The Malawi Government has to brace for tougher times in the fight against HIV and Aids following the decision by the United Kingdom (UK) to terminate assistance to Concern-led Consortium due to financial challenges. The development that has led to the premature closure of PROSPER Project in Balaka. This means the Malawi Government will be […]
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Human rights organisations have reported President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) for overseeing worsening gross human rights violations in the country. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Southern African, and the Human Rights Defenders Network have […]
Malawi is currently pegged at Level 4 – very high risk – as far as Covid-19 levels are concerned and the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has since warned people across the world to avoid travelling to the south-east African country. CDC announcement comes heads-on-heels of new Covid-19 measures effective Friday that were […]
The chairman of Senate Committee on Power, Dr Gabriel Suswam has said the calls for creation of state police would plunge Nigeria into a more dangerous security situation. The former Benue State governor stated this while addressing journalists in his Abuja residence, late Thursday. He said, “The issue of state police is very contentious, and […]
There was so much chatter and conversation on social media last week about our deviating national standards and as you know every year running to the Independence day, we are accustomed to adorning our visible landmarks with lavish decorations. Our roundabouts especially are usually ornamented with such enriching beauty that is meant to accessorize the […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has escalated a major crackdown on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), with Masvingo provincial development coordinator Jefta Sakupwanya Friday summoning those the province to a crunch meeting next week where he is expected to read the riot act. Sakupwanya’s colleague in Harare, Tafadzwa Muguti, set the precedence two weeks ago when he ordered […]
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation and an ethnically-diverse country with a population of more than 11 million, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Friday. The country gained her independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended Africa’s longest-running civil conflict, the Second Sudanese Civil War. […]
ECOWAS court has awarded N30m against the Buhari administration for ill-treating and torturing journalist Agba Jalingo in Cross River state. The judgment was delivered today following a suit brought by SERAP on Jalingo’s behalf. Details later…
Fungi Kwaramba — The death of Lieutenant General Edzai Absalom Chanyuka Chimonyo who succumbed to cancer yesterday morning was a devastating blow to the country as he inspired the nation with his dedication to duty, President Mnangagwa has said. Lt Gen Chimonyo, who was 68, died at the Avenues Clinic yesterday morning. He was not […]
The Egyptian presidency on Friday mourned with deep sorrow the death of Gehan el-Sadat, the widow of late president Anwar el-Sadat, the “Hero of War and Peace”. Gehan el-Sadat was a role model for the Egyptian woman in supporting her husband under the most difficult times until he led the country to achieve the historic […]
I am thrilled with the announcement that vaccination clinics will operate 7 days a week from 1 August, following a meeting between the National Treasury and the Department of Health. When we vaccinate more than 1 million extra people every month, because we vaccinate over weekends, then this will undoubtedly mean thousands of lives saved […]
Keetmanshoop — To sensitise residents about the importance of vaccinating against Covid-19, the //Kharas governor, young people, health workers and members of law-enforcement agencies started door-to-door visits this week in Keetmanshoop. When New Era visited the team in the Tseiblaagte residential area, governor Aletha Frederick explained that the objective of the initiative is to raise […]
Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, this week reiterated his call for 10 percent of people in all countries to be vaccinated by September and for that figure to rise to 40 percent by the end of the year. This would position the world on the path to vaccinating 70 percent of […]
South Sudan marks ten years of independence from Sudan this Friday with little fanfare, as the world’s newest country faces economic chaos and a hunger crisis, three years after the end of a devastating civil war. There will be none of the joyous scenes in the streets of the capital, Juba, that accompanied the historic […]
Former High Court judge, Justice Erica Ndewere, axed for being incompetent, has filed an urgent chamber application with seeking permission to the full judgement which led to her firing. Ndewere claimed she only got to know about her dismissal by President Emmerson Mnangagwa through social media. It is her submission that she is supposed to […]
South Africa’s Covid — 19 vaccination programme is next month expected to gain further momentum, with those aged between 35 and 49 years, set to be vaccinated. While registrations will begin on 15 July, government will begin inoculating this group on 1 August. This was on Friday revealed by Acting Health Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, during […]
Transport minister Felix Mhona has announced a new six-member interim board to the run affairs of the troubled national carrier, Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) following the unceremonious departure of administrator, Reggie Saruchera. Mhona announced the appointments on Twitter Thursday. The appointments followed reports published by NewZimbabwe.com over the past few days highlighting the scale of destruction […]
A criminal case has been opened after a camera SD card containing images of the former President Jacob Zuma being admitted at the Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal was stolen. The former statesman, 79, was sentenced to 15 months in jail on 29 June for defying an instruction to give evidence at an inquiry into […]