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JOHANNESBURG. – South African citizens who fight in or alongside Israel’s armed forces in Gaza will be arrested upon their return, Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has said. This has widened the divide between the two nations after South Africa brought charges of genocide against Israel to the highest court of the United Nations. Foreign Minister […]
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LUANDA. – About 50 people have died in Angola after being forced to drink a herbal potion to prove they were not practising witchcraft, police and local officials said yesterday. The deaths occurred between January and February near the central town of Camacupa, according to Luzia Filemone, a local councillor. Speaking to the national radio […]
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ABUJA. – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered security forces not to pay ransom for the release of close to 300 students and staff who were kidnapped from a school in north-western Kaduna state last week. Mr Tinubu instead directed security agencies to ensure the release of all kidnapped victims without any payment to the […]
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MAPUTO. – Four people have died and one person has been injured as Storm Filipo hit southern Mozambique’s Inhambane province, according to the state-owned broadcaster. Roofs have been ripped off schools and residential homes. In the tourist areas of Tofo and Barra, the waves have destroyed several boats. In some areas the roads are inaccessible. […]
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NAIROBI. – China, which has been successful feeding its 1.4 billion people and lifting hundreds of millions out of poverty, is expected to play a key role in helping Africa address food insecurity by engaging in intensified bilateral cooperation in agricultural technology and talent cultivation, a Kenyan professor has said. Speaking ahead of China’s annual […]
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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 […]