact Agricultural Production
[Nyasa Times] A five-member team of weather and climate change researchers from France, Italy, Poland, Kenya and Tanzania has arrived in Malawi to understand how change in climate is affecting agricultural production and productivity among smallholde...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:09:14 GMTMalawi: Zambian National Guilty, Convicted in MK53 Million Wildlife Crime, Awaits Sentencing
[Nyasa Times] The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Tuesday found Zambian national Kelby Roy Malambo guilty and convicted him on all the three charges he faced in the MK53m wildlife crime case.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 05:54:01 GMTSouth Africa: First Black Comrades Marathon Winner Runs His Final Race
[Scrolla] Loved and Lost: Samuel Tshabalala (1957-2022)
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 08:42:51 GMTZimbabwe: Health Ministry to Roll Out Polio Vaccination Campaign For Children Under Five
[263Chat] Addressing journalists during a training on outbreaks and immunisation, Expanded Program and Immunisation Manager Colline Chigodo said they are targeting all children below the age of five even if they were immunized before.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:34:01 GMTLesotho: Country Prepares for October 7 Elections
[SANF] The Kingdom of Lesotho will hold general elections this week to elect Members of Parliament who will then choose a Prime Minister, who becomes Head of Government.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:56:01 GMTMozambique: Five Years of Violence Have Forced Nearly a Million to Flee
[UN News] Nearly one million people have fled extreme violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups in northern Mozambique over the past five years, the UN refugee agency UNHCR reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:49:34 GMTMalawi: Refugees Protest Over Food Ration Delays
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- In Malawi, hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers held protests Tuesday over delays for promised cash assistance to buy food. Protesters told VOA they have waited almost four months for promised handouts and are struggling ...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 05:41:15 GMTSouth Africa: Taps Run Dry in Parts of Johannesburg
[Daily Maverick] Rand Water doubles water restrictions as city reservoirs run dry -- water cuts are the new load shedding, say residents.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:50:45 GMTAfrica: Africa's Oil and Gas Resources Can Help Accelerate Energy Security
[SAnews.gov.za] Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says Africa cannot be an import destination for refined products when the continent is endowed with crude oil.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:35:58 GMTMozambique: Mozambique's People Should Come Before Resources
[ISS] Is an obsession with gas profits leading African countries to neglect the security of local populations?
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:11:18 GMTSouth Africa: Four Suspects Charged in North West Court Over Dubious Multimillion-Rand SA Express Contract
[Daily Maverick] Zondo Commission found that an SA Express contract worth R400-million was riddled with procurement irregularities and money was paid for services not rendered.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:42:51 GMTGambia: Gambia Pulls Out From ITU Elections, Backs Zimbabwe
[The Point] The Gambia has pulled out from the elections of the executive members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a specialised agency of the United Nations entrusted with driving digital transformation to back Zimbabwe. The candi...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:43:20 GMTSouth Africa: Bird Flu Hits Colony of Endangered Penguins
[VOA] Cape Town, South Africa -- South African conservationists are on high alert after an outbreak of bird flu killed close to 30 penguins at one of the country's most stable colonies and a popular tourist attraction.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:22:19 GMTNamibia: Report on President Geingob's Visits to Launda, London and New York
[Government of Namibia] Windhoek -- President Hage G. Geingob Concludes Successful Official Visits to Angola for Investiture Ceremony of the Angolan President, H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves, the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Londo...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 05:28:29 GMTSouth Africa: German Tourist Shot Dead Near Kruger National Park
[DW] Police in South Africa are searching for suspects wanted for the killing of a German tourist who was shot dead while traveling to the world renowned Kruger game reserve.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:49:11 GMTSouth Africa: President Ramaphosa to Address Women Economic Assembly
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 06 October 2022, address the 2nd Women Economic Assembly (WECONA), taking place under the "Unlocking gender-responsive value chains for a resilient economy".
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 14:48:54 GMTSouth Africa: Sisulu Condemns Murder of German Tourist
[SAnews.gov.za] Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has expressed sadness at the brutal murder of a German tourist in Mpumalanga on Monday.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:56:23 GMTSouth Africa: A Basic Income Grant for South Africa - More Money in Poor People's Pockets, but At a Heavy Cost
[The Conversation Africa] Analyses of the implications of extending income support measures in South Africa, including a basic income grant, have focused on one of three things: how much it will cost, calculations about how much revenue would need to...