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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:59:18 GMT
South Africa: Rape Suspects, Illegal Miners Face Krugersdorp Court After Police Blitz
[allAfrica] Suspects who allegedly gang raped eight women in West Village Krugersdorp, along with 85 illegal miners, have appeared in the Krugersdorp Magistrate's Court, IOL reports. Among the suspects were several women while 20 others face charges ...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:39:00 GMT
South Africa: Concerns at Low Dam Levels In Cape Town - South African News Briefs, August 3, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 04:51:47 GMT
South Africa: Are Police Jumping the Gun On New Technologies?
[ISS] Tech spending is up, but police data and capacity gaps must be resolved to leverage the benefits.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:15:18 GMT
South Africa: Banyana Banyana Victory a Boon for SA Sports Tourism
[SAnews.gov.za] Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says Banyana Banyana's victory at the maiden Women's Africa Cup of Nations will go a long way in positioning the country as an attractive sports tourism destination.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:16:26 GMT
South Africa: Bilingual Education Can Work in South African Schools - Here's How
[The Conversation Africa] From the fourth year of schooling, the majority of South African schools teach all subjects in English only. The devastating learning consequences of this for children who speak African languages at home have been compelling...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 16:48:42 GMT
East Africa: Hichilema Vows to Leverage Dar-Lusaka Historic Ties
[Daily News] ZAMBIA President Hakainde Hichilema has said his country and Tanzania must leverage on their historic relationship, to maximize benefits to the people of the two neighbouring nations.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:18:58 GMT
Zimbabwe: Anti-Corruption Body Spokesperson Not Aware of Any Investigations Into Legislator
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) spokesperson John Makamure has expressed ignorance over indications the anti-graft body is investigating Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena on allegations of having stolen and...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:11:06 GMT
Namibia: National Conference to Unpack Education Barriers
[New Era] The education ministry and its stakeholders are gathering to review the resolutions and directives of the 2011 national conference on education along with resolutions from the regional consultations in 2022.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:58:27 GMT
South Africa: 'It's Survival of the Fittest,' Says Blind Homeless Woman
[GroundUp] No homeless shelters or "safe spaces" in Mitchells Plain

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 05:47:47 GMT
Kenya: Former Mozambique President Chissano in 30-Member Observer Mission in Next Week's Election
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former President of Mozambique Joaquim Chissano and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Ambassador Johnnie Carson have been named in a 30-member joint international election observation mission deploye...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:15:33 GMT
Mozambique: Covid-19 - 21 New Cases, No Deaths or Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday reported a further 21 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:15:33 GMT
Mozambique: Edm Announces Electrification of Machoca in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, on Tuesday announced the electrification of the headquarters of the Machoca administrative post, in Namuno district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:15:30 GMT
Mozambique: Criminals Vandalise Metallic Bridge
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Police (PRM) last week arrested a group of five individuals accused of vandalizing a metallic bridge in the locality of Sabelua, in Milange district, in the central province of Zambezia.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:36:26 GMT
Angola: Elections 2022 - Journalists Told to Avoid Partisan Propaganda
[ANGOP] Lubango -- Journalists have been urged to refrain from partisan propaganda, but respecting the professional code of ethics.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:36:23 GMT
Angola: Elections2022 - MPLA Wants to Reduce Social Inequality
[ANGOP] Saurimo -- MPLA party said that it will continue to promote programmes to reduce social inequality, in view of the ongoing progress.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:31:39 GMT
Malawi: Malawi Government Gives U.S.$560 000 for Tourism Matching Grants
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Tourism Michael Usi has presented matching grants to 18 successful Tourism operators totalling over K400 million.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:31:39 GMT
Malawi: Few UTM Supporters Show Up for Demonstrations in Blantre
[Nyasa Times] Saulos Chilima's UTM must be groaning inwardly after the demonstrations they sponsored on Tuesday in Blantyre failed to live up to expectation.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:31:38 GMT
Malawi: Parastatal Boards Score Lowly
[Nyasa Times] Some commentators in the country have said the performance of boards of directors for the various government parastatals in the last three years leave a lot to be desired and have called on the authorities to revise the appointment crit...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:27:22 GMT
South Africa: Ethicore Political Lobbying and Moharram & Partners Form Largest Pan African and Middle East Partnership
[New Dawn] Award winning and leading pan African public policy, regulatory and government affairs firm, ETHICORE Political Lobbying has concluded a landmark partnership agreement with Egypt based Moharram & Partners (M&P).

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 06:02:14 GMT
Kenya: Simbine is Least of My Worries, My Target is to Deliver Gold! - Omanyala
[Capital FM] Birmingham -- After reaching the semi-finals at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, fastest man in Africa Ferdinand Omanyala is already envisaging just how fast he can run to beat his 100m personal best and clinch gold.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:48:38 GMT
Angola: Elections2022 - First Summary of the Ninth Day of Campaign
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The campaign for the election of the President of the Republic, Vice-President and MP´s continued on Monday throughout the country, plus the utilisation by each party of the legal airtime in the public radio and television to publi...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:10:08 GMT
South Africa: Researcher Wins Award for Research on HIV-Associated Cancer
[UCT] University of Cape Town (UCT) researcher Dr Katherine Antel has been selected by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to receive the 2022 ASH Global Research Award to support her work in HIV-associated lymphoma (a type of cancer). Dr Antel ...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:04:27 GMT
South Africa: We'll Fight Eviction, Say Families Living On Joburg Railway Land
[GroundUp] Some people have been living on the Braamfontein site for over two decades

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:00:58 GMT
South Africa: 12 Toilets for 3,000 People, So Elderly Couple Use the Bushes
[GroundUp] 600,000 are people waiting for housing opportunities in the Western Cape

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:53:04 GMT
Namibia: Ndevelo Through to Quarterfinals
[Namibian] TRYAGAIN Ndevelo joined compatriot Jonas Junias Jonas in the quarterfinals of the boxing competition at the Commonwealth Games when he beat Jone Davule of Fiji yesterday.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:12:24 GMT
Namibia: Transnamib Workers to Vote On Strike
[New Era] TransNamib workers will take to the polls to decide whether they will strike after failed salary negations.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:34:38 GMT
Zimbabwe: Civil Society Organisations Call for Immediate Withdrawal of Draconian Bill
[New Zimbabwe] Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called for the immediate withdrawal of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) amendment bill and urged government to initiate comprehensive consultations with the public and NGOs.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:18:55 GMT
South Africa: Petrol Price Down On Wednesday - South African News Briefs, July 28, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:59:57 GMT
Namibia: Court the Wrong First Option for Bid to Halt Recon Oil Exploration #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Namibian] KAVANGO regions community forest and conservancy organisations that tried to get a court order to stop further oil and gas exploration activities by the Canadian company ReconAfrica in Namibia should have first waited for a decision from t...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:16:01 GMT
South Africa: Govt Welcomes Commencement of E-Hailing Mediation Process
[Govt of SA] Gauteng government welcomes the commencement of e-hailing mediation process



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