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ADDIS ABABA. — The African Union (AU) Commission on Saturday disclosed an urgent need to collect illicit weapons in possession of civilians in Africa as an estimated 40 million weapons presently under the possession of civilians across the continent.
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KINSHASA. — Since early 2019, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been governed by an uneasy coalition built around President Felix Tshisekedi and his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, who ruled the country for 18 years until finally agreeing to step down after the 2018 election. Until recently, tensions between Tshisekedi and Kabila only rarely spilled over […]
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PRETORIA. — South Africa’s power utility Eskom said yesterday that they are well and truly under pressure to provide the country with electricity this week, and announced that Stage 2 load shedding will continue today, September 2, as they battle to keep several power stations online. Worse still, they said that the problems they are […]
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Dar es Salaam. — The Southern African People’s Solidarity Network (SAPSN) has called upon peace-loving citizens in the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to stand in solidarity with the people of Mozambique as the country deals with multiple and overlapping crises, including military conflicts and religious extremism. SAPSN also instructed citizens in the region to […]
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JOHANNESBURG. — President Cyril Ramaphosa announced yesterday that the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) has approved his motion to have members of the ruling party who are facing charges of corruption step away from their posts until the conclusion of investigations into their misconduct. President Ramaphosa wrote a letter to […]
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Windhoek. — Police chief Sebastian Ndeitunga has called on members of the public to cooperate with law enforcement in the strict implementation of the daily curfew imposed nationally between 8pm and 5am to help curb the spread of Covid-19.
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NAIROBI. — A British-led team of hostage negotiators are celebrating after securing the release of three kidnapped sailors in the last and longest running hijacking in the Somali piracy crisis.
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Newly re-elected African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina voiced great optimism about Africa’s future as the institution closed its 55th annual meetings.
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THE African Union Sports Council Region 5 is set to go for elections on November 27 to choose a secretariat.
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THE Digital could be on its way for a sensational reunion with the Warriors.
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KIGALI. — Rwanda President Paul Kagame has celebrated Arsenal’s latest achievement to win another trophy in England.
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Zimbabweans are resisting cyber-attacks from detractors with an agenda of regime-change because they know there is no truth in the allegations of human rights violations and that they enjoy peace and stability, President Mnangagwa said yesterday.
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JOHANNESBURG. — The latest SIU report on the Beitbridge border fence saga has included a long list of irregularities. Based on that, the SIU has put forward recommendations for the Department of Public Works. While the department has been ordered to take action and implement the relevant recommendations, the SIU will approach the Special Tribunal […]
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Luanda. — Angola may stop paying US$2.6 billion in debt payment this year alone, which corresponds to 3.1 percent of last year’s GDP, according to the Fitch Ratings financial rating agency. According to the payments due data published by the World Bank, only five of the 22 countries that Fitch evaluates and that are eligible […]
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SOUTH African police (SAPS) have arrested six men believed to be Zimbabweans after they intercepted haulage trucks carrying cigarettes worth millions of rands that had been smuggled into the that country.