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Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:15:20 GMT
South Africa: Green Hydrogen Summit Opens in Cape Town - South African News Briefs - November 29. 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:22:52 GMT
South Africa: Traditional Healers Gather to Clean Mpumalanga's Polluted Rivers
[Scrolla] Traditional healer Fannie Mashaba is pleading with communities to take care of their waste and stop polluting rivers and streams.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:40:46 GMT
Malawi: UNHCR Urges Malawi Against Forcing Refugees to Return to Overcrowded Camp
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says it "deeply regrets" Malawi's decision to force about 8,000 refugees living in rural and urban areas back to the overcrowded Dzaleka refugee camp. Malawi's minister of homeland security la...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:40:17 GMT
South Africa: Feasibility Study On Implementing Solar Panels in Hospitals
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health is working with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to conduct a feasibility study on the rollout of solar panels in critical areas in health facilities.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 12:18:46 GMT
South Africa: Keep an Eye On Quality As We Rush to Test People for HIV
[spotlight] As we approach World AIDS Day on 1 December, healthcare providers will be offering HIV screening and testing as part of a comprehensive health service.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:28:52 GMT
Namibia: Namibia to Step Up Efforts Against Wildlife Crime During Festive Season
[Namibia Economist] Namibia and its partners in wildlife protection and law enforcement will step up efforts against wildlife crime in the country during this year's festive season.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:56:03 GMT
South Africa: Freedom Road - an Empty Promise
[GroundUp] For years Madibeng Municipality has said it will fix Itireleng's main thoroughfare, but nothing has been done

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:49:07 GMT
South Africa: Hanover Park Women March to End Recent Spate of Violence
[GroundUp] "The government has failed me and so many other families" says mother of gang victim

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:40:55 GMT
Lesotho: Mahao's Widow Cries Out for Justice
[Lesotho Times] SLAIN army commander, Maaparankoe Mahao's widow, 'Mamphanya Mahao, and other victims of human rights atrocities have spoken of their anguish at the lack of progress in bringing the killers of their loved ones to justice.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:12:47 GMT
South Africa: Chris Hani's Monument Damaged Days Before His Killer Walks Free
[Scrolla] Just days before his killer is set to be released from prison on parole, Chris Hani's memorial in Ekurhuleni has been badly damaged by heavy storms.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:36:52 GMT
South Africa: Blue Downs Residents Block Road After Five Days Without Power
[GroundUp] Eskom does not have the right material to fix the problem

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:35:54 GMT
South Africa: Commuters Say They Are Paying Up to Three Times More Because Metrorail Is Broken
[GroundUp] #UniteBehind says good infrastructure, equipment, and security is needed to get the rail service fully operating again.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:31:59 GMT
Namibia: Itula Eyes Presidency
[New Era] Independent Patriots for Change leader Dr Panduleni Itula says he is not scared of whoever becomes Swapo's presidential candidate as he and his party are ready to win the 2024 elections.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:13:34 GMT
Malawi: Cdedi Tells Govt to Suspend Relocation of Refugees to Dzaleka Refugee Camp
[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) is pleading with government to suspend its decision of relocating refugees and asylum seekers to Dzaleka refugee camp in Dowa.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:13:34 GMT
Malawi: Bushiri Receives Second Honorary Doctorate
[Nyasa Times] Myles Leadership University from India has conferred on Prophet Shepherd Bushiri an honorary doctorate degree of Transformation leadership.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:13:34 GMT
Malawi: Mutharika Visits Step Son Tadikira At Prison
[Nyasa Times] Former President Peter Mutharika and wife, Gertrude visited their son Tadikira Mafubza Mutharika on Monday at Maula Prison in Lilongwe.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:13:25 GMT
Malawi: High Court Throws Out DCs Application to Stop Transfers, Redeployment
[Nyasa Times] The High Court in Blantyre has given the government to transfer and redeploy some district commissioners after their application to stop the transfers and redeployment was thrown out.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:32:19 GMT
South Africa: Koos Prinsloo - the Cult Afrikaans Writer Has Been Translated to English - Here's a Review
[The Conversation Africa] There are some writers you wish you had encountered years ago. There are some authors you only discover - for many reasons - years after their death.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:42:36 GMT
South Africa: PIC Adopts Hydrogen Investment Strategy
[SAnews.gov.za] The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has adopted a hydrogen investment strategy aimed at unlocking value through funding and the provision of early-stage capital for the development of the hydrogen value chain.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:34:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimplats Dragged to Court Over Failure to Handover 10% Community Shares 11 Years After Agreement
[New Zimbabwe] Zimplats, one of Zimbabwe's largest mining conglomerates, has been taken to the High Court by Chegutu based Community Share Ownership Trust (CSOT) for reneging on a 2011 commitment to allot 10% shares to communities where it operates.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 12:02:03 GMT
Zimbabwe: African Industrialisation Needs African Free Trade
[The Herald] The strong moves by the African Union towards the industrialisation of Africa, and it has just concluded an extraordinary summit on the topic, shows the vital importance of African to convert its huge deposits of raw materials into manuf...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:35:48 GMT
South Africa: Learners Take the Lead in Gay Pride March in Gqeberha
[GroundUp] About 60 learners and some adults marched on Saturday in New Brighton to celebrate the LGBTQI+ community

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:23:31 GMT
South Africa: Tripartite Alliance Protests Janusz Walus' Release - South African News Briefs - November 28, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --  Tripartite Alliance Protests Janusz Walus' Release

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:49:56 GMT
South Africa: Pit Bull Racist Charged
[Scrolla] A Benoni woman whose racist rants went viral across the nation has been arrested and charged with crimen injuria.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:26:14 GMT
South Africa: Government Notes Fitch's SA 'BB-' Rating
[SAnews.gov.za] Government says it has noted Fitch's decision to affirm South Africa's long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at 'BB-' and maintained a stable outlook.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:24:10 GMT
South Africa: President to Address Green Hydrogen Summit
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to officially open and address the special-edition Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) in Cape Town this week, which will focus exclusively on Green Hydrogen.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:23:50 GMT
South Africa: Prisons Watchdog Needs Sharper Teeth
[GroundUp] Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services is struggling for independence

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:19:57 GMT
Malawi: The Mutharikas Say Arrest of Tadikira Mafubza Not Justified By Facts
[Nyasa Times] Former President Peter Mutharika and Former First Lady Gertrude Mutharika say the arrest of their son, Tadikira Mafubza is 'not justified by facts'.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:09:31 GMT
South Africa: President Calls for Open Dialogue to Fight GBV
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged men to engage in open dialogue about their responsibility towards women and toxic masculinity.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:43:42 GMT
South Africa: Alleged TERS Fraudsters Arrested
[SAnews.gov.za] The Hawks' persistence to apprehend the Temporary Employer/ Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) funds fraudsters led to the arrest of a total of 16 suspects in the early hours of Sunday.



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