Khartoum / Omdurman — The Ministry of Health in Khartoum has stressed the need for urgent action to control the dengue fever outbreak, along with an increase in malaria infections. Jihan Eisa, Director of the Early Preparedness Department of the Emergency and Epidemiology Department at the Ministry, said that the situation in greater Khartoum requires […]
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Mogadishu — The lawmakers of the Federal Parliament of Somalia voted to overwhelmingly approve the Anti-Terrorism Act on Wednesday after a heated debate. The bill was presented to the Somali Parliament by the ministry of security and it comes as Somalia is now at war with Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda’s most powerful group in East Africa. […]
Addis Abeba — Residents of Guji zone in Southern Oromia have continued protesting against the incorporation of Nagelle into the newly established “East Borana zone’ whereas the government clung to imposing the decision by force, residents told Addis Standard. Protests erupted in the zone last week, a day after the regional council publicized a decision […]
Retired General Marcel Gatsinzi who served as Rwanda’s Minister of Defence from 2002 to 2010, has passed on, The New Times has learnt. According to reports, Gatsinzi died of sickness in Belgium where he had gone for treatment. By press time, his family was yet to release more details about the funeral. Apart from serving […]
Nairobi — Each of the 47 counties will set up an industrial park in its economic activity of specialisation. President William Ruto said already the National Government has set aside more than Ksh 5 billion for the undertaking. He said each County will receive Sh110 Million. He spoke on Tuesday when he met Tatu City […]
Cape Town — Today, Greenpeace Africa activists disrupted Minister Gwede Mantashe’s opening address at the Africa Energy Indaba at the Cape Town International Convention Center with banners and messages on bluetooth speakers. During the Minister’s address, six activists held up banners with the message ‘GWEDE STOP BLOCKING RENEWABLES’ while Bluetooth speakers replayed messages from the […]
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, which owns the land, plans to have a meeting with the community later this month Theewaterskloof Municipality says it has no money to provide water and toilets to people occupying land in the Khoisan settlement named Knoflokskraal in Grabouw, Western Cape. The municipality was briefing MPs on Tuesday […]
The 14-day ultimatum given by Azimio Leader Raila Odinga to the government to address certain issues including the restoration of food subsidies and a reduction in taxes lapses Wednesday midnight. The sticky issue of the high cost of living is another demand that Odinga has been very vocal about and wants the government to provide […]
Nairobi — Kenya has lost some of its gains in achieving gender parity in top leadership positions, with the number of women in C-suite and board positions going below the global average, a new study shows. The study done by IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) and Chief revealed that in the country, women at […]
In cities across the world, the night economy (businesses operating and selling at night) is one of the uncelebrated avenues generating incomes and opportunities, particularly for small capital entrepreneurs. As the world emerges from the Covid-19 crisis, cities need to seek more alternatives on how to implement a night economy as part of the broader […]
Former governor of Bauchi State, Malam Isa Yuguda has berated his former mentee, incumbent Governor Bala Mohammed over the number of doctors serving in general hospitals and primary healthcare centres. The former governor blamed his successors, Muhammed Abubakar and Bala Mohammed the dwindling number of doctors serving the in State hospitals, saying that only 18 […]
White Zimbabwe farmers living in the Southern African region have rejected Zimbabwe’s offer to settle a 3.5-billion-dollar land compensation deal over 10 years. The amended agreement was signed in 2020 with the farmers who had been removed from their properties more than 20 years ago. The farmers say they will be stepping up pressure against […]
Zimbabwe Republic Police’s (ZRP) junior officers are being ordered to vote Zanu PF at this year’s general elections NewZimbabwe.com can reveal. The orders are being delivered by Chief Superintendents from ZRP’s Staff College at ‘ideology workshops’ underway across the country. Evidence gleaned by NewZimbabwe.com further revealed that junior officers are being told to do away […]
BREAKING – The Angolan Attorney-General’s Office has reportedly opened an investigation against the country’s ambassador to Kenya, according to The East African. This is based on a report by Angola’s state-owned media Rádio Nacional de Angola, East African writes. The report says that Ambassador Sianga Abilio, is facing a financial and assets investigation case, which […]
Palestine ambassador to Zimbabwe, Tamer Almassri has commended authorities in Zimbabwe for their vigilance in preparing for the forthcoming elections amid calls for external forces to desist from interfering with the process. The calls come at a time the Southern Africa nation is geared to hold elections later this year in a development which has […]
The Galaxy Backbone Limited Tuesday disclosed that over 200 cyberattacks were blocked during the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. The Managing Director of Galaxy Backbone, Prof. Muhammad Abubakar, said this in Abuja at the opening session of a two-day ministerial training for board members and management staff tagged, ‘Positioning the GBB Team for […]
The President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu is not looking for a rubber stamp National Assembly but a robust one. Senator-elect, Adams Oshiomhole, Edo North Senatorial District stated this while speaking with newsmen at the presentation of a certificate of return to the Senators-elect in Abuja on Tuesday. “Our president-elect looks forward to a senate that would […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Tuesday said it has not issued a fresh directive to commercial banks on last Friday’s judgment of the Supreme Court ordering the circulation of the old naira notes alongside the new ones until December 31. A seven-member panel of justices presided over by Justice Inyang Okoro had described as […]