Southern Africa
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 08:59:55 GMTSouth Africa: Welcome to Kigali... Uh, I Mean Kampala
[Scrolla] Former finance minister Tito Mboweni happily tweeted on Friday that Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, was "an African example of the possible dream".
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 06:30:11 GMTLesotho: Lesotho Elections - Newcomers Score Impressive Win, but Politics Will Still Be Unstable
[The Conversation Africa] The 2022 national elections in Lesotho will go down in the country's history as among the most eventful. A party formed only six months ahead of the legislative election, Revolution for Prosperity, emphatically ended the rei...
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:26:48 GMTSouth Africa: 'Who's Xi?' What Do South Africans Really Know About China's Leader?
[VOA] Johannesburg -- During his more than nine-year-long tenure Xi Jinping, who looks set to take on a third term as head of China's Communist Party at its party congress this week, has emphasized the importance of China-Africa relations.
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:42:06 GMTMalawi: Opportunities for Malawi to Manufacture Medicines
[Nyasa Times] Malawi stands a chance to start manufacturing medicines from traditional herbs and shrubs using modern technology with encouragement and guidance from African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO).
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:25:08 GMTSouth Africa: Government Officials Cannot Hide Behind the Sub Judice Rule
[GroundUp] It's not an excuse for failing to answer difficult questions
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 06:56:29 GMTZimbabwe: Minister Chitando Mortgaging Zimbabwe - Special Mining Rights Dished Out to Shadowy Firms - Says Biti
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Sat, 15 Oct 2022 06:56:21 GMTZimbabwe: Nyanga School Bus Accident Claims Six Lives - MP Reveals
[New Zimbabwe] A TYNWALD School Bus was involved in an accident at Juliasdale in Nyanga Friday with five students dying on the spot, it has emerged.
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 06:56:20 GMTZimbabwe: Chief Gukurahundi Perpetrator Mnangagwa Has No Business Resolving 'Moment of Madness' - Say Critics
[New Zimbabwe] Political parties and analysts have described President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a denialist who glosses over the Gukurahundi genocide that claimed an estimated 20,000 people.
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 06:56:13 GMTZimbabwe: Zimbabwe Secures U.S.$310m Indian Loan to Rehabilitate Power Station
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe has secured a US$310-million loan from the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) to rehabilitate six units at the coal-fired Hwange Power Station in a bid to restore its capacity to 920 megawatts, Energy and Power Developmen...
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:05:19 GMTZimbabwe: Stop Politicking Over 'Notorious' Sikhala and Follow Court Rules
[New Zimbabwe] JUSTICE Minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi says he has no authority to interrogate judges and magistrates over judgments passed in courts.
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:04:36 GMTMalawi: Rural Women's Day - With Rains Unreliable, Malawi's Farmers Harness Sun Instead
[WFP] As climate change upends farming in the drought-prone southern African country, growers like Rosie Jameson are profiting from solar-powered irrigation schemes
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:04:30 GMTZimbabwe: 'CCC Has Existing Structures' - Chamisa Responds to Opposition Critics
[New Zimbabwe] CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa has hinted at the existence of structures within his new party, telling NewZimbabwe.com that those who do not know about them were not part of the opposition family.
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:04:22 GMTZimbabwe: U.S.$ Not Our Currency - We Have No Control - Minister Tells MPs After Being Challenged On Tattered Bank Notes
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWEANS were forced to buy new United States dollar notes on the streets and other private money agencies as old worn-out notes were being rejected by users on the market, it has emerged.
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:04:13 GMTZimbabwe: Mnangagwa Makes Key Appointments to His Office - Recycles 'Deadwood'
[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced new key appointments in his office and Cabinet, amid concern former top bureaucrats were bouncing back.
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 06:53:09 GMTSouth Africa: Ramaphosa Appoints Mosotho Simon Moepya As New Elections Boss
[Daily Maverick] On Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Moepya as the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of South Africa, effective from 15 October 2022.
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 06:45:21 GMTSouth Africa: ANC Shields Those Tainted With Maladministration and Corruption
[DA] Last week, the ANC objected to being labelled as corrupt. However, there is almost daily evidence to the contrary.
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:17:36 GMTZimbabwe: World Bank Hails Zim's Strong Economic Base
[The Herald] The World Bank has said Zimbabwe's strong economic foundations in the form of excellent human capital, rich mineral resources, and its policy reform efforts will be critical in driving productivity and progress towards the attainment of ...
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:05:48 GMTAfrica: Two Official Posters Launched for Beach Soccer AFCON Mozambique
[CAF] With a week to kick-off, CAF unveiled two official posters for the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Mozambique 2022, scheduled for 21-28 October 2022.
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:04:59 GMTNamibia: SA Guns for First World Cup, Zim Aims to Continue Revival, and Namibia Hopes for Further Growth
[This is Africa] Three southern African countries - South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia - will be representing the continent at the second of three major global sporting events this year. We look at the three nations' aspirants in the forthcoming Cric...
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.
Sat, 15 Oct 2022 06:45:09 GMTSouth Africa: South African Court Bans Independent Media Outlets From Publishing Leaked Intelligence Report
[CPJ] Lusaka -- A South African court judgment banning the publication of an intelligence report about alleged U.S. efforts to gather intelligence about South Africa's ruling African National Congress party must be made public and should be overturne...
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.
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.
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.
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.