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ADDIS ABABA. — Desert locust swarms in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, already unprecedented in their size and destructive potential — could swell exponentially and spill over into more countries in East Africa if efforts to deal with the voracious pest are not massively scaled up across the region, FAO warned yesterday. “This has become a […]
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JIGJIGA.- Ethiopian farmer Ahmed Ibrahim batted empty water bottles at a swarm of desert locusts the size of his palms that were devouring his field of khat – the mildly narcotic leaf that is his family’s main source of income. “We have nothing else to sell at the market. How will I feed my eight […]
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WINDHOEK.- For years, like most informal settlement dwellers, Alfeus Aipinge, a resident of Havana informal settlement in the Moses Garoeb Constituency in Namibia’s capital Windhoek practiced open defecation. “We would wait for the sun,” said Aipinge. As such, their community had been plagued by the spread of Hepatitis E. Luckily for him, Aipinge’s social environment […]
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KIGALI. – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will commit US$500 million to support cultural and creative industries in Africa in the next two years, the bank said here last Friday. Afreximbank announced the decision at the opening of Creative Africa Exchange, a two-day event co-organised by Times Multimedia, the Afreximbank and the Rwandan government. “Creative […]
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LUANDA. — The billionaire daughter of Angola’s ex-president, Isabel dos Santos, says she would consider running for president in the next election in 2022. Dos Santos is being probed under an anti-graft campaign launched by her father’s successor President Joao Lourenco, who has vowed to root out corruption and rebuild the economy. Prosecutors last month […]
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JOHANNESBURG. — Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane announced his intention to resign yesterday, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported. The alert on its TV news channel gave no reason, but police are looking for Thabane’s wife, Maesaiah, to question her in connection with the murder of his other, estranged, wife, Lipolelo. Lipolelo was shot days […]
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LILONGWE. — The government of Malawi has removed duty on imported maize flour from South Africa to ease food shortages, as over 1,8 million people in the country face hunger. The country’s Industry, Trade and Tourism Minister Salim Bagus told local media that the removed tax on maize flour import will help Malawians to easily […]
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GENEVA. – After he was struck down by malaria and typhoid, Togolese tailor Ayawo Hievi thought he was set to recover when he started taking drugs prescribed by his doctor. But far from curing him, the medication he was given at the neighbourhood clinic made him far worse – eventually costing him one of his […]
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LUANDA. – African cities like Luanda in Angola are experiencing a population boom, and growing exponentially. And subsequently, business is growing – making Luanda one of the world’s most expensive cities for expats. The Angolan government has been introducing several initiatives to encourage investment and business opportunities in the oil rich country since former president, […]
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Business lobby group Business Unity SA has warned President Cyril Ramaphosa against “overemphasis” on seeking consensus when making decisions, arguing that the crisis in which South Africa finds itself requires bold and decisive leadership that will not make everyone happy. Speaking at the organisation’s second Business Economic Indaba yesterday morning in Sandton, BUSA President Sipho […]
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A South African court ruled that Old Mutual Ltd. doesn’t have to give fired chief executive officer Peter Moyo his job back, clearing the way for the insurer to find a replacement. The stock rose. The High Court in Johannesburg yesterday upheld an appeal by the 175-year-old insurer against a judgment delivered in July last […]
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Woolworths’ (JSE:WHL) share price jumped by more than 9 percent yesterday morning following news that its CEO, Ian Moir, will be stepping down in mid-February. Roy Bagattini, a South African executive who is the current president of Levi Strauss’ operations in America, will replace Moir on February 17, the retailer said. Woolworths said Bagattini brings […]
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MASERU. – Police in Lesotho, who are investigating the killing of the prime minister’s estranged wife in 2017, say they may ask international law enforcement agencies to help them track down the country’s First Lady Maesaiah Thabane. She has not been charged, but police wanted to question her in connection with a case that has the […]
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Thirteen days into 2020 and the economic mood is sombre. Perusing a list of things that have already affected the global economy this year, two stand out: the tension between the US and Iran and the raging fires in Australia. The severity of these two will easily convince you that this is not a good […]
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MOSCOW/CAIRO. – Libya’s warring leaders were due to hold peace talks in Moscow yesterday, with Russia and Turkey urging the rivals to sign a binding truce to end a nine-month-old war and pave the way for a settlement that would stabilise the North African country. The Russo-Turkish push, which brings together the Libyan leaders for […]