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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A 31-year-old Zimbabwean truck driver, Tonderai Moshayi, has been arrested for attempting to run over a traffic police officer at the Mozambique and South Africa border last week. His fellow countryman, Patrick Ncube (31), was also arrested on Friday after he attempted to bribe a senior traffic police officer in the […]
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In the wake of the lockdown at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a pregnant woman being rushed to the hospital lost her child because her doctor was delayed by the police at a stop and search point and then detained. Policemen conducting stop and search operations are confronted with fake passes presented by […]
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Some 26 million people live in areas in Africa where humanitarian groups have difficulty reaching people most in need, where access to basic services like medical care is extremely limited due to violence and armed conflict, according to a new estimate from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Communities that have limited access […]
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Egyptian authorities should cease the harassment and persecution of prominent human rights defender and journalist, Hossam Bahgat, who faces abusive charges intended to punish him solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression and his human rights activism, 46 human rights organizations said today. The verdict in the trial of Hossam Bahgat, executive director and […]
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The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has noted concerns about the seismic surveys to be conducted by Shell and Impact Africa Limited off the coast of South Africa between December and February 2022. The impact of the seismic survey to be undertaken by Shell and Impact Africa has been authorised under the Mineral […]
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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, has observed an increase in the 7-day moving average for new COVID-19 cases and the percentage testing positive in Gauteng, particularly in Tshwane amongst 10 – 29 year olds over the past week. Additionally, the NICD has recently identified a […]
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The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) wishes to update citizens about the Southern Cape floods. A weather alert was issued by South African Weather Service on 21 November 2021 regarding heavy rains in the Southern Cape. Sputnik Ratau DWS National Spokesperson says more than 100mm has fallen on the town of George and its […]
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Nearly 200 people have died from meningitis since May 2021 and more than 2,000 people have caught the disease in an epidemic in Tshopo province, Democratic Republic of Congo. A team from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) launched a response in Banalia health zone, 130 km north of the capital Kisangani, when the epidemic […]
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Shortlists for players’, goalkeepers’ and coaches’ prizes announced; public voting via FIFA.com (https://fifa.fans/3xdZ943): votes can be cast until 10 December 2021; the Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2021 show to take place on 17 January 2022. FIFA has revealed the candidates shortlisted for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2021, the winners of which will be revealed at an […]
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To strengthen the capacities to detect, investigate and respond to suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), WHO supported the Ministry of Health to deploy a multidisciplinary team of epidemiologists, clinicians and infection prevention and control (IPC) officers, and risk communication experts to Morobo and Yei River counties of Central Equatoria State to strengthen coordination, surveillance, IPC, […]
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sub-regional Coordinator for Southern Africa (SRC/SFS), Dr Patrice Talla, travelled to the Republic of Mozambique from 31 October 2021 to 7 November 2021 to reaffirm FAO’s commitment to supporting the Government of Mozambique in addressing the rising food insecurity and livelihood needs of the most […]
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Zimbabwe Television Network (ZTN) journalist Munashe Mukahlera won the Disaster Risk Reduction and Public Health Emergencies Journalist of the Year award at the National Journalism and Media Awards (NJAMA) 2021 held in Harare on November. UNESCO sponsored the award through the International Programme for the Development t of Communication (IPDC). The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists […]
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Dr Suilanji Sivile is an HIV clinician in Zambia who started working in the Eastern Province nearly a decade ago. He is also an HIV Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Health, leading many national COVID-19 activities. Reflecting on how the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in Zambia, Dr Sivile highlights key decisions and turning points that […]
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Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) Martin Griffiths has allocated $13 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for an urgent response to large-scale flooding in South Sudan. Some 809,000 people have been affected by massive flooding in many parts of the country, compounded by an escalation of violence in areas such as Tambura. Humanitarian agencies have scaled up […]
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An estimated 1.3 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection in Mozambique's three northern provinces – Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula – due to the conflict in Cabo Delgado. About 670,000 people were internally displaced in northern Mozambique by the end of 2020, including at least 580,000 people displaced from their […]