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South Africa might just have to hold its breath again. The NCCC is meeting to discuss lockdown measures on Wednesday - with border security on the agenda.
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.
THE Zimbabwe consul in South Africa, Melody Chaurura, has announced that only five buses will be cleared daily to transport Zimbabwean returnees from the neighbouring country. BY NQOBANI NDLOVU Chaurura said this in response to reports that there was chaos at the country’s ports of entry with Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials refusing to clear buses ferrying returnees. She said all buses to be cleared should have a clearance certificate from the consulate to avoid being denied entry into Zimbabwe. “All buses involved in the repatriation of Zimbabwean nationals from South Africa are with immediate effect required to obtain travel clearance from the consulate of Zimbabwe in Johannesburg two days before the intended departure date,” she said in a notice. “This applies to all except for those travelling from Cape provinces who should approach the Zimbabwe consulate in Cape Town for clearance. To avoid congestion at the port of entry, a minimum of five buses will be cleared to travel per day.” Passengers and bus crew are required to have a COVID-19-free certificate obtained within 48 hours, the notice added. Millions of Zimbabweans are domiciled in South Africa, legally and illegally, in search for a better life due to the deteriorating economic conditions in the country. lFollow Nqobani on Twitter via @NqobaniNdlovu
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of November 03, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,803,413. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 43,390 and recoveries 1,473,556.
Two years after activists in Malawi prevented a statue of Mahatma Gandhi from being erected at the heart of the city of Blantyre, a bust of the Indian national icon has been unveiled at the country's capital, Lilongwe. The bust was unveiled at the Indian High Commission on Friday, October 2, coinciding with the birthday...
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BY FORTUNE MBELE NEWLY-SIGNED Orlando Pirates striker Terrence Dzvukamanja (pictured) has set high targets for himself at the club but ultimately he wants to use the platform as a springboard to Europe. Dzvukamanja (26), who had a good season at Bidvest Wits, which sold its franchise to Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandula, says playing in Europe was his ultimate goal. But to achieve that, he has to succeed at Pirates. “I want to make a difference here and, if all goes well, hopefully I can achieve another goal of mine, which is to one day play in Europe,” Dzvukamanja said on the club’s official website. The former Ngezi Mine striker said he was not at Pirates to add numbers, but to do what he was employed to do, “that is to score goals”. “For me, its two-fold, it’s about scoring goals; hopefully double digit and also about increasing my number of assists for the season. I think as an attacking player, these are two areas where a player is judged,” Dzvukamanja said. “I don’t want to see myself as somebody who came to Orlando Pirates just to add numbers. I have come here to work, and this is what I hope shows in my performances.” He said mostly it was personal targets that motivate players on a daily basis. During his stint at The Clever Boys, Dzvukamanja found the net 15 times and provided six assists in 60 appearances and hopes to raise the bar at Pirates. Dzvukamanja had also attracted the interest of Mamelodi Sundowns’ former coach Pitso Mosimane, who resigned at the champions side on Wednesday to join Egyptian giants Al Ahly as head coach. When football resumed in South Africa in August and Dzvukamanja scored a brace in the 3-2 defeat to Sundowns in the semi-final of the Nedbank Cup, ex-Bidvest Wits coach Gavin Hunt, now at Kaizer Chiefs, wondered why the striker had not been grabbed by any of the big clubs in the country. In his own words, Hunt said: “I am amazed that nobody has snatched him up, fantastic young player, Man of the Match against Sundowns, besides the two goals he was outstanding, played very well for us.” Following the demise of Bidvest Wits, Pirates also snatched Thulani Hlatshwayo and Deon Hotto from the Clever Boys. Dzvukamanja joined Bidvest Wits from Ngezi Platinum Stars in 2018 and Pirates becomes his second home in South Africa.
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Two Cape Town City defenders have withdrawn from the Bafana squad and are currently under isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.
Sao Tome e Principe offered great resistance against Bafana Bafana in their Afcon qualifier on Friday night.
Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi had appealed to the court to consider his poor health and the state of prisons before being denied bail. After spending his first night behind bars, he was transferred to hospital.
[allAfrica] As of October 5, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,514,971. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 36,511, and recoveries 1,254,067.
There have been reports that citizens of Nigeria claim the government has been using military force against innocent civilians.
California-based financial services company Stripe has acquired the Nigerian payments startup Paystack in order to expand its services to the African continent. The multi-million dollar […]
Summer is time for refreshing fruit and a lot of new fruity dessert recipes. Coconut, Sago & Mango Dessert is fruity, sweet and refreshing.
The total number of cases now stands at 730 548, with 659 249 recoveries. It translates to a 90% recovery rate.
(Partner Content) Global equity markets were broadly negative in October, as governments across the UK and Europe imposed new national lockdown restrictions in a bid to combat a second wave of Covid-19 infections.
BY SHAME MAKOSHORI ZIMBABWE’s industrial sector has appealed for a lifeline of up to US$100 million to recapitalise the State-run Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and bolster its capacity to bail out struggling companies. The IDC operates as an investment vehicle housing State interests in firms cutting across several economic sectors. But sentiment towards re-engineering its operations has been growing with industry pointing out that it has failed to keep pace with emerging trends. The industrial chamber wants the IDC to operate along the lines of the Industrial Development Corporation in South Africa, in order to give impetus to ongoing efforts to revive hundreds of firms that have collapsed due to economic mismanagement and corruption. The South African IDC has been carrying out direct interventions in Zimbabwe, extending loans to vital institutions like Agribank. On Tuesday, the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) said to carry out this mandate, the IDC should be recapitalised to the level of the minimum capital requirement for commercial banks. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has directed commercial banks to have a minimum capital of equivalent to that of commercial banks by December 2021. “The IDC should be restructured to make it a development finance institution which supports industry instead of it remaining an investment vehicle as it is now,” the ZNCC said in a paper presented to government, spelling out its expectations in the 2021 budget. “There is need to capacitate IDC by US$100 million, which is equal to the minimum capital requirements for large indigenous commercial banks and all foreign banks,” it said. The chamber is convinced that once this is accomplished, the IDC will be well placed to intervene with cheaper funding to the country’s struggling industries. Up to US$2 billion is required to power manufacturing sector firms to produce at full throttle. The call comes as government is struggling to raise the $18 billion stimulus package announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in May to help companies ride out of COVID-19-induced shocks. Industrialists say domestic banks are ill-equipped to bankroll companies due to liquidity stress in the financial system. In its submission, ZNCC commended government for appointing new players to run the consignment-based conformity assessment programme. “This was in line with our submissions, and we expect this to enhance efficiency. There is need for allocation of funds towards improving efficiency for border systems — modernise the infrastructure at ports of entry in line with changing global trends and business needs. There is need to digitise all Zimbabwe Revenue Authority operations at the borders, Zimra should move to paperless operations,” the ZNCC noted. “There is need for an update from Zimra regarding the progress on implementing drones at borders as they have been promising for the last 24 months. There is also snail pace progress in implementing one-stop border posts across the entry points with the Beitbridge Border Post supposed to be
On Monday, two groups clashed outside of a South African high school at a protest over an alleged whites-only party that took place two weeks ago.
