Southern Africa
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:51:15 GMTAfrica: Tigray, Ethiopian Govt Negotiators Arrive in South Africa for Peace Talks
[DW] Tigray rebels and the Ethiopian government have announced their arrival in South Africa for peace talks. It is the most serious effort to date to find a solution to the devastating conflict.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:27:57 GMTSouth Africa: Parliament Fails to Hold the Executive to Account - History Shows What Can Happen
[The Conversation Africa] In South Africa's apartheid era from 1948 to 1994, the executive arm of government dominated over parliament. In any system, this allows a small group of politicians to dominate the larger body of elected representatives fro...
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 05:52:30 GMTMalawi: Frustrated Chakwera to Provide Aip Roadmap in National Address On Tuesday Night
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera is set to address the nation on Tuesday night, a development that has raised expectations among Malawians.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:40:43 GMTEthiopia: Tigray Crisis - Blinken Speaks With President Ruto, SA Foreign Minister Pandor
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The pace talk delegation composed of officials from Tigray regional state arrived in South Africa ahead of today's AU-led peace talk between Tigray and federal government officials. Earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Ant...
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:51:25 GMTZimbabwe: Mutero Wins Harare Classic
[The Herald] SOUTH Africa-based Edward Mutero and Nomathamsanqa Phiri were crowned Mr and Ms Harare at Jubilee Hall at Milton Park in Harare on Saturday.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 06:15:51 GMTSouth Africa: Embattled Hostel Residents Hope Coronation Will Bring Peace
[Scrolla] Hostel dwellers are hopeful that the coronation of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini in Durban will bring about unity in hostels - especially the notorious Glebelands in Umlazi.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 08:23:42 GMTSouth Africa: DA Re-Affirms Its Position on the EFF
[DA] The DA Federal Executive met earlier this evening to hear representations from former Mayor of Johannesburg, Mpho Phalatse on a strategy to regain a governing coalition in the City.
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:50:28 GMTSouth Africa: Artificial Intelligence Is Used for Predictive Policing in the U.S. and UK - South Africa Should Embrace It, Too
[The Conversation Africa] In the 2002 movie Minority Report (based on a short story by Philip K Dick), director Steven Spielberg imagined a future in which three psychics can "see" murders before they happen. Their clairvoyance allows Tom Cruise and ...
Tue, 25 Oct 2022 05:52:19 GMTMalawi: Farmse Improves Livelihoods Through Enhancement of Bee Farming
[Nyasa Times] Rodah Chirwa, from Group Village Head Chipwayira in Traditional Authority Timbiri in Nkhata Bay District, makes at least MK388,000 each time she harvests and sells her honey.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:40:59 GMTSouth Africa: 'The Municipality Dumped Us Here Like Rubbish' Says Gqeberha Woman
[GroundUp] Many of Rolihlahla's households were moved to the prefabricated bungalows by the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality because of Covid
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:34:46 GMTMalawi: Govt Rolls Out U.S.$160m World Bank-Funded Matching Grants to 200 Farmers Groups
[Nyasa Times] About two hundred farmers groups across the country are poised to access US$160 million worth of World Bank funded matching grants to enhance climate smart agricultural practices under the Malawi Watershed Services Improvement Project (...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:16:05 GMTSouth Africa: President Wishes Hindu Community a Happy Diwali
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the Hindu community of South Africa a very happy and joyous Diwali.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:13:01 GMTSouth Africa: President Ramaphosa Fails to Lead On Zondo Commission Recommendations - Parliament Must Act As Last Line of Defense
[DA] The President's address last night has confirmed that it is indeed Parliament that must act as the last line of defense against State Capture. The President simply provided an analysis of the Zondo Judicial Commission Report instead of stating w...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:49:18 GMTSouth Africa: Tigray Rebels Arrive in South Africa for Peace Talks On Ethiopian Crisis
[RFI] Tigrayan rebels say their negotiators have arrived in South Africa for African Union-led peace talks with Ethiopia's government. The discussions are aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the country's two-year war.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:09:58 GMTSouth Africa: Judge 'Unscrambles an Egg' - 20 Years of Property Sales Reversed
