November 17
South Africa: Flies Carry Bacteria - and Some of Those Are Resistant to Antibiotics. What We Found in Three South African Hospices [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Houseflies live close to humans and domesticated animals and because they are so mobile they can easily spread bacteria that make people sick. Read more »
Angola: G20 - President João Lourenço Talks About Fighting Hunger and Poverty
ANGOP
The Global Alliance to Fight Hunger and Poverty will dominate the speech of Angolan President João Lourenço, this Monday at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Read more »
Namibia: Namibians Share Frustration Over Corruption Ahead of 2024 Elections
Namibian
A former fisherman's daughter was forced to drop out of university in her second year after he lost his job due to the Fishrot corruption scandal. Read more »
South Africa: Operation Shanela Remains Determined and Nabs 232 in the Northern Cape
SAPS
During Operation Shanela, the multi-disciplinary high-density operation, commencing on 11 November 2024 until 17 November 2024, Northern Cape police, in collaboration with other… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Makes Progress With HPV Vaccination to Prevent Cervical Cancer
SAnews.gov.za
As the country joins the global community in marking four years of the global movement known as the Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action, the Department of Health has… Read more »
South Africa: Remembering Fallen Heroes
SAnews.gov.za
Transport Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa has called on South Africans to honour the sacrifices of road traffic enforcement officers and recommit to making roads safer for all. Read more »
South Africa: Government Welcomes S&P's Decision to Revise SA's Outlook to Positive
SAnews.gov.za
Government has noted and welcomed S&P Global Rating's decision to revise South Africa's outlook to positive from stable and affirm the sovereign's long-term foreign and local… Read more »
South Africa: The Finance Ghost - Perfume On Pigs, and Woolies Local Better Than Down Under
Daily Maverick
This week, we saw earnings updates from Vodacom and MTN. Let's start with the former, where the interim dividend is down 6.6%. Read more »
South Africa: The Unbearable Deafness of the Liberal Left and the Death of Identity Politics
Daily Maverick
Now that the cries and lamentations of the US election losers have started to die down, and a million 'why-Harris-lost' analyses have been done, with the blame apportioned to… Read more »
South Africa: German Cops Confirm Clues That Wanted Global 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova May Be in South Africa
Daily Maverick
Daily Maverick has reported before on wanted global 'cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova's possible ties to South Africa, and Cape Town in particular. Now police in Germany are looking into… Read more »
Namibia: Windhoek High Court Sentences Father to 25 Years for Raping Daughter (15)
Namibian
A man convicted of raping his 15-year-old daughter did irreparable harm to her, a Windhoek High Court judge said before sentencing him to 25 years' imprisonment on Thursday. Read more »
Namibia: Unam Students Face Exam Uncertainty
Namibian
University of Namibia (Unam) students are worried about the decision to ask them to write second opportunity examinations before the release of their continuous assessment marks. Read more »
Namibia: NDF, Police Ready to Unite to Tackle Crime Surge
Namibian
Defence minister Frans Kapofi says the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) is willing to join the police to fight crime if they are called to do so. Read more »
Namibia: Fishrot @5 - Samherji Must Be Held to Account
Namibian
It has been five years since Namibians woke up to the headline 'The Kickback Kings' on the front page of The Namibian on 13 November 2019. Read more »
Namibia: The Role of Practice Numbersin Private Healthcare
Namibian
The Namibian Association of Medical Aid Funds (Namaf), established under the Medical Aid Funds Act 23 of 1995, serves as the regulator of clinical risk within Namibia's healthcare… Read more »
Namibia: Propaganda and Looting Bedfellows
Namibian
If not for propaganda and looting, why must taxpayers fork out nearly N$70m more compared to last year for the NBC, Nampa and New Era? Read more »
Namibia: Govt Increases Funding to New Era and Nampa By N$30m Amid State Interference Concerns
Namibian
Executive director of information and communication technology Audrin Mathe has failed to explain why the government has increased funding to its media agencies with millions. Read more »
Namibia: The Cloud - A File Storage Option for SMEs and Individuals
Namibian
On 2 June, A burglar broke through the physical security measures in place at my workplace in broad daylight, stole my laptop and fled the scene. Read more »
Namibia: Nandi-Ndaitwah Leads Special Elections, IPC and Ar Gain Ground Ahead of 27 November
Namibian
Swapo's presidential candidate, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has taken the lead in the national elections after securing 60% of preliminary votes in the National Assembly special… Read more »
November 16
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Appoints Presidential Economic Advisory Council For The 7th Administration [press release]
South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council who will play an important role in guiding the 7th Administration in its pursuit of… Read more »
Southern Africa: Regional Call-for-Action from the children of Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Unicef
All children have the right to a quality education, to grow up in a safe and secure environment and to be protected from harm. Children’s rights are human rights, enshrined… Read more »
Angola: Angola Benefits From More Than U.S.100 Million to Fight Climate Change
ANGOP
Angola has benefited from more than US$100 million in pilot projects to combat climate change since 2015, the National Director for Climate Action and Sustainable Development,… Read more »
Angola: Angola Confirms First Case of Mpox in Luanda
ANGOP
A case of Mpox, a disease formerly called monkeypox, has been confirmed in Luanda in a 28-year-old woman of Congolese nationality, ANGOP has learned. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Late Apostolic Church Leader Mugodhi's Son Loses Supreme Court Appeal Ending Power Wrangle
New Zimbabwe
THE son of the late Bishop Tadeu Mugodhi, former leader of the Mugodhi Apostolic Faith Church (MAFC), has faced another setback as the Supreme Court has rejected his appeal against… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Government Shields Foreign Mining Companies Accused of Exploiting Rural Communities
New Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT of Zimbabwe has defended foreign mining companies operating in the country saying they are adhering to the law despite growing accusations of exploitation in rural… Read more »
