Blessings Chidakwa — A delegation from Geo Pomona Waste Management company has flown to Ghana to exchange notes with another waste management firm, Jospong Group, with a focus on sharing best practices, innovative technologies and sustainable waste management solutions. The Asian African Consortium, a subsidiary of the Jospong group of companies, was in Zimbabwe a […]
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FARMERS’ earnings from tobacco sales continue on an upward trajectory recording a 75 percent increase from US$59 million earned by Day 13 in the 2023 marketing season to US$103 million during the same period this year. Auction floors have seen the price ceiling of US$4, 99 per kilogramme crumbling after a highest of US$5, 05 […]
Musician Takura Shonhai has opened up about his struggle with drug and substance abuse that he endured for eight years. Takura, speaking on an online podcast, admitted that pressures in the music industry and broken relationships led him to take drugs and illegal substances. “At some point, fame got to my head. People handle it […]
Human rights lawyer, Advocate Martin Mureri, has successfully launched a court challenge stopping Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) in Masvingo from demanding part of tuition fees in US dollars. The already hard-pressed learners will, from now onwards, be allowed to pay fees exclusively in local currency. The effective date is April 2, 2024. Previously, GZU was […]
Parliamentarians on Wednesday questioned if genetically modified organisms (GMO) maize imports would be allowed in the country due to the El Nino induced drought in the Southern African region. President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared the drought a national disaster joining Zambia and Malawi. Addressing the media at the State House, Mnangagwa said over 2,7 million people […]
More than 200 people still live in tented shelter set up during Covid lockdown About 250 men are still living in a tented shelter for homeless people set up by the eThekwini municipality during the Covid lockdown. They have four mobile toilets, no showers, no electricity. The only food – beans and bread – is […]
Numerous waiver letters contain incorrect information When government announced the scrapping of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit, permit holders were told to apply for waivers of the usual immigration requirements and to seek alternative visas. Zimbabweans who were successful, however, complain that Home Affairs has put incorrect information on their waivers. This jeopardises their continued employment […]
Former speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula surrendered herself to officials from the Investigating Directorate at the Lyttelton Police Station in Centurion on Thursday morning, following her sudden resignation the previous night, reports News24. Mapisa-Nqakula had previously evaded arrest for weeks but is now slated to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on corruption […]
Fugutive and murder suspect Peter Dube has been arrested at the Robert Mugabe International Airport after he was deported from Mozambique after evading police for close to two years. Dube had been deported to Mozambique by Irish officials after he claimed that he was a Mozambican using identity and travel documents with the false name […]
Millions of people across Southern Africa, are grappling with the dual crises of hunger and flooding. Over half of Malawi’s 19 million population, six million people in Zambia, over three million in Zimbabwe, and three million more in Mozambique are facing hunger. Meanwhile, in Mozambique’s capital Maputo, floods wreaked havoc due to persistent heavy downpours […]
Former Speaker Arrives at Police Station to Surrender Former speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula surrendered herself to officials from the Investigating Directorate at the Lyttelton Police Station in Centurion on Thursday morning, following her sudden resignation the previous night, reports News24. Mapisa-Nqakula had previously evaded arrest for weeks but is now slated […]
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of soliciting bribes during her time as defense minister before she became the speaker of parliament. The resignation comes ahead of a general election scheduled for late May. Speaker of South Africa’s National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula resigned Wednesday, a day after losing a court bid that would block her arrest over […]
A Greenpeace report says South Africa is home to six of the world’s 10 largest nitrogen dioxide emission hotspots and nine of Africa’s 10 largest nitrogen dioxide point sources. South Africa houses some of the biggest air pollution sources on the African continent as a result of its energy sector, a Greenpeace Africa, Middle East […]
THE High Court has dismissed an application by an opposition politician, Tendai Biti who was seeking condonation for the late filing of heads in a matter he is being sued for US$1 million for defamation by Augur Investments’ top executives Kenneth Raydon Sharpe and Tatiana Aleshina. This comes after a default judgement directing the commencement […]
The City of Harare is taking action against rundown buildings in the Central Business District (CBD) and across the city with property owners and occupants being ordered to renew or regenerate their structures through repairs, refurbishments, or repainting. This move is in line with Section 49 (1) of Chapter 2 of the Model Building By-Laws […]
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Namibia: Fuel Prices Go Up
The price of petrol increased by N$1.52 per litre, while both diesel grades will increase by 72 cents per litre, effective Wednesday, the Ministry of Mines and Energy announced. The ministry in a statement said that the price of petrol at the pump in Walvis Bay will be N$22.30, diesel 50 ppm will be priced […]
The Ministry of Energy has sustained a suspension of a 40.9 percent electricity tariff adjustment. The ministry’s energy officer, Austin Theu, has disclosed this. “The December 2023 directive is still in force. Official communication from the government will be provided in due course,” he said. Last year, the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) approved the […]
The management of late Afropop musician Garry Mapanzure will be releasing a posthumous single track titled “Chirimumoyo Chirimuninga” this Friday. Garry died aged 25 in a car accident in October 2023. In a statement, his management Team1love Entertainment said, “We are happy to announce the release of Garry Mapanzure’s new song on Friday 19th April […]