Southern Africa
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:56:20 GMTSouth Africa: 19 Bodies Found at Krugersdorp Mine - South African News Briefs - November 3, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 18:02:55 GMTEthiopia: Ceasefire Announced in Ethiopian Civil War
[allAfrica] The Federal Government in Addis Ababa and Tigrayan authorities have agreed on a ceasefire.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:16:26 GMTSouth Africa: Police Discover Bodies of 19 Illegal Miners
[Scrolla] Gauteng police have confirmed that bodies of 19 suspected illegal miners have been discovered in Krugersdorp.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 08:53:32 GMTLesotho: Lesotho's Election Brought Change. Six Things Needed to Promote Peace and Democracy
[The Conversation Africa] Lesotho's 2022 general election, its tenth since its independence from Britain in 1966, was unique in more ways than one.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:06:37 GMTZambia: Opposition Leader Charged With Criminal Libel, Hate Speech
[VOA] Lusaka, Zambia -- Police in Zambia have arrested an opposition leader on charges of libel and hate speech after she criticized President Hakainde Hichilema's media director.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 04:34:26 GMTAfrica: Zimbabwe's Education Was Once the Envy of Africa. Not Anymore
[African Arguments] Educators during the country's post-independence golden age wanted for nothing. Today's teachers say they barely scrape by.
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:15:09 GMTMalawi: Cholera Outbreak Worsens in Malawi
[Scrolla] An outbreak of cholera in Malawi got dramatically worse during October, rising from 110 cases at the beginning of the month to 183 at the start of November.
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:14:02 GMTLesotho: Court Rules Out Mandatory Death Penalty for HIV+ Rapists
[Legalbrief] A decision by the constitutional division of Lesotho's High Court has found controversial provisions in that country's sexual offences law, unconstitutional. In particular, the court held that stipulating the death penalty for a convicte...
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:46:18 GMTSouth Africa: Rubbish Piles Up Outside Gqeberha Primary School
[GroundUp] Illegal dump hasn't been cleared since March
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:11:07 GMTMalawi: University of Malawi Students Protest Over Plan for Just One Semester Per Year
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Students at the University of Malawi are protesting over the school's decision to have only one semester per year, doubling the length of time needed for a degree. The school closed Wednesday after students blocked roads to ...
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:50:28 GMTEthiopia: Federal Govt, Tigray Agree to Cease Hostilities - Obasanjo
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Olusegun Obasanjo, the High Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, announced that AU-led peace talks in South Africa has resulted in agreement of cessation of hostilities between the federal...
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 04:43:06 GMTSouth Africa: South Africa Must Rethink Its Community Safety System
[ISS] Instead of the current rigid approach, more flexibility and innovation would allow workable local safety initiatives.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 04:34:35 GMTAfrica: South Africa's Dance Music Craze, Amapiano, Could Conquer the World - If Its Stars Step Up
[The Conversation Africa] There's a lot of hype around amapiano. The South African dance music genre has dominated dancefloors since 2019, spreading from South Africa to West Africa and now to the world. But it's time to peer through the hype and see...
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:50:24 GMTSouth Africa: City of Cape Town and Immigrant Shop Owners Meet to Resolve Tensions
[GroundUp] "We come unannounced not to catch you doing wrong things, but to ensure that your shop is in satisfactory hygienic condition"
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:45:39 GMTMalawi: Blantyre Water Board Rationing Water Supply
[Nyasa Times] Blantyre Water Board (BWB) has issued a public statement that it will be rationing water supply while they investigate and rectify why there are intermittent supply situation being experienced in most parts of the city.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 05:30:50 GMTZimbabwe: Comedienne Mai TT Sued U.S.$250,000 By Estranged Husband Tinashe Maphosa
[New Zimbabwe] Local comedienne and socialite, Mai TT, real name Felistas Murata, has been slapped with a US$250,000 defamation lawsuit by estranged husband, Tinashe Maphosa.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 05:14:33 GMTZimbabwe: Riozim Limited - the Beleaguered ZSE Listed Miner
[The Exchange] Riozim Limited the Zimbabwe based, and Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed diversified miner, has more going wrong for it than right.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 08:03:08 GMTSouth Africa: Secretary Blinken's Call With Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
[State Department] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:26:36 GMTMozambique: Maputo Province Exports Over 220,000 Tonnes of Bananas
[AIM] Maputo -- Maputo, 24 Out (AIM) - Exports of bananas from the southern Mozambican province of Maputo reached 223.603 tonnes in 2021, which amount to 80 percent of the total 279,504 tonnes produced last year.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:26:36 GMTMozambique: Mozambique / Attempted Suicides Worry Healthy Authorities
[AIM] Maputo -- Maputo, 25 Out (AIM) - The Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), the largest health unit in Mozambique, is concerned with increasing number of suicides and attempted suicides across the country, particularly among children and adolescents.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:19:58 GMTSouth Africa: Krugersdorp Police Investigate an Inquest Following the Discovery of 19 Bodies of Alleged Illegal Miners
[SAPS] The Police in Gauteng can confirm that on 02 November 2022 at about 15:00, members from SAPS Krugerdorp responded to a call following the discovery of 19 bodies of alleged illegal miners in one of the active mines in the area.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:17:42 GMTSouth Africa: UCT Jumps Up in Clinical & Health
[UCT] The University of Cape Town (UCT) jumped up 21 places to 77th for clinical & health in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings by subject. Another four UCT subjects ranked in the top 200.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:22 GMTMozambique: Nyusi Rejects Imposition of Policies
[AIM] Maputo -- Maputo 31 Oct (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday called for genuine partnership between sovereign peoples and states without any unilateral imposition of policies on developing countries.
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:55:11 GMTAngola: Angola Wants to Boost Trade With Brazil
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Ambassador of Angola to Brazil, Florêncio de Almeida, defended Tuesday in Brasília the boost of bilateral trade between Angola and Brazil within the framework of mutual advantages.
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:42:59 GMTNamibia: UN Diplomat Advises Namibia to Export More Finished Products
[Namibian] The outgoing United Nations (UN) resident coordinator, Sen Pang, believes Namibia should stop exporting raw materials to become self-sustainable.
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:50:51 GMTSouth Africa: Xhora Mouth in the Eastern Cape Is Starting to Thrive
[GroundUp] The making of a vibrant village
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:48:09 GMTMalawi: Malawi Govt Recovers K186 Million From Dubious Fertilizer Deal
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda has disclosed that they have recovered US$182, 000 (MK186 million) from the amount credited into the account of the company dubiously contracted to supply inputs in the Affordable In...
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:46:19 GMTMalawi: Government to Train 300 Traditional Leaders in Digital Literacy
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Information and Digitalization Gospel Kazako has disclosed that the government, through Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra), will train 300 traditional leaders with basic digital skills and devices across the ...
Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:22:14 GMTNamibia: Haingura Shines in Durban, Announces Bigger Plans
[Namibian] GROOTFONTEIN-based relief teacher and self-taught cook Magdalena Haingura (25) has added modelling to her impressive list of achievements, after winning the Miss Eco-Tourism World Influencer 2022 title in Durban, South Africa, recently.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:58:44 GMTMalawi: President Chakwera Buys First Poppy At K2 Million As He Inaugurates 2022 Poppy Appeal Week
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday inaugurated the 2022 Poppy Appeal Week with an appeal to Malawians to make generous contributions towards the Poppy Week.