President Kagame opens door for Zimbabwe teachers
Rwandan President Paul Kagame told a delegation from Zimbabwe led by the Foreign Affairs minister Frederick Shava, on Wednesday that Rwanda urgently needs good teachers from his country.
Africa
Malawi Former Deputy Speaker Dies In Parliament
LILONGWE, Malawi – Clement Chiwaya, a former deputy speaker in Malawi has shot himself dead inside parliament in the capital, Lilongwe, authorities said.
Minister Nzimande In Hot Soup Over Afrikaans Remarks
PRETORIA - The opposition, Democratic Alliance party on Monday filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) against Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande over his defining of Afrikaans as a “foreign” language in South Africa.
‘Bankrupt’ South African Airways resumes flights
South Africa’s embattled national airline on Thursday flew its first plane since March 2020 after emerging from bankruptcy proceedings.
Johannesburg Mayor Matongo Dies In Suspected 'Political Foul Play'
JOHANNESBURG – Johannesburg mayor Jolidee Matongo was killed in a car accident on Saturday evening, the city announced.
COVID-19: Sinovac Starts Vaccine Clinical Trial On Children In South Africa
JOHANNESBURG. — Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech last Friday launched the Phase III clinical trial of its Covid-19 vaccine on a group of children and teenagers between six months and 17 years old in South Africa.
Confusion rocks late TB Joshua’s church
Crisis is currently brewing at the Synagogue Church of All Nations following the appointment of TB Joshua’s wife, Evelyn as the new leader of the church.
Woman charged for poking fun at Chakwera on WhatsApp
A woman aged 20 appeared before a court in Lilongwe after she was arrested for sharing on a WhatsApp group a video clip which the state believes was aimed at ridiculing President Lazarus Chakwera.
President Conde 'Toppled' In Guinea Military Coup
CONAKRY — Soldiers who staged an uprising in Guinea's capital on Sunday said on state television that they had dissolved the West African nation's government and constitution and closed all land and air borders.
Egypt, Siemens AG Sign $4.5bn Electric Train Deal
CAIRO — Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly witnessed the signing of a contract with German Siemens AG to implement the 660 km electric train network in Egypt connecting Ain Sokhna, on the Red Sea coast, with Matrouh on the Mediterranean coast.
