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Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:12:07 GMT
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Condoles With British Royal Family - South African News Briefs, September 9, 2022
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Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:39:37 GMT
South Africa: Jacob Zuma Is Taking a Top Reporter to Court. The Verdict Could Affect Journalists' Rights
[The Conversation Africa] South African journalism organisations this week rallied around well-known journalist Karyn Maughan when former president Jacob Zuma initiated a private prosecution against her.

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:56:59 GMT
Angola: Elections 2022 - What Next for the Opposition?
[Maka] Attempts by Angola's opposition parties to challenge the result of last month's elections in the Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) have faltered, with just a week remaining before the official swearing-in of the MPLA's João Loure...

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:23:06 GMT
Mozambique: The Many Roots of Mozambique's Deadly Insurgency
[ISS] New field research in Cabo Delgado sheds light on one of Africa's least understood violent conflicts.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:42:10 GMT
Zimbabwe: Opposition Party Demands Mnangagwa's Prosecution At ICC Over 1980s Massacre
[New Zimbabwe] FRINGE opposition political outfit, the People's Patriotic Party (PPP), wants President Emmerson Mnangagwa dragged before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of human rights abuse relating to Gukurahundi and August 1 2018...

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:42:23 GMT
South Africa: Colonial Diaries Are Helping Scientists Reconstruct Weather Patterns to Protect Against Future Events
[The Conversation Africa] The current climate crisis raises many questions. Some are forward-looking: how can this be fixed? Some look to the recent past: how did we get here? And some reach further back into history: are today's extreme heat waves, ...

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:19:57 GMT
Malawi: Chakwera Says Over 6 Million Litres of Fuel Is Being Hauled Into the Country
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has assured Malawians that over 6 million litres of fuel is being hauled into the country, while at the same time daily distribution of product has been doubled as short-term solution to address the current fu...

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:29:44 GMT
Namibia: 'Helmut Amendments' Explained... Only Johnnies-Come-Lately Face Top Four Exclusion
[New Era] The long-drawn-out confusion over the infamous 'Helmut amendments', which appeared to have limited prospective candidates' chances of contesting for the top four positions in Swapo, has seemingly been put to rest.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 12:10:09 GMT
South Africa: Tiger Brands Recalls Purity Essentials Baby Powder Products
[SAnews.gov.za] Tiger Brands is recalling Purity Essentials Baby Powder products as a precautionary measure after trace levels of asbestos were detected in test samples.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:31:17 GMT
Zimbabwe: Belgian Side Kv Mechelen Finally Unveil Zimbabwean Bill Antonio
[New Zimbabwe] BELGIAN topflight side KV Mechelen have completed the move of the rising star Bill Antonio from Dynamos on a two-year deal with an option to renew for a further two years.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:00:19 GMT
Zimbabwe: 'We Are No Terror Squad', Says Zanu-PF's Mliswa-Chikoka
[New Zimbabwe] Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs Minister, Mary Mliswa-Chikoka has ordered heads of government ministries to support Zanu PF party in implementation of projects to endear its presidential candidate, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, wit...

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:52:14 GMT
Zimbabwe: Enzo Ishall, ExQ Descend On Masvingo for Summer Concert
[New Zimbabwe] REVELlERS in Masvingo will be in for a good treat today (Friday) as some of the country's top musicians descend on the ancient city for a musical show at Caravan Park.

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:07:44 GMT
South Africa: Sewage Seeps Into Vaal Dam As Mpumalanga Water Treatment Plants Fail
[GroundUp] Gauteng drinking water could be threatened if crisis is not fixed

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:59:48 GMT
Malawi: NBM Launches Product for Accountants
[Nyasa Times] Bank of the nation, Malawi Stock Exchange listed National Bank of Malawi (NBM) has launched a new product targeting Accountants who are registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi (ICAM) and those involved in busine...

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:06:38 GMT
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Sends Condolences to the British Royal Family On Passing Away of Queen Elizabeth II
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa has, on behalf of the Government and people of South Africa, expressed his profound and sincere condolences to His Majesty, King Charles III on the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdo...

