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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:23:58 GMT
South Africa: Violence Was an Uprising of Elites, Not of the People
[The Conversation Africa] From time to time, South Africa is rudely reminded that its past continues to make its present and future difficult. It does not always recognise this reality when it sees it.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 05:31:31 GMT
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe Reconsiders Its Dependence On South Africa
[New Frame] Economists and business leaders in Zimbabwe believe it would be foolish for the country to waste a good crisis and now is the time to reduce its reliance on South African imports and infrastructure.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 05:20:34 GMT
South Africa: Civil Unrest Death Toll Tops 330 While Zuma Heads Back to Prison Peacefully
[Daily Maverick] Former president Jacob Zuma's stint outside prison to attend the funeral of his brother was without incident, authorities confirmed on Thursday afternoon. The situation in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng now remains stable - while the deat...

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:38:55 GMT
South Africa: Govt Must Investigate Deaths During Riots - Amnesty International
[AI London] Authorities failed to deal with lethal unrest triggered by former president Jacob Zuma's imprisonment Communities forced to protect themselves, with residents putting up barricades and patrolling their own neighbourhoods 'Contradictions ...

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:31:40 GMT
Namibia: Meatco Eyes DRC, Ghana for Northern Beef
[Namibian] IN a quest to secure a market for the northern livestock farmers, the national meat company, Meatco, is exploring new markets in Ghana and the DRC.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:30:18 GMT
Zimbabwe: Football Body in U.S.$750,000 Judicial Funds Scam
[The Herald] Four top Zifa board members moved US$740 000 from Zifa's nostro account into the bank account of a private company belonging to one of them in 2019, allegedly to block a debtor using a court-issued garnishee order grabbing a small fracti...

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:11:05 GMT
Zimbabwe: VP Chiwenga Denying Estranged WIfe Access to Her Children
[New Zimbabwe] Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has come under severe criticism from his estranged wife, Marry, who described him as an evil man who is causing her untold suffering and denying her access to her children.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:07:25 GMT
Zimbabwe: Elephant Attacks On the Rise
[The Herald] At least 10 people in Mbire have this year died from elephant attacks while communities in Rushinga, bordering Mozambique, have incurred post-harvest losses owing to elephants that have grazed their fields.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:23:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Kazembe, Matanga Sued $8m for Murder
[New Zimbabwe] HOME AFFAIRS Minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General, Godwin Matanga have been slapped with an $8,5 million lawsuit by a widow of a man who was allegedly murdered by police officers while in detention.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:20:17 GMT
Zimbabwe: Demand for Covid-19 Jabs Overwhelms Gweru Nurses
[The Herald] GWERU City Council has 31 vacant positions for nurses at its clinics, a development that has contributed to delays in the mass vaccination drive in the Midlands Capital.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:19:05 GMT
Zambia: Govt's Desire to Make Zambia Food Secure Impressive
[Times of Zambia] Government must be commended for continuing to deliver agriculture inputs on time especially to farmers being supported through the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP).

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:15:29 GMT
Malawi: Govt Salutes Churches for Supporting Covid-19 Fight
[Nyasa Times] Deputy Minister of Health and Population, Chrissie Kalamula Kanyasho, has hailed faith-based charitable organizations for playing a crucial role in the country's response to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:14:19 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Strongest Man Invited for Continental Contest
[The Herald] Sports Reporter

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:14:18 GMT
Zimbabwe: Man Found With Human Remains
[The Herald] Senior Court Reporter

