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JOHANNESBURG. – Forbes has recently released its Africa’s Billionaires 2024 Rich List, which includes six South African business tycoons and Tanzanian business magnate, Mohammed Dewji – at 48 – was the youngest among the continent’s wealthiest people. Most of the remaining 19 were between the ages of 60 and some were in their 90s. The […]
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VATICAN CITY. – Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a “special case” in the opposition of bishops and many other people in the continent to homosexuality. But he said he was confident that, except for Africans, critics of his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples would eventually understand […]
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Bulawayo Bureau AFRICAN judges have reiterated the need for enacting strong electoral laws to enhance electoral justice and democracy in the African continent saying this is critical in promoting regional peace and security while curbing various forms of unrest such as coups. This came out at the 3rd annual Africa Electoral Justice Network (AEJN) symposium […]
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JOHANNESBURG. – South African authorities have said a controversial New York auction of Nelson Mandela’s memorabilia has been suspended after the government moved to block it. Items including the late anti-apartheid leader’s identity card and some of his iconic shirts had been listed for sale by a US auction house working with Mandela’s daughter Makaziwe. […]
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Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Sadc will today hold a virtual extraordinary summit of Heads of State and Government to discuss the cholera outbreak in the region. In a statement, the Sadc Secretariat said the extraordinary summit will receive and consider the report regarding the cholera outbreak in several member states, their state of preparedness and […]
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NAIROBI. – China’s massive infrastructure investments in Africa are driving the continent’s economic growth, an African Development Bank (AfDB) official said yesterday. AfDB secretary-general Vincent Nmehielle told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the Asian nation has financed infrastructure projects through bilateral agreements with African countries as well as via multilateral development financial […]
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KAMPALA. – A Ugandan government minister is facing criticism after calling those who have died of hunger in his country “idiots”. Many have deemed Henry Okello Oryem’s comments tone-deaf. In 2022, more than 2,200 people died of starvation and related illnesses in north-east Uganda, a report by an official human rights body said. But Mr […]
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BAMAKO. – More than 70 people have died in southwest Mali after an artisanal gold mine collapsed last week, officials have said, the latest disaster in a region prone to mining accidents. Karim Bethe, a senior National Geology and Mining Directorate official, revealed detail of the accident on Wednesday. Oumar Sidibe, an official for gold […]
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands. — The United Nations’ top court will issue a decision today on South Africa’s request for interim orders in a genocide case against Israel, including that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza. The decision is a preliminary stage of a case filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice alleging […]
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LONDON. – The UK is sending some of Ghana’s “crown jewels” back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king. A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals, . The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) is lending 17 pieces and 15 are from the British […]
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LAGOS. – Nigeria’s Mainstream Energy, which already runs two of the country’s biggest hydroelectric plants, has begun operating a new Chinese-funded facility, nearly a year after winning the concession, the utility said yesterdayday. Mainstream Energy Solution Ltd said its subsidiary Penstock Energy Ltd is running the new 700 megawatts plant in Zungeru, central Nigeria, which […]
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MONROVIA. – Joseph Nyumah Boakai has been sworn in as Liberia’s 26th president, and he has pledged to strive for economic prosperity for the western African country while providing more opportunities for the young population. The 79-year-old former vice-president won the country’s November presidential runoff elections against then-president George Weah. At the swearing-in ceremony in […]
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LUSAKA. – Education authorities in Zambia announced for the second time yesterday a further rescheduling of the reopening of schools as cholera cases continue to surge in the country. Minister of Education Douglas Syakalima said that schools, which were expected to open on Jan 29, will now open on Feb 12. Initially, schools were scheduled […]
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LONDON. – France and Germany have set wheels in motion to return more items plundered from former African colonies. The nations will jointly invest e2.1 million (US$2.3 million) over the next three years on analyzing items from Africa in their national museums to build up a picture of how they were acquired. “This is an […]
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LAGOS. – Nigeria’s Lagos State, which includes the country’s sprawling economic capital of more than 20 million people, has announced a ban on styrofoam and single-use plastics to curb pollution. The state government said in a statement Sunday the ban would take effect immediately, but environmental experts said implementing and enforcing it could be complicated. […]