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:05:53 GMT
Malawi: Chakwera Mourns Queen Elizabeth II
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera and the First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera have led Malawians in mourning Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday afternoon at her private residence in Scotland aged 96.

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:05:53 GMT
Malawi: Norway Pledges Unflinching Support to Malawi
[Nyasa Times] New Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi Ms. Ingrid Marie Mikelsen has expressed her government's unwavering support to Malawi's social and economic development aspirations.

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:05:51 GMT
Malawi: Court Adjourns DPP Factions Battle for Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee Chairmanship Case
[Nyasa Times] The High court in Blantyre has adjourned to a later date for ruling in a case the State and Zomba Chisi legislator Mark Botomani want the court to lift an injunction over the chairmanship of parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) ...

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 05:44:08 GMT
South Africa: How Meeting the Queen Made Me Pity Her
[Daily Maverick] For a second, with all the trappings of her gilded cage stripped away, she seemed both vulnerable and old. I experienced a sudden surge of affection for this short, hunched, white-haired lady.

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 05:40:47 GMT
South Africa: The Death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth Definitively Ends the Age of Empire
[Daily Maverick] Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at her Balmoral residence on the afternoon of Thursday, 8 September. For her former subjects across the Commonwealth, what will the reaction be -- if any?

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:51:07 GMT
Angola: Elections 2022 - Trouble Ahead?
[Maka] Angola's 2022 election seemed to go well. International observers dubbed the poll 'free and fair' and the official election organizer, the Comissão Nacional Eleitoral (CNE), declared the MPLA the victor with just over 51% of total votes cast....

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:21:55 GMT
Zambia: Zambian Parliamentarians Tackle Population Issues to Improve Quality of Life for Citizens
[IPS] Johannesburg -- Parliamentarians play a decisive role in addressing population issues, as was demonstrated when the majority voted against a private member motion to end the teaching of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in Zambia in 2020.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:06:13 GMT
Angola: Elections2022 - Botswana Congratulates João Lourenço for Re-Election As President
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Head of State of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi, on Thursday congratulated his Angolan counterpart, Joao Lourenço, on his re-election as President of the Republic.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:11:22 GMT
Kenya: High Representative Josep Borrell Travels to Mozambique and Kenya
[The Point] The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, will travel to Mozambique and Kenya on 8-10 September.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 12:23:14 GMT
South Africa: UIF's Investment Portfolio Outperforms Benchmark
[SAnews.gov.za] The Unemployment Insurance Fund's (UIF) investment portfolio has outperformed the benchmark by returning 12.34% against the benchmark return of 12.15% over a period of 12 months.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 12:15:23 GMT
South Africa: Construction On R100 Million Skills Development Centre in KZN to Commence
[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, is expected to mark the beginning of construction of the KwaMpumuza Skills Development Centre in Elandskop, Pietermaritzburg, with a sod turning ceremony on Friday.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:56:04 GMT
South Africa: High Commission in Pretoria Alerts Ghanaians in Over Possible Xenophobic Attacks
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa has warned Ghanaians in the country of a possible xenophobic attack this month.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:54:25 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimplats Dismisses Biti's 'Under Declarations, Slow Beneficiation' Claims
[New Zimbabwe] Platinum miner ZIMPLATS has dismissed former Finance minister, Tendai Biti's allegations that they were reluctant to build a refinery in a development which exposes the government to minerals under declarations and revenue losses.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:30:07 GMT
Zimbabwe: KPMG SA Fined U.S.$275,000 for Assigning Audit to Unregistered Zimbabwe Unit
[New Zimbabwe] The United States-based Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) fined KPMG South Africa and two of its partners a total of $275,000 for contracting audit work to the unregistered KPMG Chartered Accountant Zimbabwe.

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:05:53 GMT
Malawi: K40 Million Boost to Chakwera Charity Golf Initiative
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera's presidential charity golf tournament has received a boost on Thursday after Nico Holdings made a donation of K40 million.



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