June 28
Zimbabwe: Stanbic's Rise Above Incubator Programme for SME's Comes Full Circle
263Chat
Stanbic Bank's Rise Above Incubator Programme for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has come full circle with three start-ups poised to receive business loans of varying amounts… Read more »
Zimbabwe: From Childhood Rivals to Lifelong Friends - Remembering Norman Maroto
263Chat
It was in 1996 when we became friends. I was in grade 6 and he was in grade 7. We had played against each other in the U13s, I was at Support Unit and he was at Dynamos. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Norman Maroto Dies
The Herald
THE Zimbabwean football fraternity this morning (Friday) woke up to the tragic news of former striker, Norman Maroto's death. Read more »
Malawi: Debt Restructuring Negotiations Start Bearing Fruits As China Signs Supplemental Debt Pact With Malawi
Nyasa Times
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Simplex Chithyola Banda has disclosed that negotiations with debtors over debt restructuring have started bearing fruits as Malawi has… Read more »
June 27
Zimbabwe: Memories of 2008 Violence Still Haunt Zimbabweans
New Zimbabwe
HORRORS that Zimbabweans went through in extremely violent and fatal weeks before a June 2008 Presidential Election runoff, still haunt them whenever polls are called, Heal… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader, 77 Activists Are Denied Bail in Absentia
New Zimbabwe
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists and the party's interim leader, Jameson Timba have been denied bail by Harare Magistrate Ruth Moyo. Read more »
Namibia: I'm Not a Sell-Out - VP Nandi-Ndaitwah On Genocide Negotiations
Namibian
Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday said she will never sell Namibia or Namibians out while negotiating with Germany over the 1904-08 genocide. Read more »
Malawi: Activists Differ On the Impending National 'Shut Down' Demonstrations
Nyasa Times
Some renowned human rights activist in the country have differed on the impending national wide demonstrations which some concerned citizens led by some human rights activists have… Read more »
South Africa: False! Old Claim About Life-Saving Benefits of Drinking Hot Water Resurfaces in South Africa
Africa Check
False! Old claim about life-saving benefits of drinking hot water resurfaces in South Africa Read more »
South Africa: Cutting Edge Robotic Surgery - Beacons of Excellence At Two Cape Town Public Hospitals
spotlight
Within South Africa's beleaguered public health sector - unsettled by budget cuts, understaffing, and divisive NHI legislation - cutting edge surgical robots that have been used to… Read more »
Mozambique: Conflict in Northern Mozambique Puts Education At Risk
HRW
The good news is that during 2022 and 2023, attacks on schools in Mozambique significantly decreased, according to a report released last week. The bad news is that Mozambique has… Read more »
South Africa: Proteas Qualify for T20 World Cup Final - South African News Briefs - June 27, 2024
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Botswana: United States Turns Over C-130h to Botswana Defence Force
Africom
U.S. Ambassador Howard A. Van Vranken, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, and U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. Michael Langley, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, participated in the official… Read more »
South Africa: Why SA's Health Department Will Send Flood and Heatwave Warnings to Pregnant Women
Daily Maverick
The chance of a miscarriage or stillbirth can be up to 8% higher during floods or long periods of heat than in normal times. That's why the health department will soon send… Read more »
Zimbabwe: U.S. Denies Zimbabwe's Claims It Is Militarizing Zambia
VOA
The head of U.S. Africa Command denied Thursday claims by Zimbabwean government officials that Washington is setting up a military base in neighboring Zambia and wants to move… Read more »
South Africa: Peter Randall - a Pioneering Publisher Who Established the Radical Ravan Press in South Africa [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Peter Randall, a pioneering South African activist publisher and educator, passed away on 5 June 2024 in Johannesburg. He was the co-founder of Ravan Press, which published books… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Political Monopoly Has Been Broken - Could It Help the Economy? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Over the last decade or so there has been something of a revolution in economics. The long held belief that unfettered markets deliver good outcomes for all is now overwhelmingly… Read more »
Africa: Saving Soils in Africa the Only Path Left to a Future
The Herald
Could the soil of Africa be developing an unstoppable malaise that will transform our continent from an innocent victim of climate change into its main driver? Read more »
Namibia: Vaccine Sceptics Lose Case Against Govt
Namibian
A group of Covid-19 vaccination sceptics yesterday lost a High Court case directing the government to provide them with information on the safety and efficacy of vaccines against… Read more »
Namibia: Are Namibians Open to Chronic Disease Screening?
Namibian
When was your last check-up? Read more »
Namibia: Men Urged Not to Fear Rectal Examinations
New Era
The tricky thing about men is to tell them it's time to have their prostate tested because the media has put so much emphasis on that test, which is seen as invasive, while it is… Read more »
Namibia: Teaming Up to Tackle Mental Health ... Central Hospital to Get Facelift
New Era
The Diamond Association of Namibia (Diaman) donated to the Windhoek Central Hospital for the renovation and modernisation of its mental health unit, and to address critical needs… Read more »
Mozambique: Constitutional Council Rejects Appeal Against Alliance Symbol
AIM
The Constitutional Council, Mozambique's highest body in matters of constitutional and electoral law, has rejected an attempt by a minor political party, the United Congress of… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Non-Profit Organisations Reject Findings of Province's Forensic Probe
GroundUp
Six out of 13 drug rehabs previously funded by the Gauteng Social Development Department are now "under investigation" Read more »
Southern Africa: Govt Approves SADC Charter On Women
The Herald
Zimbabwe has approved the signing and ratification of the organisation charter for the SADC Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Organisation, Minister of Information,… Read more »