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Wed, 07 Dec 2022 07:45:06 GMT
South Africa: GDP Growth Up 1.6% - South African News Briefs - December 7, 2022
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Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:55:53 GMT
Africa: New Commission to Shine a Light on Racism In Global Healthcare
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhumane' - Dr Martin Luther King Jnr.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:15:40 GMT
Kenya: President Ruto Urges 20 New High Court Judges to Serve Country With Diligence
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has challenged the 20 newly appointed High Court judges to serve the people of Kenya with unfailing integrity and commitment.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:14:54 GMT
Kenya: Acute Malnutrition Reported in Drought Affected Areas
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has reported that the sustained drought situation in the 23 Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) has seen increased risk of acute malnutrition and humanitarian assistance.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 05:56:27 GMT
Uganda: As Air Quality Worsens, Kampala Citizens Find It Difficult to Breathe
[Global Press Journal] Kampala, Uganda -- Kampala's air quality is much worse than globally accepted standards, but several interventions are being instituted to avert its effects.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 05:56:26 GMT
Nigeria: Jihadists and Bandits Are Cooperating. Why This Is Bad News for Nigeria
[The Conversation Africa] The Nigerian state has come under severe security stress in recent times. It has faced multiple national security threats: jihadist groups in the north-east; armed bandits in the north-west; militia secessionists in the sout...

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:40:28 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Peace Talks End Amid Hopes of Opening Dialogue With M23
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- A third round of peace talks for the Democratic Republic of Congo has ended in Nairobi with no reported progress toward settling conflicts in the country's volatile eastern provinces. The talks are coming to an end as the Cong...

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:31:27 GMT
Sudan: Sudan's Political Deal Raises Hope of Ending Violence
[VOA] Khartoum, Sudan -- More than 50 Sudanese political forces, civil groups and the military leaders signed a power-sharing deal Monday that raised hopes of ending violent clashes between security and protesters since last year's coup.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:28:49 GMT
Morocco: Moroccans Celebrate Historic World Cup Win Against Spain
[VOA] Rabat, Morocco -- Exuberant Moroccans poured into the streets of their capital and in cities across Europe on Tuesday, waving flags and honking horns to celebrate their national soccer team's historic victory over Spain at the World Cup.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:27:18 GMT
South Africa: What Does a Wounded Ruling Party Mean for South Africa's Prospects?
[ISS] Amidst debates about presidential impeachment, the main question is how far ANC support will fall in the 2024 elections.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 14:25:46 GMT
Ethiopia: Protests Erupt Across Oromia After Latest Violence in East Wollega, OLF Calls On Oromos to ''Defend' Themselves
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Protests erupted in many towns and cities, including schools and university compounds, in different places across Oromia following the weekend violence in East Wollega zone of Oromia regional state, in western Ethiopia...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 14:18:40 GMT
Kenya: Covid-19 Spurs Growth of E-Commerce in Kenya, Study Reveals
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Covid-19 pandemic has unlocked the growth of e-commerce opportunities, with millions of consumers preferring to shop online.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:06:06 GMT
South Africa: Sex Workers Welcome Government's Decriminalisation Plans
[GroundUp] "Many sex workers have died and this bill will save many lives"

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:43:15 GMT
South Africa: Diesel Prices Decrease, Increase for Petrol Consumers
[SAnews.gov.za] There will be relief for some consumers from tomorrow when the price of all grades of diesel and illuminating paraffin decrease.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:29:45 GMT
Kenya: Millions of Children Risk Missing School in January Due to Drought - Save the Children
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Over 3.5 million children in Kenya will be out of school when schools reopen for the first term in January next year, due to the ongoing drought, Save the Children, a humanitarian organization for children has said.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 08:01:18 GMT
Kenya: Drought Situation Still Critical
[Ministry of East African Community, The ASALs AND Regional Development] The drought situation remained critical in 20 of the 23 ASAL counties during the month of November 2022.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 06:53:53 GMT
Nigeria: Nigerian Pop Star D'Banj Arrested, Detained
[Premium Times] A songwriter, singer, rapper and television personality, D'banj has been active in the vibrant Nigerian music scene since 2004.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 06:59:44 GMT
Nigeria: How Obasanjo 'Tackled' Head of State Yakubu Gowon During Nigerian Civil War
[Premium Times] Obasanjo lamented lack of understanding and general lack of seriousness in the approach to Nigeria's problems.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:56:34 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria Imposes Restrictions on Cash Withdrawals
[Premium Times] The CBN directs that only N200 and lower denominations should be loaded into banks' ATM machines.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:40:38 GMT
Somalia: Conditions Deteriorate for Somalis in Dadaab Refugee Camps - UNHCR
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. refugee agency warns humanitarian conditions are deteriorating for tens of thousands of Somalis in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camps as unrelenting drought grips the Horn of Africa and funding dries up.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:29:32 GMT
Morocco: Spain Under Pressure Over Migrant Deaths On Moroccan Border
[VOA] Madrid, Spain -- Rights groups are pressuring Spain's government over the deaths of at least 23 people after thousands of migrants forced their way through the European Union's only land border with Africa between Morocco and the Spanish enclav...

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:27:26 GMT
South Africa: Music Streaming in South Africa - New Survey Reveals Musicians Get a Raw Deal
[The Conversation Africa] Musicians worldwide have been placing their tracks with global streaming platforms such as Spotify for many years. South African musicians, however, have reported only sparse earnings from streaming music online.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:27:08 GMT
South Africa: Pandemic Policies in South Africa - a Model of Neocolonial State Capture
[African Arguments] The huge Covid death toll - by far the worst in Africa - occurred not in spite of Western biomedical practices but because of them, argues a new book from the African Arguments series, published by Hurst.

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:26:58 GMT
Africa: Rich Nations Doubly Responsible for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
[IPS] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Natural flows do not respect national boundaries. The atmosphere and oceans cross international borders with little difficulty, as greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other fluids, including pollutants, easily traverse frontie...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 14:04:31 GMT
Nigeria: How Nigeria Can Make Progress in Cancer Control - Project Pink Blue
[Vanguard] A non-governmental organisation, Project PINK BLUE, PPB, has said Nigeria can make progress in cancer control if more investments are made on research works for cancer treatment.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:10:50 GMT
South Africa: New Full-Time Lotteries Boss to Be Appointed Early Next Year
[GroundUp] GroundUp has learned that Jodi Scholtz will take over as Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:08:44 GMT
South Africa: Information Regulator Bares Its Teeth in Music Royalties Investigation
[GroundUp] The South African music industry lacks transparency and accountability, says regulator

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:06:53 GMT
South Africa: This Taxi Rank Cost More Than R275-Million. but Nearly a Decade Later It's Still Closed
[GroundUp] Thohoyandou taxi owners and businesses want the rank to start operating

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:46:20 GMT
South Africa: GDP Rises By 1.6 Percent
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 1.6% between July and September, Deputy Director General for Economic Statistics, Joe de Beer, announced on Tuesday.

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:37:01 GMT
South Africa: Mineral Resources and Energy Announces Adjustment of Fuel Prices
[Govt of SA] Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe, announces adjustment of fuel prices effective from the 7th of December 2022



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