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[New Zimbabwe] ZAPU has condemned the murder of a Zimbabwean man in Diepsloot, North of Johannesburg by a xenophobic South African mob hunting foreigners residing in the area.
South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
[Addis Fortune] The Ethiopian Energy Authority has drafted a directive to govern off-grid electricity generation and distribution systems. The directive also enables the Authority to issue licenses for private or public developers of power plants that generate power below 10MW.
Kimi Makwetu was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in June 2018. He passed away in hospital on Wednesday afternoon.
In summary Now that the federal government has abandoned protection for most wolves, the job of protecting them falls to governors, legislators and wildlife commissions. By Amaroq Weiss, Special to CalMatters Amaroq Weiss is a West Coast wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, aweiss@biologicaldiversity.org. The Trump administration recently stripped Endangered Species Act protection […]
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By BEN FOX and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration. Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's most controversial actions, rolling back moves that were a central feature of his administration and important to his base. The Biden administration plans to restore protection for people brought to the U.S. illegally as minors and stop using Pentagon funds to build a border wall. Biden unveiled a detailed, highly ambitious plan on immigration but it will take time to […]
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Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 November 2020: On November 19th 2020, the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021), will present an expert panel discussion focused on African Fashion: The Journey to the Global Market. This online event, designed for the emerging African Fashion sector is part of a series of digital events supporting [Read More]
Millions of children, especially in Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa, are at risk of not being vaccinated against polio and measles because of the coronavirus, UNICEF and the World Health Organization have alerted.
\"It is essential to address the global Covid-19 pandemic. However, other deadly diseases, such as polio and measles, also threaten the lives of millions of children in some of the poorest parts of the world,\" UNICEF and the WHO said in a joint statement issued Wednesday in Abuja.
According to the two organizations, there has been \"a global resurgence of measles with epidemics under way in all regions of the world in recent years.
Gaps in immunization coverage have been further exacerbated in 2020 by Covid-19, they added and called for \"urgent action\" by global donors and policymakers.
The situation in Nigeria, and its nearly 200 million people, is worrying. Although the country was declared free of wild polio in August 2020, it \"remains at risk of outbreaks of polio and measles due to a small improvement in immunization coverage,\" according to the statement.
Only 54 percent of children in Nigeria, for example, have received the first dose of measles vaccine, according to 2018 data.
On Monday, Nigerian authorities announced a sudden spike in cases and deaths from yellow fever, a deadly but vaccinated disease, in two southern regions.
In the neighboring Benue region, at least 17 people have died in recent days from an unknown disease, local media reported Wednesday.
The country has so far been relatively spared by the coronavirus pandemic, which has officially killed 1,154 people out of more than 64,000 registered cases. But the number of tests is largely insufficient.
Former Rivers of Living Waters Ministries member Solly Poopedi has accused Bishop Bafana Zondo of sexual assault and using his \"spiritual powers\" for \"evil\".
Kenya’s tourism sector has been showing massive growth in the last decade. The tourism sector has risen to become the second-largest foreign exchange earner for the country despite recent terrorism threats and other incidents of insecurity. Also, the tourism and travel sector contributed 3.7% to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2016 and around...
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[Nation] Kenya's black rhino population has doubled from less than 400 in 1985 to 794 by the end of 2019.
South Africa recorded 106 more Covid-19-related deaths, bringing the death toll closer to 20 000.
[Monitor] Cricket is one of the few disciplines that broke the coronavirus pandemic shell built around the country's sports by staging the Uganda Elite League last week.
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Johannesburg -- In the worst-case scenario, extreme droughts could be about 100 times more likely than they were early last century
[Monitor] They were all born in the upcountry, later came to Kampala, saw and conquered. Issa Sekatawa was league top scorer at Jinja-based Nytil FC and twice at Express FC. Mathias Kaweesa did it three times with three different clubs while Frank Kyazze emerged twice while playing for KCCA FC during the eighties. Of the three sharp strikers who charmed you most?
[Nairobi News] Peter Tabichi, the Nakuru based teacher who won the Global Teacher Prize last year, has bagged yet another international award.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden Administration. Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's most controversial actions, rolling back moves that were a central feature of his Administration and important to his base.
