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Mon, 23 May 2022 08:19:06 GMT
South Africa: Ratings Agency Upgrades Nation's Credit Rating Outlook to Positive
[SAnews.gov.za] Government has welcomed rating agency Standard &Poor's (S&P) decision to revise South Africa's credit rating outlook to positive from stable, while affirming the long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at 'BB-' and 'BB', res...

Sun, 22 May 2022 20:24:35 GMT
South Africa: Eastern Cape Municipalities Pump Raw Sewage Into Waterways
[Daily Maverick] Municipalities are behind the contamination of freshwater sources, admits the provincial Cogta, with the DA accusing the provincial government of failure to hold local entities to account.

Mon, 23 May 2022 05:50:10 GMT
Malawi: Shortage of Foreign Exchange Currency Forces Airlines to Suspend Some Services
[VOA] Blanyre, Malawi -- Malawi is facing acute shortages of foreign exchange currency, forcing two international airlines to suspend some of their services in the country. The situation has negatively affected the operations of many more local and i...

Mon, 23 May 2022 05:04:12 GMT
Angola: Ruling Party Faces United Opposition in Upcoming Poll. But It's Pushing Back
[The Conversation Africa] The election of Angolan President João Lourenço in 2017 raised hopes of a shift from the authoritarian and corrupt era of his predecessor. This was thanks to the new, more open and approachable style of governance he insti...

Sun, 22 May 2022 12:07:11 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt Refutes Biti's Claim That Zimbabwe Harboured Rwandan Genocide Fugitive
[New Zimbabwe] Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister, David Musabayana, has dismissed claims by Citizens Coalition for Change vice president, Tendai Biti that the government knowingly harboured Rwanda's most wanted genocide fugitive, Protais Mpiranya.

Sun, 22 May 2022 12:05:50 GMT
Zimbabwe: Two-Thirds of Zimbabwean Children Exposed to Abuse - UNICEF
[New Zimbabwe] Two-thirds of children in Zimbabwe have experienced some sort of abuse and are vulnerable to mental health challenges, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has announced.

Sun, 22 May 2022 11:23:37 GMT
Zimbabwe: Voter Apathy Amongst Students Worrisome - Lecturer
[New Zimbabwe] Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) media lecturer Last Alfandika has expressed concern over low voter registration amongst students at tertiary institutions as the 2023 presidential election draws closer.

Sun, 22 May 2022 20:27:23 GMT
South Africa: Report Takes Aim At Loopholes in 'Useless' Protected Disclosures Act
[Daily Maverick] 'The Protected Disclosures Act is not worth the paper it's written on,' says Just Share director Tracey Davies. 'It is due to the bravery of whistle-blowers that the Zuma regime came to an end, yet they are not highly regarded and co...

Mon, 23 May 2022 04:47:10 GMT
South Africa: Covid Is No Gamble - Physics-Inspired Simulations Predict Waves in Four Countries
[The Conversation Africa] As a physicist, I am trained to look for patterns in data. For example, the motion of the tiniest particles may seem random, but it contains patterns and symmetries.

Sun, 22 May 2022 12:13:57 GMT
Namibia: Geingob Heads to Davos
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob is leading a lean team of ministers to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting, which starts on Sunday and runs until Thursday in Davos, Switzerland.

Sun, 22 May 2022 12:08:15 GMT
Zimbabwe: Silobela Man Kills Brother in Cold Blood
[New Zimbabwe] A Silobela man allegedly murdered his brother in cold blood, on allegations of abusing his son, before he vanished from their village.

Sun, 22 May 2022 12:04:11 GMT
Zimbabwe: Dynamos Supends Tonderai Ndiraya
[New Zimbabwe] Premier soccer league giant, Dynamos Football Club has suspended head coach, Tonderai Ndiraya over undisclosed charges.

Sun, 22 May 2022 12:02:48 GMT
Zimbabwe: Man Murders Wife Over Roadrunner Chicken
[New Zimbabwe] A Chegutu man, Emmerson Manjengwa, has been caged three years for murdering his wife following a dispute over a roadrunner chicken.

Sun, 22 May 2022 12:00:19 GMT
Zimbabwe: Ezekiel Guti University in Enrolment Scandal
[New Zimbabwe] Top officials at Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU) in Bindura have been caught up in a serious enrolment scandal after it emerged that some of them have been selling fake admission letters to aspiring students.

