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Leonard Ncube Victoria Falls Bureau THE 9th African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA) ordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers began here yesterday amid calls for member States to harmonise diamond policies and enhance sharing of ideas to realise value from the natural resource. The high-level conference is being attended by members and observers and will […]
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Sifelani Tsiko in Maun, Botswana Europe’s plans to ban the importation of trophy hunting products are unjust and pose a huge threat to conservation that centres on the people in southern African rangeland countries, wildlife ecologists say. Prof Richard Fynn, an ecologist at the Okavango Research Institute of the University of Botswana told journalists drawn […]
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Remember Deketeke Herald Correspondent Zimbabwe and Egypt are seeking to escalate bilateral relations in various areas of cooperation following an MoU to be signed as part of mutual dependency. Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe today met the Egyptian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Ms, Salwa Mowafi where they discussed several areas of cooperation that […]
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WINDHOEK. – Namibian communities whose ancestors were massacred by German colonial forces and had their property seized more than a century ago are calling for fresh talks with Berlin to negotiate the return of ancestral land. Germany agreed in May 2021 to fund projects worth US$1.2 billion over 30 years to make up for the […]
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KANO. – Fans, filmmakers, and industry watchers are mourning the loss of veteran actor John Okafor, famously known as Mr. Ibu. Okafor, who had been battling illness since 2023, passed away from cardiac arrest at the age of 62 on Saturday at Evercare Hospital in Lekki, Lagos State. President Bola Tinubu and other prominent Nigerians […]
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DAR ES SALAAM. – Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who during two terms as Tanzania’s president oversaw the introduction of a multiparty democracy and the liberalisation of the economy, died yesterday. He was 98. Mwinyi died from lung cancer in Tanzania’s commercial hub, Dar es Salaam, where he had been hospitalised for several weeks, President Samia Suluhu […]
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KIGALI. – Rwandan lawmakers have approved a treaty with the United Kingdom signed last December that would enable London to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. At least 68 out of 70 lawmakers who attended the House plenary session on Wednesday voted in favour of the agreement, which was signed by British Home Secretary James Cleverly […]
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LUSAKA. – Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has declared a national disaster to tackle the prolonged drought affecting the country. Addressing the nation yesterday, Mr Hichilema said 84 districts out of a total of 116 were affected. Zambia has been experiencing poor rain, with fears mounting that the country may experience hunger and struggle to meet […]
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ABUJA. – Thousands of Nigerians rallied against soaring living costs on Tuesday as the worst economic crisis in a generation leaves many struggling to afford food. Demonstrators hoped nationwide protests called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) umbrella union would pile pressure on the government, which brought in reforms last year that have had a […]
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With legislators fearful of a possible invasion as Botswana and Zimbabwe ponder the use of national identity cards (IDs) to cross borders, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned Members of Parliament (MPs) against commotion incitement and discriminating against Zimbabwe. Speaking in Parliament, where he was responding to the Budget Speech, Masisi told MPs to be careful […]
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Roselyne Sachiti in LILONGWE, Malawi AFRICAN nations must assist Zimbabwe to ensure the unfair sanctions imposed by the West are removed, the African Union Southern Africa Regional Office Ambassador, David Claude Pierre, has said. He was speaking on Saturday while addressing diplomats accredited to Malawi during an engagement with Vice President Kembo Mohadi, who was […]
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Kudakwashe Mugari in WINDHOEK, Namibia EVERYTHING came to a standstill when a funeral procession for the late Namibian leader, President Hage Geingob, was held here yesterday morning as Namibians, and indeed the entire SADC region, bade farewell to an African icon. After the procession, his body lay in state at Parliamentary Gardens for viewing by […]
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NAIROBI. – As the world gears up for the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly scheduled next week, a university official has said conservation of the natural ecosystem could act as a catalyst for economic development across Africa if properly managed. Veda Sunassee, chief executive of the African Leadership University, a network of […]
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Gaborone . – The Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI) is set to collaborate with Ugandan scientists to develop a vaccine for foot and mouth disease (FMD), which has been endemic since 1953. In January, because of FMD, Uganda enforced quarantines in 32 districts in the cattle corridor because of an outbreak first reported in November. Now, […]
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CAPE TOWN. – In a historic move, South Africa’s parliament has impeached one of the country’s top judges for misconduct. An investigation found that John Hlophe, the leading judge in Western Cape province, tried to influence justices at the country’s top court in a case relating to former President Jacob Zuma. He approached two justices […]