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LILONGWE. – Malawi’s government has suspended the issuing of passports following a cyber-attack on the immigration service’s computer network. President Lazarus Chakwera told MPs that the targeting of the department amounted to a “serious national security breach”. He revealed that the hackers were asking for a ransom. But the president said the government would not […]
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Elita Chikwati Features Editor COMESA member states have been urged to cooperate in the utilisation of airspace to ensure safe and efficient operations for the public and communities. The members states are also urged to liberalise utilisation of airspace to reduce operational costs, improve the quality of air transport services and cut airfares. This came […]
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Ouagadougou. – Burkina Faso’s military junta has suspended the issuance of export permits for artisanal and semi-mechanised gold and other precious commodities with immediate effect, it said. “This suspension follows the need to clean up the sector and reflects the government’s desire to better organise the marketing of gold and other precious substances,” it said […]
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NAIROBI. –The African Union (AU) has launched a campaign to expand opportunities for girls to access education on the continent. Simone Yankey, the acting coordinator of the AU International Centre for the Education of Girls and Women in Africa, announced on Tuesday evening that the year-long advocacy exercise aims to mobilize African nations to achieve […]
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Johannesburg. – South Africa will hold national and provincial elections on 29 May, coinciding with the celebration of its 30 years of freedom and democracy, the presidency has said. It said President Cyril Ramaphosa had consulted with the electoral commission regarding the date. The president has further convened a meeting with all provincial premiers and […]
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NAIROBI. – Calls are increasing across Africa for the return to the continent of heritage items stolen during colonial times. As a result, experts said more cultural relics are likely to find their way back home, contributing to a restoration of the very essence of African culture. Early this month, for example, the citizens of […]
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JOHANNESBURG. – A severe cholera outbreak is currently ravaging communities in Southern Africa, spreading across borders in what experts say is the worst such crisis involving the illness that the region has seen in a decade. Thousands of people have died, and thousands of others have been infected with the acute diarrheal disease in at […]
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Blessings Chidakwa-Herald Reporter A SADC executive assessment team yesterday arrived in Harare to look at preparations ahead of Zimbabwe hosting the annual SADC summit and assume chairmanship of the bloc in August, taking over from Angola. The SADC preparatory mission led by the deputy executive secretary for corporate affairs Dr Judith Kateera, will provide Zimbabwe […]
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LUSAKA. – The Zambian government yestreday announced a restriction on the export of maize and mealie meal due to a prolonged dry spell that could affect the harvest. Minister of Agriculture Reuben Phiri said the restriction will only be lifted after a careful assessment of the next harvest. “Owing to the prevailing situation, the government […]
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ABUJA. – Several Nigerians in the northeastern state of Borno are refraining from food after their governor called for “divine intervention” over the country’s grave economic and security situations. On Friday, Governor Babagana Zulum urged residents to partake in a one-day statewide fast this week in response to the rising cost of food and the […]
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ADDIS ABABA. — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that 10,8 million children in Ethiopia are in need of emergency humanitarian aid in 2024. In its latest Ethiopia Humanitarian Situation Report, the UN agency said at least 20 million people, including about 10,8 million children, are in need of emergency humanitarian aid […]
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Nairobi. — Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to the 37th African Union (AU) summit on Saturday, calling for drawing up a new blueprint for China-Africa cooperation and promoting the joint building of a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future. People from all walks of life in various African countries said they […]
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Moses Magadza The Parliament of Lesotho and the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) have signed an Implementation Agreement on the third phase of a Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, HIV and AIDS Governance Project. The Right Honourable Tlohang Sekhamane, Speaker of the National Assembly of Lesotho, the Deputy President of Senate, Honourable Tsukutlane Au and the […]
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JOHANNESBURG. – Kenneth Nkosana Makate wants R29 billion from Vodacom for his Please Call Me idea – which would instantly make him the fifth richest person in South Africa – placing him among the likes of Motsepe, Oppenheimer, and Rupert. It was recently revealed in court documents related to the ongoing Please Call Me legal battle […]
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Nairobi. – As people around the world marked Valentine’s Day on Wednesday with flowers and chocolate, Kenyan women were mourning. Hundreds of them donned black outfits and held lit candles and red roses at a vigil in honour of more than 30 women who have been murdered in the country in 2024. Wednesday’s vigil in […]