Sun, 22 May 2022 11:58:17 GMT
Zimbabwe: EU Project Boosts Zimbabwe's Milk Output
[New Zimbabwe] A European Union (EU) funded livestock project has contributed to increased milk productivity by a total of 1,2 million litres inside four months, latest data from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has revealed.

Sun, 22 May 2022 11:29:43 GMT
Zimbabwe: First Capital Bank Donates Farming Equipment to ZFU
[New Zimbabwe] Leading financial services provider, First Capital Bank (FCA), has donated farming equipment worth thousands of dollars to the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU).

Sun, 22 May 2022 11:24:30 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zinara Hikes Toll Fees By 73%
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe National Roads Authority (ZINARA) has hiked toll fees by 73% in line with obtaining exchange rate dynamics.

Sun, 22 May 2022 11:22:42 GMT
Zimbabwe: Minister to Spend Weekend in Jail
[New Zimbabwe] Agriculture deputy minister, Douglas Karoro, will spend his weekend in jail after his bail hearing was pushed to Monday.

Mon, 23 May 2022 08:53:40 GMT
South Africa: Grant Funding Applications Open for Community, Small Commercial Media
[SAnews.gov.za] The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) is calling on community and small commercial media to apply for this year's grant funding.

Mon, 23 May 2022 08:50:50 GMT
South Africa: A Cape Town Teacher Sexually Assaulted a Learner Five Years Ago. He's Still Teaching At the School
[GroundUp] Education department says it will consider disciplinary steps after receiving the outcome of the criminal trial from the National Prosecuting Authority

Mon, 23 May 2022 08:33:23 GMT
South Africa: Load Shedding Expected Throughout the Week
[SAnews.gov.za] State power utility Eskom has announced a further week of stage two load shedding following the continued shortage of generation capacity at its power stations.

Mon, 23 May 2022 08:32:28 GMT
South Africa: Kubayi to Leads Team SA At World Economic Forum
[SAnews.gov.za] Human Settlements Minister and Head of Cabinet's Economic Cluster, Mmamoloko Kubayi, will this week represent the South African Government at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Mon, 23 May 2022 08:26:00 GMT
South Africa: Govt Dismisses News Report On Cabinet Meeting
[SAnews.gov.za] Government has rejected a news report alleging that President Cyril Ramaphosa asked Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula to leave a meeting for being unprepared and failing to read Cabinet memos.

Mon, 23 May 2022 08:19:41 GMT
South Africa: SA Has Administered 35,744,528 Vaccines to Date
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has administered a total of 2 804 COVID-19 vaccines in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of vaccines to 35 744 528 to date.

Mon, 23 May 2022 07:50:28 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zapu to Honour Dabengwa's Life in Poem
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe African People's Union ( ZAPU) has invited children below the age of 16 to write essays or poems about the life of the party's late president, Dumiso Dabengwa.

Mon, 23 May 2022 07:17:11 GMT
Malawi: Chakwera Meets Malawi Team Ahead of Economic Forum in Switzerland
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has begun preparatory meetings with members of his delegation to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in readiness for a rigorous itinerary of engagements aimed at advancing Malawi's soc...

Mon, 23 May 2022 07:17:10 GMT
Malawi: Church Alliances Partner Malawian Journalists in Voice Up Project for Vulnerable Communities
[Nyasa Times] Churches Action in Relief and Development (CARD) and South Africa based Action Churches Together (ACT) Ubumbano have partnered with Malawian journalists in a project known as Voice Up, which exposes the various challenges communities fa...

Mon, 23 May 2022 07:17:08 GMT
Malawi: Chilima Dates North On Council Reforms Progress
[Nyasa Times] Vice President Salous Chilima - who also over sees public sector reforms - will next week be in the Northern region for a week to track progress of various reforms taking place in councils as well as visit various projects.

Mon, 23 May 2022 08:53:11 GMT
South Africa: Minister Barbara Creecy Launches the Thohoyandou National Botanical Garden
[Govt of SA] The launch of the Thohoyandou National Botanical Garden by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, serves as a prime example of South Africa's commitment towards ensuring that our local communities are...

Mon, 23 May 2022 08:35:31 GMT
South Africa: MEC Reagen Allen Engages Manenberg and Heideveld Residents On Manenberg Shootings
[Govt of SA] Minister Allen engages Manenberg and Heideveld residents on Manenberg shootings



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