By Africanews ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe will hold its presidential and parliamentary elections on August 23rd, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday, as the southern African country continues to battle a raging economic crisis. Mnangagwa, elected president in 2018, will be seeking a second term in office. His election followed a military coup that deposed Robert Mugabe in 2017. The 80-year-old’s main rival is lawyer and pastor is…
By REUTERS Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the country’s former president, can be personally added to a $400 million lawsuit brought by Angolan telecoms operator Unitel against a company she owns, London’s High Court ruled on Thursday. Unitel sued dos Santos’ Dutch company Unitel International Holdings (UIH) in 2020 over loans that were…
Kaula Nhongo Namibia is considering taking minority stakes in mining and petroleum production companies amid increasing concerns over local ownership of valuable resources. “We are making a case that local ownership must start with the state, which holds ownership of our natural resources,” Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo told lawmakers on Monday. “The proposed…
Steve HollandReuters WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said his government would consider visa restrictions against Ugandan officials and others for the abuse of human rights following the implementation of one of the world’s toughest anti-gay laws. Blinken said he has instructed the State Department to update travel guidance to…
Fanele Mhlongo | @SABCNews The N2 northbound route between Spaghetti Junction and the M7 in Durban remains closed. This comes as cleanup efforts continue following a service delivery protest in Chesterville on Monday night. The protesters barricaded the road with rubble and burning tyres disrupting traffic for hours. The road closure has exacerbated traffic volumes on alternative…
SABC | @SABCNews The Hawks have arrested the imprisoned former African National Congress (ANC) Northern Cape chair, John Block. The former Northern Cape Finance MEC was arrested on Tuesday morning at the Upington Correctional Services facility where he is currently serving his 15-year jail term. Block was jailed in 2018 for corruption-related lease agreements with various government…
Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was diverted to his home after he attempted to lead a convoy of vehicles to Dakar. Protesters have clashed with security forces in the Senegalese capital of Dakar on Monday, burning cars and building barricades to protest the treatment of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who is on trial for charges of rape. Just…
Harrowing accounts emerge from refugees who cross the border to escape fierce fighting in Sudan’s West Darfur region. By Virginia Pietromarchi Borota refugee site, Chad – The late afternoon sun beat down as a boy, barely three years old, picked up a bullet casing from the dusty ground. In his tiny hands, the shiny war remnant looked…
Uganda announced Monday that President Yoweri Museveni had signed into law draconian new measures against homosexuality described as among the world’s harshest, prompting condemnation from human rights and LGBTQ groups as well as Western powers. Text by : NEWS WIRES US President Joe Biden called for the immediate repeal of the measures he slammed as…
Police fired tear gas and demonstrators burned cars Monday near the home of Senegal’s main opposition leader, as tensions rise in the capital days before a court verdict is expected on charges against the politician. Text by : NEWS WIRES Ousmane Sonko is being tried for rape and death threats against a woman working at a…