[GroundUp] It started in 2001 when a bank bought the house for R100
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:24:28 GMTGhana: Barnie Brace Powers Black Meteors Over Mozambique
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Black Meteors put a foot forward in the first leg of the 2023 CAF U-23 Championship qualifiers, beating Mozambique 2-1 at the Estadio Nacional do Zimpeto in Maputo, yesterday.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:51:52 GMTSouth Africa: President's Response to State Capture An Insult, Opposition Says - News Briefs October 24, 2022
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Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:11:18 GMTZimbabwe: New Regulations for Mining Companies
[The Exchange] Zimbabwe has the world's third-largest reserves of platinum after Russia and South Africa.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:54:41 GMTSouth Africa: Four People Allied to King Misuzulu Killed Ahead of His Coronation
[Scrolla] Four people - including a prominent induna of the Osuthu Traditional Council under King Misuzulu KaZwelithini - were gunned down on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:49:10 GMTSouth Africa: Cabinet Responds to State Capture Report Recommendations
[SAnews.gov.za] The submission of Cabinet's response to the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector is a firm and clear indication of the primacy of the rule o...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:47:10 GMTSouth Africa: Corruption - Ramaphosa Offers Some Existing and Some New(ish) Solutions
[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa said his administration's implementation plan on the State Capture commission recommendation was an 'ethical, moral and institutional departure' from the days of State Capture. While some steps outlined are ...
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 10:21:42 GMTSouth Africa: President Ramaphosa Submits Response to the State Capture Report to Parliament
[Govt of SA] On 22 October 2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa advised the Speaker of the National Assembly Ms Nosiviwe Maphisa-Nqakula that he would be submitting to Parliament his response to the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry int...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:43:54 GMTSouth Africa: Ramaphosa's Zondo Commission Response Is Superficial and His Implementation Plan Lacks Clarity
[Daily Maverick] Professor Dr Omphemetse S Sibanda is a Professor of Law and the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management and Law at the University of Limpopo. He holds a Doctor of Laws (in International Economic Law) from North West University, a...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:34:38 GMTMalawi: First Capital Bank Donates K3.5m Towards Stroke Support Organisation
[Nyasa Times] One of Malawi's leading commercial banks, First Capital Bank (FCB), has donated K3.5 million towards Stroke Support Organisation (SSO) as one way of helping support the operations and initiatives of the organization.
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:07:54 GMTZimbabwe: Madam Boss Recovering in Hospital After Car Accident
[New Zimbabwe] COMEDIENNE Tyra Chikocho, popularly known as Madam Boss, was Saturday involved in a near fatal car accident on her way to Kadoma for the Makhadzi and Jah Prayzah music concert.
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:04:40 GMTZimbabwe: Freeman Involved in Road Accident
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMDANCEHALL chanter Freeman is counting loss after his Toyota Fortuner crashed into a tree in Masvingo Friday night after the vehicle was stolen by his cousin's friend.
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:02:04 GMTZimbabwe: Zanu-PF Wins 5 of the 6 Contested By-Elections Amid Violence Claims
[New Zimbabwe] THE ruling Zanu PF party on Saturday won five of the six contested Rural District Council seats in Matebeleland, Manicaland and Mashonaland Central.
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 11:21:58 GMTSouth Africa: Ramaphosa Addresses the Nation On Submitting Response to the State Capture Report to Parliament
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa advised the Speaker of the National Assembly Ms Nosiviwe Maphisa-Nqakula that he would be submitting to Parliament his response to the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of St...
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 10:17:12 GMTZimbabwe: FC Platinum Crowned Premier Soccer League Champions
[New Zimbabwe] FC Platinum have been crowned Premier Soccer League champions for the fourth successive season after their nearest rivals Dynamos lost away at relegation-threatened Bulawayo City on Saturday.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:11:18 GMTSouth Africa: Cosatu Notes President Cyril Ramaphosa's Announcement of Various Measures to Intensify the Fight Against Corruption
[COSATU] Special Note: Happy 36th Anniversary to COSATU. Formed December 1985