Southern Africa
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:25:50 GMTSouth Africa: Another 12 to 18 Months of Load Shedding Ahead - South African News Briefs - October 14, 2022
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Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:45:53 GMTSouth Africa: Banyana Players Still Waiting On Promised Bonuses From Limpopo Province
[Scrolla] Five Banyana Banyana players, who helped the national team win the Women Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco two months ago, are yet to receive their R100,000 bonuses.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:46:31 GMTZambia: Govt, U.S. Hold Inaugural Business Summit to Boost Trade, Investment
[VOA] Lusaka -- Zambia is hosting a two-day business summit in Lusaka this week to try to attract American investors to the country.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:05:20 GMTZimbabwe: Nation Needs Yearly Growth Rates of 9 Percent to Achieve Vision 2030 - World Bank
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE needs to sustain productivity growth rates of between eight to nine percent annually for the next seven years if the upper- middle income economy (UMIC) status enshrined under Vision 2030 is to be achieved, the Country Economi...
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:00:03 GMTSouth Africa: Minister of Tourism Lindiwe Sisulu Sets the Record Straight On Proposed Closure of Numbi Gate
[Govt of SA] Proposed closure of Numbi Gate: Minister of Tourism Lindiwe Sisulu sets the record straight
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:10:51 GMTZimbabwe: Politician Tendai Biti Alleges Controversial Tycoon Ken Sharpe is Implicated in Land Heist
[New Zimbabwe] Politician-cum-lawyer, Tendai Biti has implicated controversial businessman Ken Sharpe in what he said was the greatest land heist in the history of post- independent Zimbabwe.
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:40:51 GMTZimbabwe: Simbisa Brands, Hwange Colliery Included On ZSE Index Constituents
[The Exchange] When it comes to stock and share investing, no one has created a magic mirror that can foretell what will happen to both companies and investors.
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:35:32 GMTSouth Africa: JSE, NYSE to Collaborate On Dual Listings, ETFs and Digital Assets
[The Exchange] There's a fair probability that you've observed that certain companies have shares trading on different exchanges if you've looked up specific stocks or googled a company to check its share price.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:57:08 GMTSouth Africa: Mpho Phalatse Opens Case Against Company Linked to ANC
[Scrolla] The DA's former mayor of Johannesburg Mpho Phalatse has upped the ante after opening a criminal case over R27 million that was allegedly paid to an unnamed company linked to the ANC.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:46:28 GMTSouth Africa: President Ramaphosa to Host President of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic for a State Visit
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will host President Brahim Ghali of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) for a State Visit on 18 October 2022 in Pretoria.
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:28:54 GMTSouth Africa: On-Duty Policemen Killed in Boksburg
[SAnews.gov.za] National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, has called for greater cooperation with communities to end police killings.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:57:46 GMTSouth Africa: IFP Continues On Its Winning Ways
[Scrolla] The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has put another victory notch in its belt after winning another by-election in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:47:17 GMTSouth Africa: MDDA Unveils Brand-New Studios At Barberton Community Radio 104.1 FM Stereo, 14 Oct
[Govt of SA] The MDDA to unveil the Brand-New Studios at Barberton Community Radio 104.1 FM Stereo
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:46:23 GMTZimbabwe: New Water Policy Brings Less Sharing, More Spying
[Global Press Journal] Hwange, Zimbabwe -- The government says the switch to a prepaid system improves payment collections and water conservation. Residents and landlords argue it costs more, hurts the vulnerable and ruins neighborly relationships.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:53:27 GMTSouth Africa: Transnet Tables Wage Offer
[SAnews.gov.za] State rail and ports company Transnet says it has tabled a new three year wage offer to labour unions following two days of wage negotiations at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:29:52 GMTSouth Africa: Concern at Impact of Ongoing Transnet Strike - South African News Briefs - October 13, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:45:24 GMTSouth Africa: Krugersdorp Gang Rape - 'Someone on Organiser Side' Arrested
[Scrolla] A member of the film crew has been arrested and charged in connection with the gang rape in July of eight women who were filming a video at a disused mine at West Village near Krugersdorp on the West Rand.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:30:04 GMTMozambique: Mozambique Had No Snakebite Data. A Study Filled the Gap - And the Results Are Scary
[The Conversation Africa] Every year between 20,000 and 32,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa die after being bitten by snakes. That's more than five times the number of deaths caused by hippos, crocodiles, elephants, lions and buffalo combined.
Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:45:45 GMTSouthern Africa: Interfaith Groups Call for Agroecology to Be At Centre of COP27's Agenda #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Faith communities all over the world are playing an increasingly important role in educating and encouraging followers to step up and take action on food security and the climate emergency.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:00:53 GMTSouth Africa: Ministers Pravin Gordhan, Thulas Nxesi and Thoko Didiza On Transnet Strike
[Govt of SA] Press Statement on the Transnet Strike By Ministers Gordhan, Nxesi, Didiza
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:57:12 GMTSouth Africa: Ministers Urge Speedy Resolution to Transnet Wage Impasse
[SAnews.gov.za] The Ministers of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan; Agriculture, Thoko Didiza and Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, have urged parties in the Transnet wage negotiations to find a speedy resolution to the current wage offer dispute...
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:36:26 GMTSouth Africa: Johannesburg's 'World Class' Aspirations Create Hostility Towards Informal Traders
[The Conversation Africa] Unemployment and the rising cost of living force many people to make a living in the informal economy, particularly street trading. While it is difficult to measure the size of the informal economy, some studies show that mo...
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:26:23 GMTSouth Africa: From E-Cigarettes to Hookah Pipes, South Africa Aims to Tighten Tobacco Laws
[The Conversation Africa] Tobacco is a leading cause of disease. It is estimated that it kills half of its consumers. Over a million additional deaths result from exposure to second hand smoke. Countries around the world are moving towards stricter r...
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 04:20:07 GMTSouth Africa: Country Abstains On a UN General Assembly Resolution Condemning Russia - Again
[Daily Maverick] South Africa abstained from a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Russia for its holding of referendums in four occupied Ukrainian provinces last month before annexing them to Russia.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:57:45 GMTSouth Africa: President Ramaphosa to Host President of Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic for a State Visit
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will host President Brahim Ghali of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) for a State Visit on 18 October 2022 at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:08:18 GMTSouth Africa: Young Entrepreneurs Must Take Advantage of Agriculture Value Chain
[SAnews.gov.za] Kwazulu -- Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, says youth entrepreneurs must take advantage of the entire agriculture value chain, including agro-processing.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:46:31 GMTSouth Africa: Transnet, Unions Resume Talks
[SAnews.gov.za] Transnet and labour unions are expected to resume conciliation talks at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) this morning following protracted wage negotiations which culminated in an impasse and industria...
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:39:52 GMTSouth Africa: UCT Leaps Up in International Rankings
[UCT] The University of Cape Town (UCT) climbed 23 places and retained its top spot on the continent in this year's World University Rankings published by Times Higher Education (THE) on Wednesday, 12 October 2022.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:07:55 GMTTogo/South Africa: Notoane Backs His Under-23 Players to Fight Against Togo As He Names Squad
[SAFA] Notoane has named the players to face the Togolese later this month and he believes they are capable of securing a result away from home in the first leg and finishing the job at home in the return match.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 08:02:58 GMTSouth Africa: Presidency Receives Amended Zondo Commission Capture Report - South African News Briefs - October 12, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --