Lawyers for the family of a Danish hiker murdered last year in Morocco said on Thursday that authorities had failed to monitor the activities of some suspects before the killing. Danish student Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, and 28-year-old Norwegian Maren Ueland had their throats slit while camping in an isolated area of the High Atlas […]
Boeing said it would offer $100m to support the families of victims and others affected by the recent crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, which killed 346 people and led to scores of lawsuits. The money will go toward “education, hardship and living expenses for impacted families, community programs and economic development in impacted communities,” […]
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has urged women to “set your ovaries free” and bear more children as a way to help boost the economy into a regional powerhouse, a step critics said would instead worsen inequality and poverty. “When you have a big population you build the economy. That’s why China’s economy is so huge,” […]
Mining companies in Zimbabwe will have to use foreign currency to pay for power but can make their own arrangements for imports from foreign suppliers, the country’s energy minister said. The order comes just weeks after the government outlawed foreign currency as legal tender and officially reintroduced the Zimbabwean dollar a decade after it was […]
A consortium led by General Electric and Power Construction Corporation of China was officially awarded a contract for the Batoka Gorge Hydro Electric Scheme, which involves building a 2400 megawatt power station on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Zambezi River Authority said. Both Zambia and Zimbabwe are facing a power crisis as a […]
The electricity situation in Zimbabwe is now dire and has “graduated from being a challenge to a very, very big problem,” Energy Minister Fortune Chasi said on Monday. Speaking at a State of the Industry update hosted by Alpha Media Holdings in Harare, Minister Chasi said water levels at Kariba dam had dropped to 24%, […]
Zambian President, Edgar Lungu, has fired the country’s Finance Minister and replaced her with the central bank’s deputy governor responsible for operations. The Zambian leader said via Twitter on Monday, “I have appointed Bank of Zambia deputy governor, Dr Bwalya Ngandu, as Finance Minister.”He also nominated Ngandu to Parliament, saying he was “confident that Zambia’s […]
Not far from Sudan’s capital Khartoum, the epicentre of an uprising that toppled autocratic ruler Omar al-Bashir, dozens of camel traders are oblivious to the country’s biggest political upheaval in decades. “What protests? We have all that we need in the desert – water, food and livestock, we don’t have any demands,” said Ali Habiballah, […]
Around 2 000 chickens were killed or injured when a truck transporting them overturned in Diepkloof, Johannesburg, last week. The truck, which was loaded with around 9 000 chickens, overturned at an intersection with the R553 (Golden Highway on May 29 at about 14:00. “Apparently, the driver turned at the intersection and the load moved […]
Thousands of Sudanese protesters have poured onto the streets of Khartoum and other cities to mark the 40th day since the deadly dispersal of a sit-in outside the army headquarters that killed more than 100 people. Dubbed the “Justice First” marches, Saturday’s demonstrations were called by the Sudanese Professionals’ Association (SPA, which has been spearheading […]
US President Donald Trump says it “certainly looks” as though missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead. Trump did not say on Thursday what he based his conclusion on. But he says the consequences for the Saudis “will have to be very severe” if they are found to have killed him. Trump has previously warned […]
Sudan’s ruling military council foiled an attempted military coup and at least 16 officers were arrested, state-run TV reported late on Thursday. The development comes as the governing military council and protest movement leaders were in discussions on a power sharing deal. “Officers and soldiers from the army and National Intelligence and Security Service, some […]
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A competition pitting witchdoctors against each other in a battle of skills this weekend in eSwatini – formerly known as Swaziland – has been banned, according to a government statement. Organisers had planned to hold the competition in Manzini, the second city of eSwatini, a land-locked country in southern Africa ruled by King Mswati III, […]
Zimbabwe’s energy minister Fortune Chasi was on Tuesday forced to put the proof of the country’s US$10m (R139m payment to Eskom on his Twitter account, after an earlier claim of having paid was refuted. Two week’s ago Chasi said his government would pay a US$10m debt to the South African power utility to ease power […]
Zimbabwean businesses have started to reduce prices of services and commodities following threats issued by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the government would be taking measures to enforce price reductions. The Zimbabwe Republic Police, meanwhile, have also warned they would be enforcing the pricing of goods in local currency. Simbisa Brands, the Zimbabwe listed operator of […]
Zimbabwe’s trade deficit has narrowed to $332m for the five months to May as the southern African country battles to pay for key imports such as electricity and fuel. According to latest figures released by Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT on Wednesday, Zimbabwe has significantly cut its electricity import bill amid foreign currency shortages and […]
Coca-Cola plans to invest $300m to expand its business in Ethiopia in the next five years, as the East African nation opens up its economy to more foreign investors. The company that started in Ethiopia six decades ago will immediately spend $70m to build a fourth plant in Sebeta, 25 kilometres outside the capital, Addis […]
Nigeria’s National Assembly was on lockdown on Tuesday after shots were fired outside during clashes between police and a group of Shia Muslim protesters. Police used tear gas on the protesters and smoke could be seen coming from the area. The Islamic Movement ofNigeria(IMN, a group that representsNigeria’s minority Shia Muslims, tried to enter the […]
Zimbabwe requires at least US$14m a month to meet its 600MW power deficit, acting chief executive officer of the country’s power utility Patrick Chivaura said Monday. Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa has since engaged his South African counterpart President Cyril Ramaphosa for help. The two met over the weekend in Niamey, Niger. They “exchanged views” on […]
European Commission head Jean Claude Juncker on Wednesday called for a “new alliance” with Africa that would create millions of jobs and include a free trade deal. His call came as European countries are struggling to find a united solution to slow the flow of African migrants crossing the Mediterranean, mainly to Spain and Italy, […]
African nations officially launched a landmark trade agreement at the African Union summit in Niger on Sunday, with the long sought-after agreement hailed as a historic step towards “peace and prosperity” across the continent. After 17 years of tough negotiations, the AU launched the “operational phase” of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA in […]
Botswana’s government will appeal a June high court ruling that decriminalised homosexuality, the attorney-general said on Friday. Abraham Keetshabe, the government’s chief legal advisor, said he would take the case to the court of appeals after reading the 132-page ruling of the high court, which he said had “erred in arriving at (its conclusion”. Under […]
An expert shares the legal steps you can take if your child gets turned down by schools If you’re a parent and you don’t quite know where to find help after your child’s been turned down by the schools you applied to, this article’s for you. We spoke to an expert for legal advice. “I’m […]
Talks between Sudan’s ruling generals and protest leaders, held after weeks of standoff following a deadly crackdown on protesters, entered a second day Thursday with the key issue of forming a new governing body still unresolved. Sudan has been rocked by a political crisis since the army ousted longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir in April on […]