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Mon, 03 May 2021 08:55:07 GMT
East Africa: Greenpeace, Energy Groups Take Wrong Approach to Tanzania, Uganda Crude Oil Pipeline
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- If someone were to put me on the spot and ask me to name an environmentalist group, I'd probably blurt out the first thing that comes to mind, Greenpeace.

Sun, 02 May 2021 17:57:32 GMT
Africa: Africa Reaches 4,079,615 Million Covid-19 Recoveries
[allAfrica] As of May 2, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reachedĀ  4,565,548 while overĀ 12,401,980 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:33:47 GMT
Nigeria: Buhari to Media - Use Your Freedom Responsibly
[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday urged the Nigerian media to wield its freedom responsibly and without licentiousness.

Sun, 02 May 2021 16:39:22 GMT
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Nigeria Bans Travellers From Brazil, India, Turkey
[Premium Times] The new travel advisory shall come into effect from May 4 and shall be subject to review after an initial period of 4 weeks.

Sun, 02 May 2021 16:39:16 GMT
Kenya: Top Ten African Countries With the Most Debt Owed to China
[Nairobi News] China's business dealings in Africa are raising eyebrows.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:48:12 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Under Mnangagwa Now Worse Than Animals - ZCTU Leader
[New Zimbabwe] Outspoken Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions president Peter Mutasa says ordinary Zimbabweans living in the current Zanu PF led regime were now worse that animals.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:46:52 GMT
Zimbabwe: Parents Blast Schools for Demanding Feeding Levy
[New Zimbabwe] Some parents and guardians in Bulawayo are up in arms with some school authorities in the country's second largest city who continue to demand feeding levy when their children were no longer being provided with any food within the conc...

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:39:49 GMT
Zimbabwe: Dairibord Foreign Currency Sales Up 123%
[New Zimbabwe] Listed dairy products and milk processor, Dairibord Zimbabwe Limited's (DZL) registered foreign currency sales increased 123 % on the strength of regulatory directives by the central bank which allowed the use of foreign currency for l...

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:37:05 GMT
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Deserves 2023 Re-Election - Mutsvangwa
[New Zimbabwe] Information minister, Monica Mutsvangwa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa deserved to be reelected the country's leader in the 2023 for what she said was the incumbent's wise leadership in taming what could have been a worse off Covid-...

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:36:59 GMT
South Africa: Pfizer Vaccine Hits SA Shores
[SAnews.gov.za] The country's vaccination programme on Sunday reached a welcomed milestone with Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, announcing the arrival of the first batch of the Pfizer vaccination doses.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:17:29 GMT
Zimbabwe: Covid-19 Lockdown Has Worsened Plight of Persons With Disabilities
[New Zimbabwe] As the Covid-19 global pandemic continues to ravage parts of the country, threatening livelihoods, persons with disabilities have suffered heavily, considering their unique challenges.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:15:26 GMT
Zimbabwe: Sikhala Claims Zanu-PF Plotting Chamisa, Biti 2023 Poll Freeze Out
[New Zimbabwe] MDC Alliance top politician Job Sikhala has accused Zanu PF of plotting to introduce laws that could see party leader Nelson Chamisa and deputy Tendai Biti frozen out of the 2023 elections.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:10:20 GMT
Zimbabwe: Leave Covid-19 Charge to Professionals, MDC Alliance Says to Govt
[New Zimbabwe] MDC Alliance says there is no transparency and accountability in the choices of Covid-19 vaccines to both the health sector and the entire population.

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:59:36 GMT
Zimbabwe: Woman in Court Over Possession of Marijuana Worth Millions
[The Herald] A VICTORIA Falls woman from whose house police recovered 481kg of mbanje, almost half a tonne, with a street value of more than $48 million, has appeared in court charged with unlawful possession of dagga.

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:59:35 GMT
Zimbabwe: Process to Issue Passports Online Begins
[The Herald] Fungai Lupande -- Mashonaland Central Bureau

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:49:39 GMT
Nigeria: Ex-Leaders, Clerics Conniving With External Forces Against Nigeria - DSS
[Daily Trust] The Department of State Services yesterday alleged that some religious and past political leaders, who had either called for forceful change of government or mass action against it, were collaborating with external forces and influences...

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:42:58 GMT
Nigeria: Threat of Litigation Dogs July Lagos LG Poll
[Daily Trust] The controversy over the creation of local council development areas in Lagos is rearing its ugly head ahead of the July 24 local government election in the state.

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:34:18 GMT
Zimbabwe: Mine Workers Regret Govt's Look East Policy for Bringing Chinese Employers
[New Zimbabwe] A mine workers group has bemoaned the ushering in of Chinese nationals into the country's investment space, insisting the Asians were among the worst employers ever seen.

Sun, 02 May 2021 17:49:22 GMT
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Kenya Exchange Views
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, ambassador Meles Alem paid a courtesy call on the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya, Raychelle Omamo at h...

Sun, 02 May 2021 16:47:31 GMT
Kenya: Kenyan Truck Drivers Abducted in South Sudan - Reports
[Nairobi News] Four Kenyan long-distance cargo truck drivers and two turn-men have reportedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen at Terekeka town in South Sudan, media reports in Uganda indicate.

Sun, 02 May 2021 16:39:35 GMT
South Africa: SAFA Reacts to Media Speculation About New Bafana Bafana Coach
[SAFA] Firstly, it was Carlos Queiroz then Pitso Mosimane and most recently AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy.

Sun, 02 May 2021 16:39:29 GMT
Nigeria: U.S. Grants $73m Covid-19 Assistance to Nigeria
[This Day] The United States Government has explained the impact of her health missions to Nigeria, which it claimed, has benefitted more than 60 million Nigerians at different social strata and across all the geo-political zones.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:58:33 GMT
Egypt: First Lady Greets Egyptians On Easter
[Egypt Online] Egypt's First Lady Mrs Intsar El Sisi Sunday greeted the Egyptian people on Easter.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:58:27 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Greets Egyptians On Sham El Nessim, Easter
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi greeted on Sunday Egyptian people on Sham el Nessim and Easter

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:58:21 GMT
Egypt: PM Inspects Airport, Projects in Hurghada
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and Red Sea Governor Amr Hanafy inspected on Sunday Hurghada International Airport.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:58:17 GMT
Egypt: University Hospitals On High Alert On Sham El Nessim
[Egypt Online] The Higher Education Ministry raised on Sunday the state of alert at all university hospitals and emergency departments across the nation on the occasion of Sham el Nessim.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:58:14 GMT
Egypt: Environment Ministry Closes Central Protectorates On Sham El Nessim
[Egypt Online] Environment Minister Yassmin Fouad decided on Sunday to close all central protectorates during Sham el Nessim celebrations as part of the state's strategy to curb the coronavirus spread as well as maintain the safety of its citizens.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:58:12 GMT
Egypt: Transport Minister Directs Action to Complete Electric Train Project
[Egypt Online] Minister of Transport Kamel el Wazir has urged action to complete implementation of a high-speed electric train project linking Cairo's Helwan district and the Red Sea city of Ain el Sokhna while passing through the New Capital.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:42:10 GMT
South Africa: Public Enterprises Welcomes Exit of the SAA Business Rescue Practitioners
[Govt of SA] The Department of Public Enterprises welcomes the notice of substantial implementation filed by the Business Rescue Practitioners. This signals the exit o the BRPs at the South African Airways SOC Ltd since the process started in Decembe...

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:35:52 GMT
South Africa: From The Desk of The President - Monday, 03 May 2021
[South Africa] Dear Fellow South African,



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