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Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:38:48 GMT
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - February 25, 2022
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Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:23:14 GMT
Africa: Russia Invades Ukraine - The Fallout for the Continent
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have repercussions for the African continent, analysts say.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:37:11 GMT
Africa: Thousands of African Students Are Stuck in Ukraine
[DW] Thousands of Africans studying in the Ukraine are desperate to leave as Russia invades the country. But with flights grounded and other options limited, there isn't much their governments can currently do.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:25:14 GMT
Southern Africa: Mozambique's Insurgency Spreading to Other Provinces - Study
[DW] The insurgency in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province is surging and spreading to neighboring regions, according to a new study. This comes despite the intervention of SADC and Rwandan troops.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:47:51 GMT
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Strikes Amid Polls Deadlock
[CAJ News] Mogadishu -- The long-delayed electoral process is fuelling attacks by the armed extremist group, Al-Shabaab, in Somalia.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:44:49 GMT
Zimbabwe: FIFA Indefinitely Suspends Zimbabwe Over Govt Interference
[263Chat] World football governing body, Fifa, has indefinitely suspended Zimbabwe from all international competitions citing government interference.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:39:55 GMT
Zimbabwe: Opposition Urges EU to Remove All Sanctions
[The Herald] OPPOSITION parties have called for the total lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe as the country has made tremendous progress in implementing economic and political reforms.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:39:55 GMT
Zimbabwe: Serious Water Crisis Hits Beitbridge
[The Herald] A serious water crisis has hit Beitbridge town again as a result of disputes between the municipality and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa).

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:39:54 GMT
Zimbabwe: Econet Launches 5G in Zimbabwe
[The Herald] Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's largest telecommunications company, yesterday launched high-speed Fifth Generation (5G) mobile broadband technology, in partnership with global technology infrastructure suppliers Ericsson and ZTE.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:00:29 GMT
Cameroon: Hearts Break As Cameroon Regime Forgets Those who Died in Afcon Stampede
[New Frame] The families of those killed in the Afcon stampede had to wait weeks before they could bury their loved ones. And while they did, the government's promised help was nowhere in sight.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:47:39 GMT
Ethiopia: How Tigrayan Food Experts Use Common Plants As Food to Prevent Starvation
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba - Faced with the worst food crisis that many fear has already turning into famine, Tigrayan food experts are adopting creative ways of using common plants, including cactus leaf, and cactus pear, locally known as Beles, a...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:38:25 GMT
Kenya: Kenya Banned By FIFA for Government Interference
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has been handed an indefinite ban from all football activities by world governing body FIFA over government interference, boss Gianni Infantino announced Thursday.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:35:01 GMT
Zimbabwe: FIFA Bans Zimbabwe Over Government Interference
[New Zimbabwe] FIFA has banned Zimbabwe and demanded an immediate reversal of the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) suspension of the Felton Kamambo led ZIFA board.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:29:27 GMT
Sudan: Teachers and Professors Strike Amid Pay Disputes
[Dabanga] The primary and secondary teachers strike in South Kordofan has entered its fifth day of protest, in demand of recuperating their full financial dues.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:28:09 GMT
Mali: Human Rights Risk Further Declines in Mali, Experts Say
[VOA] The security of civilians in Mali has improved in recent years, but the country must remain vigilant, according to human rights experts.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:03:14 GMT
Africa: Journalism Has Changed. Education Must Reflect the Reality
[The Conversation Africa] For more than a century, journalism education prepared young people for the role of full-time professionals employed by sizeable news organisations. But the advertising-based business model that sustained journalism is colla...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:51:39 GMT
Africa: Biofuel - How New Microalgae Technologies Can Hasten the End of Our Reliance On Oil #AfricaClimateCrisis
[The Conversation Africa] Microalgae have been used by the Chinese for medicinal and nutritional purposes for thousands of years in the belief they could cure almost any health condition. The idea that microalgae have extraordinary healing powers isn...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:41:35 GMT
Mauritius: How US, UK Worked Together to Recolonise the Chagos Islands and Evict Chagossians
[The Conversation Africa] On 15 February 2022 the Mauritian flag was raised on two Indian Ocean atolls, Peros Banos and Salomon, both belonging to the Chagos archipelago. This was the first time that Mauritius' flag was raised in the Chagos Islands, ...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:12:41 GMT
Mozambique: Fisheries to Expand Inspections Along the Coastline
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maita, declared in Maputo on Wednesday, that the country is losing 60 million dollars a year because of illegal fishing.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:37:23 GMT
Nigeria: I Look Forward to Leaving Office - Buhari
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the nation's constitution statutorily barred him from going beyond two terms as President.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:35:58 GMT
South Africa: There's a Case for Nigeria and South Africa to Cooperate On Outer Space Activities
[The Conversation Africa] The Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission is a laudable idea. It was established in 1999 to strengthen the relationship between Nigeria and South Africa on trade, economy, politics and governance.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:31:54 GMT
Africa: How Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Influence Africa's Food Supplies
[The Conversation Africa] No man qualifies as a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problems of wheat.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:28:32 GMT
Zambia: How Zambia Has Reduced Maternal Deaths By 300% in 16 Years
[UNFPA] Mongu -- "Growing up in a remote village, I witnessed my grandmother, a traditional birth attendant, assisting women and girls to deliver babies. She would perform these deliveries at home, using local herbs to try and address complications,"...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 12:26:51 GMT
Ghana: Is Free Speech a Crime in President Akufo-Addo's Ghana?
[DW] Journalists and civil society activists who speak their minds about public figures and the government are being hauled off to court in Ghana. This recent spate of arrests and prosecutions has many worried.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:49:59 GMT
Zimbabwe: Chinese Miner Abandons Controversial Dangamvura Quarry Project
[New Zimbabwe] CHINESE firm, Freestone Mines, has abandoned the quarry mining project it intended to undertake at a mountain overlooking the densely populated Dangamvura suburb following sustained pressure by the media and civil society organisations...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:11:38 GMT
Zimbabwe: First Capital Bank Partners Hellopaisa, Goes Paperless
[New Zimbabwe] Top financial services provider, First Capital Bank has entered into a partnership Hellopaisa Money Transfer Agency amid plans to go paperless on their personal account segment.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:08:33 GMT
Zimbabwe: Will Hwange Become Zim's Next Ghost Town? As World Moves Away From Fossil Fuels
[263Chat] One of the major outcomes from the climate summit (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland last year was the bold call by world leaders to phase out coal as a source of energy - a more radical stance from the past positions of advocating for a reductio...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:46:29 GMT
Zimbabwe: Electoral Body Brews Shocker As Eleven 120-Year-Old People Appear On Voters' Roll
[New Zimbabwe] A DATA analysis of the voters' roll conducted by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has revealed that 3 253 people aged 100 years or more are appearing on it, including 11 who are older than the oldest surviving person in the worl...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:39:55 GMT
Zimbabwe: Cross Border Traders Seek Space in Economic Recovery
[The Herald] The Zimbabwe Cross Border Traders Association has called on the Government to give them space to make meaningful contributions to the national vision by addressing issues of price distortions and exchange volatility, promoting exports in...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:39:54 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Jailed 192 Years in South Africa
[The Herald] A 28-year-old Zimbabwean man was yesterday jailed for an effective six life sentences and 192 years for orchestrating an orgy of violent crimes including murder, kidnapping, robbery, and extortion in South Africa.



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