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Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:23:38 GMT
Malawi: Parliament Suspends Legislator for Arrogance
[Nyasa Times] Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara on Friday suspended Blantyre North MP Francis Phiso (DPP) for arrogance and open defiance.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:22:04 GMT
Malawi: Army Sends 731 Soldiers to DRC for Peace Keeping
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Defense Force (MDF) is deploying 731 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on peacekeeping mission.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:53:24 GMT
South Africa: More Work Needs to Be Done On Climate Education
[SAnews.gov.za] With the imminent threat of climate change, South Africa has laid the foundation to enable climate education in schools but there are areas of improvement that have been identified.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:52:07 GMT
South Africa: 500 Refugees Living in Wretched Conditions in Cape Town Camp
[GroundUp] Three years after the UNHCR protests, Bellville camp asylum seekers cling to dream of resettlement

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:51:23 GMT
South Africa: Very Few South Africans Can Swim, Says the Nsri. It Aims to Change This
[GroundUp] Drowning is one of the biggest causes of unnatural death in the world

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:44:24 GMT
South Africa: How an Honest Prasa Worker Turned Down Corrupt Money and Helped Uncover Fraud
[GroundUp] Over R9-million worth of bogus claims processed in just six months - in a scheme that could run back to 2014

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:43:51 GMT
South Africa: Why Is Government Taking So Long to Finalise Water Standards?
[GroundUp] Much needed legislation has not moved since 2017. It's up to us, the public, to put pressure on our elected leaders to finish the job.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:54:58 GMT
South Africa: African Women Demand Voice At Climate Change Summits
[GroundUp] "We need concrete solutions for climate change now"

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:11:42 GMT
Namibia: Refugees in Namibia Face Double Threat of Aid Cuts, Climate Change
[Namibian] REFUGEES in Namibia's remote Osire settlement are facing stark choices, as inflation continues to push up the cost of necessities, such as food and fuel.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:33:38 GMT
Zimbabwe: ZEC to Fix Voter 'Mis-Posting' in Delimitation Aftermath - Official
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it will correct anomalies whereby some voters, by virtue of residential addresses, are categorised as belonging to wrong local council wards.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:32:57 GMT
Zimbabwe: National Hero Manyonda Burial Today
[The Herald] National hero Cde Kenneth Manyonda will be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare today, with President Mnangagwa expected to lead proceedings.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:31:43 GMT
Zimbabwe: President Installed Gwanda State University Chancellor, Caps First Graduands
[The Herald] Gwanda State University (GSU)witnessed the installation of President Mnangagwa as its first Chancellor and the capping of 15 pioneer students at the institution's inaugural graduation ceremony yesterday.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:30:44 GMT
Zimbabwe: Businessman Buyanga Remanded in Custody
[The Herald] Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi, who was arrested last Thursday in South Africa on allegations of kidnapping his son in Harare in 2020 and on charges of contempt of court, was this week remanded in custody to Tuesday next wee...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:27:39 GMT
Zimbabwe: Go Back to the Roots of Refusal, Prosecutor Tells Sikhala
[The Herald] Opposing a fresh bail application by CCC legislator Job Sikhala, the State has argued that he has failed to explain what has changed from the reasons given by the courts denying him bail since June when he first appeared in court on char...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:25:14 GMT
Zimbabwe: Top Malaysian Varsity Offers Scholarships to Angel of Hope Foundation
[The Herald] Malaysia 's Binary University of Management and Entrepreneurship has offered First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa's Angel of Hope Foundation post-graduate scholarships in business administration and information technology programmes in a dev...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:24:19 GMT
Malawi: First Lady Pledges Support for Infertile Women
[Nyasa Times] First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera and other 14 African First Ladies have pledged to support infertile women who face discrimination in societies.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:22:22 GMT
Malawi: Rains Kill 5 in Mchinji, Nkhotakota
[Nyasa Times] Five people have been killed due to effects of the rains in Mchinji and Nkhotakota as some parts of the country are receiving first rains this planting season.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:18:47 GMT
Zimbabwe: Control Body Places Marijuana-Infused Medicinal Products Under Regulation
[New Zimbabwe] The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has moved to place all marijuana infused health products under regulation in a development confirming the positive value chain impact of allowing the plant's farming to flourish.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:49:06 GMT
Zimbabwe: Despite Govt Hounding, Rights Groups Give Conditional Backing for Commonwealth Bid
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (ZHRNGO Forum), a union of 22 rights organisations whose relationship with government have been shaky for over a decade, has expressed its support for re-admission of the country into the Commonwealt...

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 06:52:29 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe in No Hurry to Get FIFA Suspension Lifted
[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE Football Association (ZIFA) and Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) have indicated that they are in no hurry to get the country's FIFA suspension lifted.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 06:47:28 GMT
South Africa: Measles Outbreak Spreads to Mpumalanga - South African News Briefs - November 18, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Measles Outbreak Spreads to Mpumalanga as Cases Rise

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:11:57 GMT
South Africa: Israel's Most Wanted Gang Leader Arrested in Bryanston
[SAnews.gov.za] The combined efforts of Interpol South Africa and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have led to the arrest of an Israeli gang leader, who has been on Interpol's Red Notice from 2015.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:54:31 GMT
South Africa: South African Delegation to UN Questioned on Femicide, Xenophobia - South African News Briefs - November 17, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- United Nations Grills South Africa on Corruption, Femicide and Xenophobia

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:41:13 GMT
South Africa: Still Many Unknowns, but Long-Covid Is Real and Deserves Support for Rehabilitation, Says Expert
[spotlight] "I think I'm in trouble," came the message through to Professor Veronica Ueckermann one evening during the first surge of COVID-19 in South Africa in the winter of 2020. It was a distressed call made by a 48-year-old theatre nurse who wor...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:49:37 GMT
Africa: 'Even Though Loss and Damage is on the Table, It's Not Yet a Win for Africa' #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- A promise of U.S.$100 billion a year in climate funding is yet to be fulfilled despite being past its 2020 deadline

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 09:58:05 GMT
Malawi: The Nation Faces Sharp Rise in Cholera Cases
[VOA] Blantyre -- Health officials in Malawi are struggling to contain one of the worst cholera outbreaks in years. The outbreak has spread to nearly all of the country's 28 districts, killing more than 250 people and infecting more than 8,000.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:41:12 GMT
South Africa: Mine Blasting Damaging Homes Across the Country
[Scrolla] In communities across three provinces, the walls of homes are being cracked and their floors are collapsing as houses are being damaged by unabated mine blasting.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:34:47 GMT
South Africa: Get-Rich-Quick Solar Energy Scheme Looks Way Too Good to Be True
[GroundUp] Gollong Investment looks very much like a Ponzi operation

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 08:10:22 GMT
Zimbabwe: Farmers Urged to Speed Up Planting of Summer Crops
[The Herald] More than 74 000 hectares have so far been put under summer crops, with experts advising farmers to speed up planting to ensure a bumper harvest in all crops.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 09:30:51 GMT
Mozambique: NEC Boss in Maputo
[New Dawn] A two-day international electoral forum on "Building Resilience of Electoral Management Bodies to Safeguard Democracy in Africa", has ended in Maputo, Mozambique with a call to leaders of Electoral Management Bodies in Africa to chart inno...



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