LGBTIQ+ Victory in Namibia a Reminder That Africa Is Not a Country [opinion]
Daily Maverick
Earlier this week the Namibian Supreme Court ruled that the government's refusal to recognise the validity of same-sex marriages concluded outside Namibia for the purpose of… Read more »
Health Minister Calls for Vigilance After Two Cases of Contagious Diphtheria Confirmed [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, has called for vigilance after two cases of an uncommon but highly contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial infection,… Read more »
U.S. Helicopters Likely Dumped On Zimbabwe By Russia, Claims Aviation Expert
New Zimbabwe
Russia's move to support Zimbabwe with 32 helicopters could just be its way of dumping the American-powered crafts, Ian Cox an expert in aviation and defence matters has suggested. Read more »
'Incompetent 'Mthuli Ncube Sabotaging Mnangagwa Re-Election Bid - Says Exiled Mzembi
New Zimbabwe
Former Tourism minister Walter Mzembi has blamed Mthuli Ncube for failing to tame spiralling prices of basic commodities, which are militating against President Emmerson… Read more »
Power Cuts to Continue Beyond Christmas 2023 - Electricity Minister
Scrolla
The national electricity grid cannot be stabilised before the end of the year and load shedding will continue into mid-2024. Read more »
'Unauthorised' Biography of ActionSA Party Leader Herman Mashaba Pulled Off Market - South African News Briefs - May 23, 2023
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Country Faces Critical Shortage of Nurses, Healthcare Network Says - South African News Briefs - May 24, 2023
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'Tobacco Mafia' Covering Up TIMB Rot
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The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) CEO Emmanuel Matsvaire who has been accused of several allegations is reportedly being shielded by the company board chair Patrick… Read more »
SA's Light Bulb Moment - Eskom Syndicates - Same Names, Different Sectors, Same Failures [analysis]
Daily Maverick
It has become overwhelmingly clear that criminal syndicates thrive because they have deep ties to influential political figures, and they do not have to fear the members of a… Read more »
Zanu-PF Bans Whatsapp Groups, Threatens Disciplinary Action Against Defiant Members
New Zimbabwe
ZANU PF Mashonaland West province has with immediate effect, ordered closure of WhatsApp groups linked to the political party. Read more »
If Auxillia Mnangagwa Does Not Want You At Her Events, Then Don't Go - Deputy Information Minister Tells Journalists
New Zimbabwe
Deputy Information Minister Kindness Paradza has told journalists not to force themselves on First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, who has developed a habit of hand picking reporters she… Read more »
Economist Names Zimbabwe Most Miserable Country in the World
New Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has been named the most miserable country in the world ahead of war-torn Ukraine, Syria and Sudan on renowned economist Steve Hanke's Annual Misery Index (HAMI). Read more »
Anger Boils Over At Cholera Outbreak
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Tempers have reached boiling point in Hammanskraal, located north of Tshwane, as residents blame local government for the tragic deaths of 15 individuals due to a cholera outbreak… Read more »
Electoral Amendment Bill Stalls Election Date Proclamation - Legal Watchdog
New Zimbabwe
Developments on the Electoral Amendment Bill in Parliament have rendered it constitutionally impossible for the proclamation to be gazetted in May, legal think tank Veritas has… Read more »
Give Us a Chance to Fix This Mess - Says Chamisa as Price Increases Pile Pressure on Ordinary Citizens
New Zimbabwe
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has in his election campaign promised to fix economic problems currently bedevilling Zimbabwe, which has seen retail… Read more »