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Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:23:31 GMT
South Africa: Tripartite Alliance Protests Janusz Walus' Release - South Afrian News Briefs - November 28, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:35:48 GMT
South Africa: Learners Take the Lead in Gay Pride March in Gqeberha
[GroundUp] About 60 learners and some adults marched on Saturday in New Brighton to celebrate the LGBTQI+ community

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:49:56 GMT
South Africa: Pit Bull Racist Charged
[Scrolla] A Benoni woman whose racist rants went viral across the nation has been arrested and charged with crimen injuria.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:26:14 GMT
South Africa: Government Notes Fitch's SA 'BB-' Rating
[SAnews.gov.za] Government says it has noted Fitch's decision to affirm South Africa's long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at 'BB-' and maintained a stable outlook.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:24:10 GMT
South Africa: President to Address Green Hydrogen Summit
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to officially open and address the special-edition Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) in Cape Town this week, which will focus exclusively on Green Hydrogen.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:23:50 GMT
South Africa: Prisons Watchdog Needs Sharper Teeth
[GroundUp] Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services is struggling for independence

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:19:57 GMT
Malawi: The Mutharikas Say Arrest of Tadikira Mafubza Not Justified By Facts
[Nyasa Times] Former President Peter Mutharika and Former First Lady Gertrude Mutharika say the arrest of their son, Tadikira Mafubza is 'not justified by facts'.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:09:31 GMT
South Africa: President Calls for Open Dialogue to Fight GBV
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged men to engage in open dialogue about their responsibility towards women and toxic masculinity.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:43:42 GMT
South Africa: Alleged TERS Fraudsters Arrested
[SAnews.gov.za] The Hawks' persistence to apprehend the Temporary Employer/ Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) funds fraudsters led to the arrest of a total of 16 suspects in the early hours of Sunday.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:17:32 GMT
South Africa: Parents Want Enyobeni Tavern Owners to Be Charged With Murder
[Scrolla] Parents of the 21 children who died at the Enyobeni Tavern want the two men accused of selling alcohol to the minors also to be charged with murder.

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:50:16 GMT
Namibia: SWAPO Leadership Dissolved to Pave Way for Party Elections
[Namibian] THE Swapo congress secretariat is verifying the names of the 795 delegates who are set to vote for their new leadership.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:27:56 GMT
South Africa: Alleged TERS Funds Fraudsters in Custody
[SAPS] Media Statement

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:19:57 GMT
Malawi: Persons With Albinism Plead for Skills Training, Startup Loans
[Nyasa Times] Malawi Government and its development partners must seriously consider providing skills training, materials, equipment and business startup loans to people with albinism if the country is to address their destitution and vulnerability, ...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:19:57 GMT
Malawi: Parliamentarian Expresses Worry Over Safety of Persons With Albinism
[Nyasa Times] A parliamentarian says the government should investigate thoroughly if those graves of 30 people who were buried in mass graves in Mzimba were not on a mission to kill persons with albinism.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:19:50 GMT
Malawi: U.S. Salutes Malawi for Gallant Fight Against Graft
[Nyasa Times] The United States Embassy in Malawi has hailed efforts by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate and pursue accountability in corruption cases.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:19:41 GMT
Malawi: Chakwera Speaks Against Harmful Cultural Practises
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has spoken strongly against harmful cultural practices, advising Malawians to move away from them.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:54:47 GMT
South Africa: South Africa May Soon Join Hungary, Poland and India As a Failed Constitutional Experiment
[Daily Maverick] In real life, Professor Balthazar is one of South Africa's foremost legal minds. He chooses to remain anonymous, so it doesn't interfere with his daily duties.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:51:16 GMT
South Africa: Fitch Maintains Stable Outlook for SA, but Flags Power Supply and Public Wages Woes
[Daily Maverick] Credit rating agency Fitch on Friday affirmed South Africa's long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at BB- and maintained a stable outlook.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:46:56 GMT
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Opens Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town, 28 Nov
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will officially open and deliver the keynote address at the special-edition Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) that will focus exclusively on Green Hydrogen.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:55:40 GMT
Malawi: Malawi Govt Commits to SDG 6 Attainment By 2030
[Nyasa Times] Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Elias Chimlambe, has expressed Malawi Government's commitment to attaining Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), which advocates for countries to have potable and clean...

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:49:45 GMT
Namibia: We Must Accept the Winner - Geingob
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has appealed to Swapo members to accept the election results of the party's congress on Sunday, with the biggest price, the vice presidency of the ruling party.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:36:53 GMT
Zimbabwe: Meikles Seeks Approval to Delist From London Stock Exchange
[The Exchange] Meikles puts delisting from London Stock Exchange as special issue to be discussed during the firm's annual general meeting on December 5

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 11:04:40 GMT
South Africa: ANC's Land Reform Shame - 75 Percent of Land Reform Farms Have Failed
[DA] Find attached a voicenote from Noko Masipa MP, DA Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 11:04:31 GMT
South Africa: Only Four Out of 212 SASSA Offices Nationwide Answers Phone
[DA] A recent study by the DA revealed that only four out of 212 SASSA offices around the country answered their phones.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 16:26:36 GMT
Africa: Land Reform in South Africa - 5 Myths About Farming Debunked
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's land reform policy remains highly contested. But, in our view, a number of persistent myths about farmland statistics and the structure of commercial agriculture skew debates. This makes it difficult to reach ...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:14:09 GMT
Africa: Oil Giants Eye South African Coasts as Fuel, Climate Crises Merge
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- French energy giant TotalEnergies is preparing to submit its final application for approval to drill up to five wells for oil or gas between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas, writes Liezl Human for GroundUp.

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 07:41:04 GMT
Namibia: Itula to Be Officially Unveiled As IPC's Presidential Candidate
[Namibian] THE Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) will on Saturday officially unveil incumbent leader Panduleni Itula as its party presidential candidate for the 2024 presidential elections.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 16:26:54 GMT
Namibia: President Geingob's Statement to the Swapo Party Congress
[Government of Namibia] Windhoek -- Comrades and Distingushed Delegates to the 7th SWAPO Party Congress, convening under the Theme: "SWAPO Party United and Marching Towards Socio-Economic Development for All Namibians"

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 16:26:07 GMT
Africa: Rock Art - How South Africa's Coat of Arms Got to Feature an Ancient SAN Painting
[The Conversation Africa] A new exhibition in Johannesburg titled !ke e: xarra ke - People who are Different: Come Together celebrates the rock art of the San people, the first inhabitants of southern Africa. Presented by the University of the Witwat...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 18:41:21 GMT
Angola: Angola, Italy Trade Relations in 2022
[The Exchange] Trade between Angola and Italy budgeted at US$400 million in 2021



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