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There’s widespread concern where Zim is headed: US
THE United States of America (US) is rallying the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to play a more assertive role in helping to solve the deepening crisis in Zimbabwe.
Bid to have Grace Mugabe extradited
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) took steps more than a year ago to have former Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe extradited to South Africa for the alleged August 2017 assault of model Gabriella Engels in a Sandton hotel, AfriForum…
SA eases lockdown — focus now on ED
ALL eyes are on Zimbabwe after South Africa further eased the country’s Covid-19 lockdown measures.
UN seeks US$250m Zim food bailout
THE UN food agency yesterday appealed for an additional $250 million to provide relief to millions of Zimbabweans as the Covid-19 pandemic bites and warned that 60 percent of the population could become “food-insecure”.
Former Tanzanian president Mkapa dies
FORMER Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, who served from 1995 to 2005, has died.
Resolution against Prigozhin failed to attract voters for Engel
Democratic Congressman Elliot Engel lost in the New-York primary race against African-American candidate Jamaal Bowman scoring only 35 percent of vote against 62 percent for Bowman.
Sibanda slams corrupt leaders
ZIMBABWE Defence Forces (ZDF) commander, General Philip Valerio Sibanda, says the level of corruption displayed by some of the country’s leaders is tantamount to selling out.
Burundi president dies of ‘heart attack’ at 55
OUTGOING Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died of a heart attack, BBC reports.
Lift sanctions against Zim, Sudan: Kagame
RWANDAN president Paul Kagame has called for the review and consideration of sanctions against two African countries, Zimbabwe and Sudan, to support their ability to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pandemic hits aid work in sub-Saharan Africa
DESPERATELY-NEEDED aid for millions of people across sub-Saharan Africa is under threat as the deadly coronavirus pandemic sweeps a continent already facing a volley of crises.
Zim doctor tells her Covid-19 story
A ZIMBABWEAN doctor working in New York says she sometimes feels helpless in the fight against Covid-19 — and without a vaccine or cure, says the world should work more to flatten the curve.
African countries heading for Covid-19 peak: WHO
SOME African countries could see a peak in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks, and testing should be urgently increased in the region, World Health Organisation (WHO) officials said yesterday.
SA tackles coronavirus
MORE than 300 people have been tested for the coronavirus, while another 18, who were in contact with the only diagnosed South African, have been quarantined, SA Health minister Zweli Mkhize said yesterday.
Geomatics institute engages diaspora based professionals
HARARE - Starved prisoners at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison resorted to trapping rats for survival in the cells as the institution was failing to meet their dietary needs, the court heard yesterday.This was said during the trial of…
Felix Tshisekedi wins DR Congo presidential vote
KINSHASA - Felix Tshisekedi has vowed to be the president "of all Congolese" after the Democratic...
South Africa hosts ‘continent’s first cannabis expo
PRETORIA - Dozens of businesses have converged in South Africa's capital Pretoria for what local ...
Rwandan drops charges against Diane Rwigara
KIGALI - A Rwandan court acquitted Diane Rwigara, a critic of veteran President Paul Kagame, on c...
Corruption is a reality: ANC
HARARE - The chair of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has told an inquir...
Sex for jobs at African Union exposed
ADDIS ABABA - Sexual harassment is a problem for women who work at the African Union Commission, ...
Sahle-Work Zewde becomes Ethiopia’s first female president
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country's firs...
Zimbabwe complicates US policy with SADC-leaked Cables
GABERONE - It has emerged that the US embassy in Gaborone has tried to organise a troika, a tripa...
eSwatini goes to the polls
Mbabane - The African kingdom of eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has gone to the polls tha...
$16m seized from Equatorial Guinea leader’s son
Authorities in Brazil have seized more than $16m (£12m) worth of cash and luxury watches from a d...
87 elephants killed in Botswana
GABERONE - The carcasses of 87 elephants have been found near a wildlife sanctuary in Botswana, i...
Africa should be wary of Chinese debt
BEIJING - African countries have shown a healthy appetite for Chinese loans but some experts now ...