November 24
Sudan: Al-Burhan Inspects Conditions of Citizens Displaced From Eastern Part of Gezira State
SNA
The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and General Commander of the Armed Forces, Gen. Abdul- Fattah Al-Burhan, visited on Sunday the citizens who were displaced… Read more »
November 21
South Africa: Strict Deadline for Meter Re-coding - South African News Briefs - November 21, 2024
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Tanzania: Death Toll in Kariakoo Building Collapse Rises to 20
Daily News
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that 20 people lost their lives in the Kariakoo building collapse as of Wednesday morning. Read more »
Liberia: Unicef Urges Liberia to Prioritize Children's Voices, Rights
Liberian Observer
As Liberia joined the world in celebrating World Children's Day, UNICEF Representative Andy Brooks issued a heartfelt call to action, urging all stakeholders to prioritize the… Read more »
Liberia: 34,000 Liberians Living With HIV
Liberian Investigator
Thirty-four thousand (34,000) Liberians are living with HIV, and the National AIDS Commission is urging urgent, united action to reignite the fight against the epidemic ahead of… Read more »
South Africa: Public Works Workers Have Slept Outside City Hall for a Month, Hoping to Get Jobs Back
GroundUp
Their contracts were terminated in July and the eThekwini municipality says it is only considering applicants 35 or younger Read more »
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Ethiopia: Dereja, in Partnership with the Ministry of Labor and Skills and the Mastercard Foundation, to Host the 5th National Career Expo, Connecting Over 30,000 Recent Graduates
Mastercard Foundation
Dereja, in partnership with the Ministry of Labor and Skills (MOLS) and the Mastercard Foundation, will host the 5th National Career Expo on November 6 - 7, 2024, at Millennium… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Former First Lady Grace Breaks Down After Seeing Late Husband, Robert Mugabe's Belongings During Ex-Employees' Theft Trial
New Zimbabwe
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe broke down in court on Wednesday upon glimpsing the belongings of her husband, late long-time ruler Robert Mugabe. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Over 100,000 Illegal Houses in Harare Not Paying Rates, Council Prejudiced of Billions
New Zimbabwe
HARARE Mayor Jacob Mafume says the City Council is losing money due to a chaotic billing system and has failed to collect rates from over 100,000 houses illegally built in the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Security Guards Petition Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Over Poor Salaries
New Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Security Guards Union (ZISEGU) has petitioned the Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe over the urgent need to repeal Statutory Instrument 58/2024 which allows… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Gets Commonwealth Leaders Support in Bid to Rejoin Bloc Despite Tainted Elections
New Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's efforts to get Zimbabwe back into the Commonwealth are being backed by the grouping's secretary general, Patricia Scotland, who believes he has done… Read more »
Nigeria: Global Revenue for 4G, 5G Infrastructure to Reach $6bn By 2027 - Report
This Day
SNS Telecom & IT, a global research and consulting company has predicted that global revenue for 4G and 5G private network infrastructure would reach $6 billion by 2027, double… Read more »
South Africa: Once-Abandoned Vleifontein Library Nearing Completion At Last
GroundUp
Construction on the R16-million facility began in September 2022 Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Gig Economy Takes Center Stage at Africa Celebrates 2024 Event
Mastercard Foundation
During a panel discussion at the event, it was stated that regulatory sandboxes should be designed to help gig platforms thrive. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Sakhile Back Home
The Herald
Reigning Miss Universe Zimbabwe Sakhile Dube arrived home yesterday from Mexico. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Former First Lady Mugabe Testifies in Theft Case
The Herald
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday sobbed in court after positively identifying her late husband Robert Gabriel Mugabe's suits, which were purportedly stolen by their four… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Dairy Initiatives Uplift Lives in Chipinge
The Herald
Smallholder farmers have found new hope for and economic opportunities through the dairy value chain initiatives that are already transforming community livelihoods in Chipinge,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Growing Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance in Goat, Sheep Farming
The Herald
On a small farm in Nyazvidzi in Gutu District, Tendai, a goat farmer, noticed that several of his animals had developed a persistent cough. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Ecocash Loses ZWG148, 7 Million in Conversion to New Currency
New Zimbabwe
DIVERSIFIED digital solutions group, Ecocash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited has suffered a ZWG148,7 million loss during migration to the newly introduced currency. Read more »
November 20
Southern Africa: Namibia Seeks Solutions During Dire Drought
allAfrica
Climate shocks and emergencies are no longer distant concerns - they are now a reality. The rains in Namibia might provide a brief respite, but the underlying crisis remains. Read more »
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Africa: Africa Investment Forum - Top African Investors Gather in Casablanca Ahead of 2024 Market Days
African Development Bank (AfDB)
A group of top African investors made a stop in Casablanca, Morocco, on Tuesday, November 12 to mobilise Moroccan investors and business leaders a few weeks ahead of the Africa… Read more »
South Sudan: Warring in Sudan's Urban Areas Severely Disrupts Key to Economy, Says UN Official
allAfrica
Sudan's war has disrupted its urban economy, once a mainstay, with formal wage employment sharply declining, pushing many into precarious self-employment or informal labour,… Read more »
South Africa: Police to Monitor Spaza Shop Registrations - South African News Briefs - November 20, 2024
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Nigeria: Chidimma Adetshina Announces Break From Beauty Contests
Daily Trust
Beauty queen, Chidimma Adetshina, has revealed her decision to step away from beauty pageants. Read more »
Somalia: Foreign Fighters Flocking to Islamic State in Somalia
VOA
The Islamic State terror group's small but influential affiliate in Somalia is growing, thanks in part to what the United Nations describes as an "influx of foreign fighters." Read more »
Zambia: Zambia's Catholic Bishops Raise Concern Over Rights Violations
VOA
In Zambia, Catholic bishops raised the alarm this week about increased arrests and prolonged detentions of opposition leaders. Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique President Wants Talks to End Weeks of Post-Election Unrest
VOA
In a state of the nation address late Tuesday, outgoing Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi invited the four presidential candidates for a dialogue as part of a bid to end… Read more »
Mozambique: Development Bloc Concerned About Mozambique's Post-Election Violence
VOA
The Southern African Development Community held an extraordinary summit of heads of state in Zimbabwe on Wednesday to discuss the post-election strife in Mozambique and the… Read more »
