Questionable Contractor Choice for Parliament's Demolition Work - South African News Briefs - May 20, 2024
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Constitutional Court Bars Jacob Zuma from Running in Elections
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The Constitutional Court has delivered a major blow to former president Jacob Zuma's political ambitions, ruling on Monday that he cannot stand as a candidate in next week's… Read more »
Zimbabwe's ZiG Crackdown Prompts Street Traders to Switch to Whatsapp
New Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's street currency traders are abandoning their regular spots in city centres for messaging platform WhatsApp to evade arrest as the central bank and police crackdown on… Read more »
Miss Universe Zimbabwe Crowned
New Zimbabwe
Sakhile Dube, a model from Bulawayo, is now the new Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2024 after beating 17 other contenders taking the crown from the 2023 Miss Universe, Brooke Bruk at… Read more »
'Unemployed and Unemployable' - DJ Zinhle Explains Comments After Backlash
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South African media personality and businesswoman DJ Zinhle has ruffled feathers with a comment about unemployment in a radio clip that has since gone viral. Read more »
Could Mozambique's Next President Change Tack On Cabo Delgado? [analysis]
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New leadership could take the long overdue step of balancing security and development policies to prevent terrorism. Read more »
'Poor Salaries Can't Cover Housing, Transport, Food' - Lament Tax Collector Zimra Workers
New Zimbabwe
HARD pressed Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) employees, some of them manning the country's borders where they are exposed to bribes, have declared incapacitation citing their… Read more »
South African Communities Vs Shell - High Court Victories Show That Cultural Beliefs and Practices Count in Climate Cases [analysis]
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When the Shell petroleum company announced in 2021 that it wanted to explore for fossil fuels off South Africa's pristine Wild Coast, Indigenous communities in the area immediately… Read more »
Zimbabwe's Parliament Moots Policy Reform to Commercialise Services At Public Hospitals
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PARLIAMENTARIANS have vowed to advocate for legislative and policy adjustments that would permit the commercialisation of services at Zimbabwe's public hospitals. Read more »
Angola Announces Tender for 'Southern Corridor' Concession
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The Minister of Transport, Ricardo de Abreu, announced Sunday that an international public tender for the concession of the "Southern Corridor", which includes the Port of Namibe… Read more »
Namibia's First Presidential Debate a Win for Democracy
Namibian
Public debates between presidential candidates are often regarded as a benchmark of competitive and open elections. Read more »
Jacob Zuma Not Eligible to Stand for Parliament, Concourt Rules [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The Constitutional Court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to stand for office in the National Assembly, just a day after he led the uMkhonto Wesizwe… Read more »
Finally, Sakhile Dube Lands Miss Universe Zim 2024
The Herald
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Doja Cat Calls her Father Dumisani Dlamini a 'Deadbeat'
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For those who wanted to know how Zandile Dlamini's, AKA Doja Cat, reconciliation is going with her actor dad Dumisani Dlamini, now you know. Read more »
UK Based Pro-Democacy Activists to Picket Embassy Over Threats On Job Sikhala After Geneva Summit 'Rants'
New Zimbabwe
UNITED Kingdom-based pro-democracy activists are planning to stage a peaceful demonstration outside the Zimbabwean embassy to register concern over continued threats on political… Read more »