Wed 23 October 2024: Even as the rain season approaches, drought has affected communities in Southern Africa. Bringing with it a humanitarian crisis, the situation has deteriorated to the extent that Zimbabwe and Namibia plan to cull elephants to feed their populations. Speaking in an interview with Salaamedia on Wednesday, environmentalist and climate change consultant Khalid Mather […]
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Wed 23 October 2024: About 7 million people remain internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to ongoing conflict and disasters, the UN migration agency said. The internal displacement overview report of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said there were 6.9 million people displaced in the DR Congo between June and […]
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Tue 22 October 2024: Eskom has urged prepaid electricity customers to recode their meters by 24 November 2024 as required by the Standard Transfer Specification Association (STSA). According to Eskom, after this deadline, meters will no longer accept electricity tokens unless they are updated to key revision number (KRN) 2. In response to recent reports, […]
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Tue 22 October 2024: The countries that were relatively richer prior to colonisation are now the poorest, and they are dependent on foreign aid while struggling to even pay off low-interest debts. Burundi, a country in East Africa, has been identified as the world’s poorest country in the latest World Bank report. The nation of […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: The Department of Health has rebuffed claims that government is neglecting the issue of children dying from suspected food poisoning. According to the department, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) is currently treating the recent spate of deaths as a national security threat. “These increasing incidents in black communities […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index. This measures a country’s progress based on key dimensions such as a long and healthy life and a decent standard of living. Nearly two-thirds of Mozambicans – 18.9 million people – live below the national poverty line of US$0.70-a-day. The country also struggles to […]
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Mon 21 October 2024: He may have worn mayoral chains until recently, but on Friday Kabelo Gwamanda got handcuffs. The former mayor, and current mayoral committee member, was arrested for fraud. He was later released on bail. Gwamanda handed himself over to police after an investigation by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). Police spokesperson […]
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Sun 20 October 2024: In the heart of Isalo National Park in central-southern Madagascar, at least 200km from the sea in any direction, is a remote valley with a mysterious past. This place, Teniky, can only be reached on foot, by hiking through a mountainous region dissected by steep canyons. Isalo area. Guido Schreurs, Author provided (no […]
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Sun 20 October 2024: Reforms undertaken by Nigeria’s government are “essential” but have piled pressure on its people, more than half of whom live in poverty, the World Bank has said. Since coming to power in May 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has introduced reforms aimed at reviving the economy of Africa’s most populous nation. […]
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Sun 20 October 2024: The Zambian government said on Tuesday that it is stepping up efforts to combat the increasing number of online scams in the country. Jack Mwiimbu, minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security, said the ministry is working with the Technology and Science Ministry to track, arrest and prosecute online scammers. “We […]
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