A curfew has been imposed across Swaziland (eSwatini) as pro-democracy protests intensify and unconfirmed reports say absolute monarch King Mswati III has fled the kingdom. The Swazi Acting Prime Minister Themba Masuku announced on Tuesday (29 June 2021) there would be an immediate curfew between the hours of 6pm and 5am. He said in a […]
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French President Emmanuel Macron has inaugurated the France-Nigeria Business Council. The Council is a private sector initiative to enhance business relations between the two countries with Abdul Samad Rabiu, Founder/ Chairman of Nigeria’s BUA Group, as its inaugural President. The newly-inaugurated council also has Gilbert Chagoury of Chagoury Group, Mike Adenuga of Globacom and Conoil, […]
The African Development Bank, the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Export-Import Bank of Korea have signed an agreement, under which Korea will provide $600 million in co-financing for energy projects alongside the African Development Bank. The Korea-Africa Energy Investment Framework (KAEIF) pact follows the signing on 28 May 2021 of a General […]
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Zimbabwe: Mtawarira in Selectors Panel
Born former South African rugby star Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira has been selected to be in the jury panel for the Media and Photography Awards. As South Africa’s third-most capped Springbok, the 35-year-old will be among a panel of not only current and past rugby male and female players, but also stand in the presence of […]
Namibians need to invest in sectors and industries that grow the domestic economy, according to the water and agricultural minister, Calle Schlettwein. The former finance minister who is now at the helm of the agricultural ministry said the economy needs to be revived after the devastating effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and owing to the […]
The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) on Tuesday confirmed that its founder, Prophet T.B. Joshua, would be buried on July 9. The one-week burial activities would kick off from Monday July 5 with a candlelight procession and end on July 11, according to the church. Prophet T.B Joshua died on June 5th 2021. Addressing […]
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested. Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of Federation, announced this at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Details of his arrest are still sketchy but the Federal Government was said to have worked with Interpol. The IPOB leader had fled the country after a […]
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Namibia: Fim Act Signed Into Law
It has been confirmed that president Hage Geingob has signed the Financial Institutions and Markets (FIM) Act into law. This brings the tedious process to push through legislation that took over 10 years to finalise to an end. Ministry of finance spokesperson Tonateni Shidhudhu has confirmed that the president has indeed signed the code which […]
BULAWAYO Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) has urged its members to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as the success of the inoculation programme will see the opening of more working spaces at marketplaces. BVTA director Michael Ndiweni also warned that indications are that soon, the government might not now allow anyone who is not vaccinated to […]
Maputo — The Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Monday approved a budget of 12 million US dollars to put into motion the SADC Standby Force that will support Mozambique in the struggle against terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. The Council of Ministers, chaired by Mozambican Foreign […]
Cape Town — As of June 29, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,437,405 while over 32,500,561 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 141,649 and 4,726,837 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases 1,941,119 and 60,038 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (529,895), Tunisia (408,931), Egypt (280,770), Ethiopia […]
Maryland, USA — On the Global Reef Expedition – the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history – scientists from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation traveled to the Chagos Archipelago to study some of the most remote coral reefs on Earth. What we found were reefs teeming with life, but also […]
Citizens seeking national identity documents or birth certificates in Harare must wait for at least three months to acquire the papers due to a network failure that has stalled operations at the Civil Registry offices. Residents of Harare, who are braving the cold winter, are queuing in their thousands early in the morning only to […]
Addis Ababa — Today, the Tigray Provisional Administration has requested the Federal Government to enact a humanitarian ceasefire in the Tigray region. The provisional administration’s request came after due consideration of the needs on the ground and following the consultations with academics, business community and religious leaders and elders from the Region. The Federal government […]
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has expressed concern over the recently instituted demolition of illegal structures by some local authorities. Informal traders in Harare and Chitungwiza most of whom eke a living through vending had their vending demolished by council over the past two weeks. In a statement, ZCTU secretary general Japhet Moyo […]
A Nigerian footballer, Kelvin Ifeanyi Igweani, has reportedly been shot dead by the police in the United Kingdom. According to The Mirror, Igweani was killed after officers were called to an address in Denmead, Milton Keynes, on Saturday. A sick child, who was found in the apartment, was said to have been immediately taken to […]
NAMIBIA has recorded 650 deaths linked to Covid-19 in the past month, and 281 deaths in the week from 20 to 27 June only due to Covid-19. Meanwhile, Katutura Intermediate Hospital has created a waiting area for patients desperately in need of a hospital bed. Namibia’s current daily new confirmed Covid-19 cases and deaths per […]
Ideas Party of Democracy leader, Hebert Chamuka says his party is ready to challenge Zanu-PF and the two main opposition parties, MDC Alliance and MDC-T in the 2023 elections. IPD, a relatively new and little-known party has been on a drive to mobilize for voters in rural Zimbabwe, which have become havens for the ruling […]