Southern Africa
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:29:53 GMTSouth Africa: Water Crisis a Greater Threat than Energy Crisis, Infrastructure Group Warns - South African News Briefs - November 11, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Water Crisis to Outpace Energy Crisis, Infrastructure Group Warns
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:05:08 GMTAfrica: Climate Action Must Focus on Decent Work and a Just Transition #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- Providing decent jobs, and protecting the rights and futures of workers are levers for climate ambition, says a global trade union confederation
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 06:44:36 GMTSouth Africa: City of Joburg Breaks Promise On R23-Million Library
[GroundUp] The City of Johannesburg has broken a promise to open the R23-million Lehae Library by July.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 06:36:38 GMTZimbabwe: Harare Mayor Threatens Court Action Against Govt
[New Zimbabwe] HARARE City Council Mayor Jacob Mafume has threatened legal action over the slow disbursement of devolution funds to the local authority, saying the development is hampering service delivery in the capital.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 06:31:48 GMTMalawi: Officials Say Vandals Caused Malawi Blackout
[Nyasa Times] Officials from Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) say Wednesday evening's national blackout was as a result of vandalism on one of its towers in Blantyre.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 04:57:44 GMTSouth Africa: Climate Change Affects Mosquito Behaviour. This May Make It Harder to End Malaria in South Africa
[The Conversation Africa] Changes in climatic factors - such as higher temperatures and increased rainfall - affect the developmental, behavioural and distribution patterns of insects like mosquitoes. These changes have serious implications for the e...
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:22:23 GMTSouth Africa: Breathing Easier - How Madwaleni Hospital Started Producing Its Own Oxygen
[spotlight] As the strain on the Eastern Cape's oxygen supply increased during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities often had to intervene and use their own trucks to ferry oxygen cylinders to deep rural areas - often over...
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:27:39 GMTSouth Africa: Public Servants Take to the Streets in National Strike Action
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Public servant workers have embarked on a nationwide strike in a demonstration calling for higher wages, Eyewitness News reports. The workers are on a one-day stay-away in opposition to of a 3% wage hike offered by government...
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:21:31 GMTSouth Africa: Western Cape Government Establishes Cabinet-Level Task Team to Mitigate Impact of Load Shedding
[Govt of SA] Western Cape Cabinet resolves to set up task team to help mitigate impact of load shedding
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 06:30:04 GMTZimbabwe: UK - Brave Tawanda Loses 8-Year Fight Against Rare Cancer - Finished Uni, Wrote a Book Through Multiple Brain and Spinal Surgeries
[New Zimbabwe] AFTER putting up a brave eight-year fight against astroblastoma, a rare type of cancer, and undergoing multiple brain and spinal surgeries, Tawanda Chamunorwa has died.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:51:59 GMTSouthern Africa: Fugitive Zimbabwean Businessman Arrested in Sandton
[Scrolla] A Zimbabwean businessman who evaded arrest for two years is finally behind bars.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:23:32 GMTSouth Africa: City of Joburg Fights to Save Its Security Cameras
[Scrolla] The City of Johannesburg is battling to save its CCTV cameras, which have been instrumental in preventing crime in the city centre.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:35:45 GMTSouth Africa: South Africa on the Verge of Police Crisis? - South African News Briefs - November 10, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Is South Africa Facing a Policing Crisis?
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:27:37 GMTMalawi: Malawi Netball Association Justifies Renewing Coach's Contract
[Nyasa Times] Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has justified the renewal of the contract to coach Peace Chawinga-Kalua, saying the team's poor run of form during her tenure was not her fault.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:27:37 GMTMalawi: Chakwera Returns From Cop 27 With a Promise to Push for Climate Financing
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi has arrived back from Sharma El-sheikh in Egypt where he attended the COP 27, saying he will continue to push for developed countries for a share of climate financing.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:27:27 GMTMalawi: NPC Awards Mutharika
[Nyasa Times] Some Malawians have taken up on various social media platforms to question the criteria the National Planning Commission (NPC) used to identify former President Professor Peter Mutharika as one of the recipients of an award.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 08:17:36 GMTAngola: Angolan National Day
[State Department] On behalf of the United States of America, I wish the people of Angola a heartfelt congratulations as you celebrate 47 years of independence.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:38:04 GMTAngola: Parliament to Hold Debate On Amnesty Bill
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's National Assembly will discuss and pass the Draft Amnesty Law, a legislative initiative of the Executive.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:38:03 GMTAngola: TAAG Strengthens Domestic Routes This Month
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola's Airlines (TAAG) has announced plans to provide more services on domestic routes with greater demand, after the company pledged to increase flight frequencies as of November 11.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:37:52 GMTAlgeria: Angola, Algeria Boost Parliamentary Cooperation
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Algerian ambassador to Angola Abdelhekim Mihoubi proposed the creation of a Friendship and Solidarity group between the Angolan and Algerian parliaments aimed at increasingly strengthening relations in this area between the two coun...
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 07:53:01 GMTSouth Africa: South Africa Provides Fertile Ground for Funders of Terrorism. Here's Why
[The Conversation Africa] The US embassy in South Africa has twice raised the alarm recently about terrorism in the country. On 26 October it issued a security alert for a possible terror attack in Sandton, the financial centre of Johannesburg.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 04:44:03 GMTKenya: Visa Free Travel - Kenya, South Africa Pact Boosts AfCFTA
[The Exchange] For Kenyans to travel to South Africa, they were required to pay US$40 for the visa while they also had to provide proof they had sufficient funds and had booked return flight tickets.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:25:11 GMTSouth Africa: Rights Commission Says Opposition Politician Malema Did Commit Hate Speech
[Scrolla] The clock is ticking for Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema to backtrack and apologise for making anti-white statements that may constitute hate speech.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:28:31 GMTSouth Africa: Historic Boxing Gym Closes Its Doors
[Scrolla] To the sadness of boxing enthusiasts across the nation, the famous Eyethu boxing gym in the mecca of boxing, the Eastern Cape, has closed its doors for the last time.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:07:57 GMTSouth Africa: South Africa Expected to Begin Piloting HIV Prevention Shot in Early 2023
[spotlight] South Africa is expected to begin piloting the every-other-month HIV prevention shot early next year, according to the international medicine financing initiative Unitaid. New modelling released this week shows that the injection could pr...
Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:27:47 GMTAfrica: Global Energy Alliance Agenda For Clean Energy Takes Shape in Africa #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- "Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all." This is Sustainable Development Goal 7, which Africa is unlikely to meet because it does not yet have theĀ U.S.$190 billion of investment...
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:25:23 GMTSouth Africa: ANC Launches Motions of No Confidence Triple-Whammy
[Scrolla] The ANC has filed a motion of no confidence against the three political heads of Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality in an attempt to regain control of the Metro.
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:04:25 GMTAngola: U.S. Oil Giant Chevron and Hazardous Pollution in Angola
[Maka] Maka Angola has learned that the Angolan government has extended an exemption to its environmental protection policy to allow the US oil company Chevron to dump tons of hazardous oil waste directly into ocean shallows near the coast of Cabinda...
Thu, 10 Nov 2022 04:51:06 GMTAfrica: Namibia, Senegal Join African Petroleum Producers Group
[The Exchange] Namibia and Senegal have become the latest members to join the African Petroleum Producers' Organization
Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:20:45 GMTSouth Africa: Kenyans to Enjoy Visa-Free Entry to South Africa Starting Jan 1
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyans will enjoy visa-free entry to South Africa starting January 1 2023 for a maximum of 90 days annually.