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:31:07 GMT
South Africa: 'The World and South Africa Is Watching. Why Hasn't Parliament Adopted the Climate Justice Charter?'
[Daily Maverick] This week the Climate Justice Charter Movement hosted its second assembly to give an update on the activities and progress in the movement. Its call for greater South Africa to contribute to this initiative by signing or endorsing th...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:29:32 GMT
South Africa: How the Rollout of Renewable Energy Plan Is Failing Communities
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's over-reliance on coal-fired power plants places the country among the world's top carbon emitters and does huge damage to the health of its citizens. The country has also struggled to maintain a stable energy ...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:19:48 GMT
South Africa: Why Do South African Bees Have Fewer Killer Viruses?
[The Conversation Africa] The world's bees face a major threat from deformed wing virus, a pathogen transmitted by the parasitic varroa mite. It is responsible for causing the death of millions of colonies in the US, Europe and Asia. The major losses...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 05:21:53 GMT
South Africa: SA Reserve Bank Keeps Rates On Hold, Laments Toll of Civil Unrest On Economic Growth
[Daily Maverick] The bank has now kept the repo rate at a record low 3.5% for the last five meetings in a row, resisting pressure to match lending rate increases by other emerging market central banks.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:42:08 GMT
Zimbabwe: UK Deportees Whisked Away in Zupco Buses On Arrival
[New Zimbabwe] Government officials at the Robert Mugabe International Airport Thursday whisked away Zimbabwean citizens deported from the Britain to an undisclosed location.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:30:21 GMT
Zimbabwe: Former Warriors Skipper Mwaruwari Gets UEFA A Coaching Licence
[The Herald] Former Warriors skipper Benjani Mwaruwari says he wants to chart a new career path in coaching after completing his UEFA A coaching licence.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:30:21 GMT
Zimbabwe: Grain Deliveries Top 570 000 tons
[The Herald] Farmers have delivered over 570 000 tonnes of grain to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), with the parastatal paying them $18 billion, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister, Dr Anxious Masuka, said yesterday.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:30:19 GMT
Zimbabwe: Movie Tackles Mental Health, Depression
[The Herald] Model and mental health advocate Otilia "Navarro" Moyo is working on a movie which tackles mental issues, gender-based violence (GBV) and depression-related disorders.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:30:19 GMT
Zimbabwe: Country Broadens Honours and Awards Criteria
[The Herald] In yet another first, the Second Republic has broadened the criteria for conferring honours and awards to include civil servants and civilians.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:19:29 GMT
Zimbabwe: Finance Minister Ncube to Present Mid-Term Budget Review
[New Zimbabwe] Finance minister Mthuli Ncube will Thursday afternoon present the midterm review statement on the performance of the 2021 National Budget for the period January to June 2021.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:15:56 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt Launches Ambitious Rural Horticulture Plan
[New Zimbabwe] Government has launched an ambitious plan to revolutionarise rural agriculture which could see remote areas of the country being transformed into exotic fruit production hubs.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:30:49 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zim-Dollar Slightly Eases Against U.S. Dollar
[The Herald] The Zimbabwe dollar has slightly weakened to 85,63 against the US dollar at this week's foreign currency auction platform conducted yesterday.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:29:11 GMT
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe Gears for Mozambique War
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has reportedly put on standby its contingent of troops to be deployed in conflict-torn Mozambique as government finalises modalities, NewZimbabwe.com can reveal.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:26:35 GMT
Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls Safari Lodge Partners Olympic-Bound Golfer Scott Vincent
[New Zimbabwe] LEADING hospitality group Africa Albida Tourism's flagship property Victoria Falls Safari Lodge has handed Zimbabwe's leading professional golfer Scott Vincent a major sponsorship boost ahead of his participation in the Olympic Games i...

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:11:09 GMT
Zimbabwe: Local Govt Minister Moyo Halts Bulawayo City Council Purges
[New Zimbabwe] The minister of Local Government July Moyo has blocked Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni's move to fire MDC Alliance ward 24 councillor, Arnold Batirai Dube.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:07:58 GMT
Zimbabwe: Chinotimba Asks Govt to Assign Cops to Guard Magistrates
[New Zimbabwe] EVERY magistrate must be guarded by a police officer to protect him/her from attacks by the public, Zanu PF Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba, has said.



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