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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:31:02 GMT
Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Water Crisis Requires U.S.$3,5 Billion
[Zimbabwe Independent] An estimated US$3,5 billion is needed to link Bulawayo to the Zambezi River -- a long running project touted as a panacea to the second largest city's perennial water shortages.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:49:21 GMT
Mozambique: Cabo Delgado Hostages Freed
[AIM] Maputo -- A group of 21 people (15 women and six children), kidnapped by the islamist terrorists operating in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado can now return to their homes on Matemo island, after being rescued by the defence an...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:42:22 GMT
Mozambique: Govt Tightens Measures Against Covid-19
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government is tightening restrictive measures in an attempt to halt the rapid spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:43:46 GMT
Zambia: Zambia Defaults, Economically and Politically
[ISS] Many African countries are sinking further into unsustainable debt. Last November Zambia epitomised the problem when it defaulted on a US$42.5 million payment on a Eurobond. 'The government went on a borrowing spree over the last few years and ...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:33:40 GMT
Zimbabwe: Chin'ono, Sikhala Protest Against Ill-Treatment By Prison Officers
[263Chat] Freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and Zengeza West constituency legislator Job Sikhala have protested against ill-treatment by Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officers, who are discriminating them against other prisone...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:57:28 GMT
Zimbabwe: Mine Workers Demand U.S.$200 Covid-19 Monthly Risk Allowances
[New Zimbabwe] Mine workers are demanding a minimum US$200 per month as Covid-19 risk allowances arguing the mining sector is one of the key economic cogs not spared from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:28:32 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt to Demolish Illegal Upmarket Homes, Lodges in Vic Falls
[New Zimbabwe] Victoria Falls -- The government is reportedly hunting for land barons who allegedly illegally parcelled communal land outside the world-class resort city amid indications more than 100 "illegal executive settlers" will be evicted and ...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:26:35 GMT
Zimbabwe: UZ Student Languishes in Prison After Calling for Revolution Against Mnangagwa
[New Zimbabwe] UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) student Allan Moyo, arrested early last December after calling for a revolt against President Emmerson Mnangagwa remains in prison as his court records were incorrectly recorded at the Harare Magistrates' Co...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:24:19 GMT
Zimbabwe: Seedco Moves to Acquire Own ZSE Shares
[New Zimbabwe] LISTED seed manufacturing giant, SeedCo International Limited has offered to buy its own shares from current holders in the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) listed company.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:17:41 GMT
Zimbabwe: MP Blocked From Addressing Mourners As Chamisa, Mwonzora Factions Brawl
[New Zimbabwe] MDC-T MP for Makoni Central, David Tekeshe was Wednesday blocked from addressing mourners after MDC-T and MDC Alliance supporters turned rowdy over which faction the deceased was a member of at the time of her death.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:47:58 GMT
Zimbabwe: Musician Jah Prayzah's Porovhoka Reaches 1m Views
[New Zimbabwe] Local contemporary musician, Jah Prayzah's 'meaningless' Porovhoka music video has surpassed one million YouTube views only a month after its release.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:04:39 GMT
Botswana: Shortage of Quarantine Centers Worrisome As Covid-19 Cases Rise
[The Patriot] COVID-19 Task Force Coordinator, Dr Kereng Masupu and his team visited the North West District particularly Maun General Hospital which is being prepared as an isolation Center due to shortage of isolation centers in the region as they ...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:43:57 GMT
Mozambique: FAO Steps Up Support for Cabo Delgado Displaced
[AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is providing agricultural inputs for the victims of terrorism and other needy population groups in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:41:41 GMT
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Advisor Condemns Mahere, Sikhala and Chin'ono's Arrest
[263Chat] A member of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Presidential Advisory Council (PAC) and media proprietor Trevor Ncube has castigated the state for arresting the MDC Alliance duo of Advocate Fadzayi Mahere, Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala as ...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:45:16 GMT
South Africa: Eskom Implements Loadshedding
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom has announced it will implement Stage 2 loadshedding from Thursday midday until Sunday evening.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:41:19 GMT
South Africa: Information Regulator Engages Facebook SA Over Privacy Policy
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's Information Regulator has announced that it met Facebook South Africa on Wednesday to discuss its revised WhatsApp privacy policy.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:02:13 GMT
Zimbabwe: Four Escape Death As Plane Crash Lands
[The Herald] Four people aboard a single-engine Cessna plane are lucky to be alive after it crash landed in the Luunga area of Binga yesterday morning.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:19:41 GMT
South Africa: Record Number of South Africans Died in First Week of 2021
[GroundUp] 11,000 of the nearly 20,000 deaths are considered excess deaths. The vast majority are likely due to Covid-19