THE International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated former Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura for a successful career that saw him compete in all three formats over a period of 16 years. The 34-year-old, a regular at top ICC events including three Men’s Cricket World Cups and five T20 World Cups, has decided to retire after the T20I series against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. ICC chief executive Manu Sawhney said: “I congratulate Elton for an impressive career that saw him succeed across formats for a number of years. He was a fine ambassador of the game and came up with notable contributions with both bat and ball across formats. “I hope Elton will continue to be associated with the game after retirement and use his considerable experience to promote the game in his country and outside. On behalf of everyone at the ICC, I wish him all the best for whatever he decides to pursue in the coming years.” Chigumbura, who first shot to prominence during the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2004 in Bangladesh when he starred with the ball in a surprise victory over Australia, established himself in the senior team soon after, making his debut in a home ODI series against Sri Lanka the same year. The fast bowling all-rounder scored 569 runs and took 21 wickets in 14 Tests but tasted more success in ODI cricket, amassing 4 340 runs and grabbing 101 wickets in 213 matches. He went into Tuesday’s T20I, the 57th and last of his career, with 891 runs and 16 wickets. Chigumbura played in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups of 2007, 2011 and 2015, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cups of 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016, as well as the ICC Champions Trophy tournament in 2004 and 2006. He led Zimbabwe in 62 ODIs and 18 T20Is. — ICC
OLYMPIA, Washington - Throughout his administration, President Trump has repeatedly threatened to halt federal funding to sanctuary cities: jurisdictions that limit their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Despite the frequency of this rhetoric, Trump's efforts have gone largely unrealized thanks to court cases that have overwhelmingly ruled against the Justice Department's attempts to add immigration conditions to federal grant applications. […]
[This Day] The federal government has allowed Dangote Cement to resume exports across its land borders, raising hopes that the country may be opening up trade with neighbors after a year-long blockade.
[allAfrica] On November 4th, 2020, the United-Kingdom based Public Health Organization Knowledge Action Change, which aimed at promoting health through the concept of harm reduction issued a report entitled: Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction and also organized two discussions about the state of Tobacco Harm Reduction in the world.
[Monitor] In many respects, the African Nations Championship is Ugandan football's awkward middle child. The enduring importance of the Africa Cup of Nations finals has lodged the championship in the back of our mind as an almost accidental thing.
There has been an outpouring of condolences following the death of outgoing Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu.
BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA FINANCIAL services giant, CBZ Holdings (CBZH) on Tuesday said inflation-adjusted post-tax profits slipped to $2,44 billion during the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 after the economy suffered from the effects of COVID-19-induced lockdowns. Zimbabwe’s biggest banking group posted $4,32 billion in post-tax profits during the comparable period in 2019. “The COVID-19 was declared a world pandemic by the World Health Organisation on March 11, 2020 as most countries reported surging numbers of cases. In response, the government adopted restrictive measures to contain the spread of the virus. While necessary, the restrictive measures also led to a disruption of economic activities creating both threats and opportunities to the group’s business model,” CBZH said in a commentary accompanying the period’s financial statements. Revenues declined to $10,4 billion from $11,5 billion previously in response to the total closure of economic activities as government tried to curb the spread of the pandemic. However, the group reported gains in total assets, which nearly doubled to $90,39 billion from $47,23 billion. In line with inflationary increases, lending increased by 262,17% to $22,74 billion compared to $6,27 billion previously. Total deposits more than doubled during the period under review to $64,38 billion from $27,83 billion in 2019. The group said COVID-19 might turn into an endemic disease in the coming year, which might dictate the pace and growth of the economy. “Going into the last quarter of the year, and into 2021, a number of scenarios are shaping up for the global and domestic economies,” the group said. “On the global level, COVID-19 is likely to gradually gravitate towards endemic status, with localised restrictions. Policymakers are expected to maintain expansionary monetary policies in order to continue supporting their economies. In Zimbabwe, the direction of most economic fundamentals largely depends on the government’s pace and approach towards reopening of the economy, in particular how the authorities will seek to boost economic activity in the key growth sectors such as the agriculture, mining, manufacturing and public sector,” CBZH noted. The banking group said policy conduct remained generally difficult and constrained as the continued lack of balance of payments and budgetary support confined authorities to limited domestic resources.
Voza Rivers, whose work as an award-winning, international producer, music executive, co-producer of theater, film, music, and live events is the honoree of The Ossie Davis Award in Recognition of Your Work as a Theater Producer and Documentary Filmmaker.
For the first time in tournament history, due to daylight - or the lack thereof - concerns, the Masters will be played off two tees in the opening two rounds.
