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MAPUTO. — Parents and entities in the Mozambican province of Gaza have disagreed with the resumption of face-to-face classes and suggest the cancellation of the entire school year to safeguard human lives.
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Nelson Mandela’s daughter – Zindziswa – who was serving as South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark has died.
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WINDHOEK- In what is being hailed as a novel initiative in the history of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Standing Committees of the regional inter-parliamentary body yesterday began virtually holding their statutory meetings.
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Durban. — Patrons will today be allowed to put aside their masks and enjoy their favourite meal at their restaurant of choice. But some who have been happy ordering in since restaurant food delivery was permitted, said they would not be setting foot inside a restaurant. Dineplan, a reservations software company, conducted a restaurant survey […]
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LILONGWE. — Malawi president-elect, Lazarus Chakwera, 65, took the oath of office yesterday following his victory in last Tuesday’s fresh election. Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Chifundo Kachale declared Chakwera, leader of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), new Malawi President on Saturday night after a thorough count and scrutiny of the vote from the […]
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WINDHOEK. — Campaigners from both sides of the abortion debate have had heated discussions in the last couple of days over the issue, which is now also a subject of deliberation in the National Assembly. An online petition calling to reject the legalisation of abortion in Namibia has also been launched. The petition launched by […]
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Mbanza Kongo. — The Border Police in Soyo municipality, northern Zaire province last week seized a vessel carrying 2 425 litres of fuel for allegedly smuggling oil derivatives to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The seizure of the boat occurred in the Fuma-Fuma river channel, when members of the Border Guard Police on patrol […]
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LUSAKA. — Zambian President Edgar Lungu yesterday announced the reopening of his country’s air borders and airports to boost the economy, which had been undermined by restrictions imposed to combat coronavirus. “We have to get back to work . . . including in the tourism sector. I am therefore announcing the immediate reopening of all […]
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BLANTYRE. — Malawi opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera has what appears to be an unassailable lead in a presidential election rerun with 60 percent of the vote, according to a tally by state broadcaster MBC released yesterday. The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation said the tally was from all but three of 28 districts counted, and that it […]
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JOHANNESBURG. — As of Tuesday, the number of pupils across Gauteng who have contracted Covid-19 is 58, while 188 educators have contracted the virus. The majority of schools in the province have reopened, but some could not because of infrastructural challenges. Others had to close due to positive cases and community disruptions linked to contracts […]
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MAPUTO. — Mozambique celebrated yesterday the 45th anniversary of national independence from Portuguese colonial rule, under the motto “United we Build Mozambique for Peace and Development”. Besides giving a keynote speech and laying the wreath in honour of the national heroes on Heroes’ Square in Maputo as usual, President Filipe Nyusi also decorated 10 national […]
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WINDHOEK. — AIR Namibia’s acting chief executive officer Elia Erastus has announced that all staff from the head office in Windhoek will resume work tomorrow as they have all been cleared of Covid-19. Last week the company declared the office a no-go zone after an investigation confirmed that one of their staff members visited the […]
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JOHANNESBURG. — South Africa plans to roll out the continent’s first coronavirus vaccine trial this week, according to the university leading the pilot, as the country grapples with the highest number of coronavirus cases in Africa. The vaccine candidate, developed by the Oxford Jenner Institute in the United Kingdom, is already being evaluated there, where […]
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BLANTYRE. — Malawi’s electoral commission appealed for “peace and calm” yesterday as it tallied ballots following a historic poll to re-elect a president after Peter Mutharika’s victory was overturned. Voters in Malawi went to the polls on Tuesday for the second time in just over a year after the Constitutional Court dramatically ruled that last […]
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JOHANNESBURG. — Former President Jacob Zuma’s trial on charges of corruption has been postponed until September after a brief court appearance at the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday. A warrant for his arrest that was issued in February after Zuma failed to show up to court was also cancelled by Judge Kate Pillay. Pillay […]