Sat 26 October 2024: Namibia will hold its presidential and parliamentary elections on Nov. 27, the president has announced. “President Nangolo Mbumba has declared Wednesday, 27 November 2024, as a public holiday. This declaration has been made to facilitate the general election for the election of the President and members of the National Assembly,” said […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: Thousands of security cameras have been installed across Somalia’s capital to monitor the movement of Al-Shabaab militants and reassure residents, but they have also made business owners fearful of reprisal attacks, Reuters has reported. Rolled out this year as part of a municipal government initiative, officials say that CCTV cameras have helped authorities […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: Motorists are being warned that contaminated diesel could potentially be pumped into their cars. Diluted with illuminating paraffin, dirty diesel poses a threat to unsuspecting motorists. Speaking in an interview with Newzroom Afrika on Thursday, Avhapfani Tshifularo of Fuels Industry Association of South Africa (FIASA) said dealers were “taking advantage of the […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: Africa has recorded 134 new polio cases in at least seven counties, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday. WHO regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, in a message to mark World Polio Day 2024 said the circulating variant polio type 2 has been found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central […]
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Fri 25 October 2024: South Africa’s annual consumer price inflation dropped to 3.8 percent in September from 4.4 percent in August, hitting the lowest print since March 2021, official data showed Wednesday. Patrick Kelly, chief director for price statistics at Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), attributed the lower inflation rate to declining transport costs, particularly […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: Daniel Chapo, the presidential candidate nominated by Mozambique’s ruling party, was declared winner of the Oct. 9 elections on Thursday by the country’s National Electoral Commission (CNE). Chapo, 47, will succeed incumbent President Filipe Nyusi, who came to the end of his two-term constitutional mandate. Chapo won with a commanding 71% […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: South Africa – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has taken issue with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent comments about Russia, where he described the country as a “valuable friend and ally.” Ramaphosa made the remarks during the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia. During a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ramaphosa reportedly […]
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Louis Liebenberg fights back. Picture: Timothy Bernard / Independent Newspapers Thu 24 October 2024: One of South Africa’s most foremost specialist investigators has called for Louis Liebenberg to be denied bail. The Hawks arrested the diamond dealer, allegedly a mastermind in a ponzi scheme, alongside his wife, Dezzi, and several others Benoni yesterday. Speaking in […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: Africa is bearing the brunt of climate change despite producing tiny percentage of global emissions. Global warming intensified the rainy season in many African countries in 2024, sparking deadly floods, according to scientists. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) network said on Wednesday that human-driven climate change, caused by the use of […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: Six months in, the gold-backed ZiG touted as a solution to the currency crisis is struggling to win confidence. Less than six months after Zimbabwe launched yet another new currency, it was forced to devalue it, signalling new challenges for the Southern African country’s efforts to stand up a local currency […]
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