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:39:35 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt Tightens Covid-19 Preventive Measures
[263Chat] The government has taken measures to increase Covid 19 testing and prevention with healthcare workers expected to join the security forces at roadblocks for purposes of screening people passing through the checkpoints.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:29:35 GMT
Zimbabwe: Rushwaya Granted $100,000 Bail
[The Herald] Accused gold smuggler Henrietta Rushwaya has been granted $100 000 bail coupled with movement restrictions.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:33:12 GMT
Zimbabwe: EU Demands End to 'Questionable' Detention of Opposition Leaders, Journalists
[New Zimbabwe] The European Union (EU) in Zimbabwe has demanded an immediate end to "questionable" pre-trial detention of political opponents, journalists and activists in light of a surge in new Covid-19 cases in the country.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:47:56 GMT
Zimbabwe: MDC Implosion Sets Back the Struggle for Change
[Zimbabwe Independent] Zimbabwe is stuck in mud. People of my generation were in their late 20s or early 30s when Zimbabwe attained independence in 1980. Those fortunate to be still alive are now elderly and on the cusp to bequeath to their children ...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:33:16 GMT
Angola: Minister Foresees Completion of Sanatorium Hospital Works By July
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Construction works of Sanatorium Hospital in Luanda may end in July this year, said Thursday the Angolan Health minister, Sílvia Lutucuta, who foresees the re-opening of infrastructure by the year-end.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:33:12 GMT
Africa: Angolan Candidate for AU Commission to Be Presented to African Group
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan candidate for the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, Josefa Sacko, will be presented this Friday to the African Group of the Diplomatic Corps accredi...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:28:07 GMT
South Africa: Unemployed Fire Victims Can't Afford to Rebuild Their Homes
[GroundUp] National Department of Human Settlements Rapid Response Team to visit Overcome on Friday to find a solution

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:06:03 GMT
Zimbabwe: Ncube Condemns Arbitrary Arrests
[Zimbabwe Independent] Alpha Media Holdings chairman Trevor Ncube has condemned the arrest of journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and senior MDC-Alliance party members -- Job Sikhala and Fadzayi Mahere -- saying the incarceration tramples upon civil liberti...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:01:45 GMT
South Africa: Western Cape Human Settlements Erects Emergency Structures for Masiphumelele Fire Victims
[Govt of SA] Erection of emergency structures for Masiphumelele fire victims underway

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:01:15 GMT
South Africa: MEC Mmoloki Cwaile On Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality Court Order
[Govt of SA] MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, Mmoloki Cwaile has welcomed Tuesday's decision by the North West High court to grant Kgetlengrivier local municipality to appoint an implementing agency to operat...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:00:34 GMT
South Africa: Premier Alan Winde Updates On Coronavirus Covid-19 On 14 January
[Govt of SA] As of 1pm on 14 January, the Western Cape has 37 647 active Covid-19 infections with a total of 247 806 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 201 370 recoveries.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:00:04 GMT
Zimbabwe: Global Labour Rankings - Zim Workers Doomed to Die Poor
[Zimbabwe Independent] The rating of Zimbabwe as one of the 10 worst countries in terms of workers' welfare by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is a damning indictment of the parlous state of the economy.



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