In a strange turn of events, a member of a 10-man gang of robbers escaped death after being shot by an accomplice during a cash-in-transit robbery in Limpopo. Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the heist took place at around 4:40 pm on the Senotlelo-Mokgwaneng main road in Matlelerekeng outside Sekhukhune District on Monday.… Continue reading Cash-In-Transit Heist Gang Accidentally Shoots Member During Robbery
Further Food Ration Cuts For Refugees In Tanzania Due to Funding Shortage
REFUGEES in Tanzania will soon receive half the food ration they require, due to funding shortages afflicting the World Food Programme’s (WFP’s) response. More than 200 000 refugees in the East African country will be affected. WFP says it needs US$21 million to provide food assistance. In March, further reductions were made, dropping the ration… Continue reading Further Food Ration Cuts For Refugees In Tanzania Due to Funding Shortage
Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Law Elicits Global Response
UGANDA’S Anti-Homosexuality Act has sent shockwaves through the human rights fraternity and elicited outrage from the West, where same-sex liaisons are widely accepted. These liberties are frowned upon by most of the developing world, hencethere was outcry when President Yoweri Museveni signed into law theAnti-Homosexuality Bill on Monday. The European Union (EU) was among the… Continue reading Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Law Elicits Global Response
Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan Meets Her DRC Counterpart
BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) — Peng Liyuan, the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, met with Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, the wife of President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, in Beijing on Friday. Peng appreciated Denise Nyakeru’s efforts to improve the health and well-being of African women, children and adolescents… Continue reading Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan Meets Her DRC Counterpart
Low Water Levels Threaten Zambian Fishers’ Lives
CLIMATE change, leading to reduced water levels, illegal fishing and poor methods are putting under threat the lives and livelihoods of fishers dependant on the Lake Kariba. Artisinal fishermen in the Siavonga district, south of Zambia, lamented the setbacks amid poor fish harvests. “Our source of livelihood as artisanal fishermen is under threat due to… Continue reading Low Water Levels Threaten Zambian Fishers’ Lives
240 Illegal Gambling Machines Destroyed As Asylum Seekers Warned Against breaking SA Laws
Limpopo Economic Development, Environment and Tourism MEC Rodgers Monama has raised concerns about foreign nationals who arrive in the country as asylum seekers but end up committing crime. Monama raised the concerns during the demolition of 240 illegal gambling machines, mostly Chinese Roulettes, that were confiscated at various spaza shops across the province through the… Continue reading 240 Illegal Gambling Machines Destroyed As Asylum Seekers Warned Against breaking SA Laws
China, DRC Upgrade Ties To Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership
The presidents of China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Friday the elevation of the bilateral relationship from astrategic partnership of win-win cooperation to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. China and the DRC are strategic partners with a profound traditional friendship forged in the course of fighting for national liberation and… Continue reading China, DRC Upgrade Ties To Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership
Ramaphosa Owns Up After SA Deadly Cholera Eruption
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has owned up to the poor governance, weak management and poor maintenance of infrastructure by his government for disease outbreaks, including the latest eruption of cholera. As of Monday, when his weekly letter was made available, the death tollhad risen to 24. Hammanskraal, north of the Gauteng province is theepicentre of the… Continue reading Ramaphosa Owns Up After SA Deadly Cholera Eruption
UNHCR Condemns Malawi Crackdown On Refugees
MALAWI has incurred the wrath of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) after the recent arrest and detention of 377 refugees. Those arrested, including 117 children, have been forcibly relocated tothe overcrowded Dzaleka refugee camp, whose holding capacity is overfour times the requirements. The camp, as originally established to accommodate up to 12… Continue reading UNHCR Condemns Malawi Crackdown On Refugees
Records Tumble In Africa’s Premier Women’s Race
THE Ethiopian, Tadu Nare, will again be the woman to beat at the Spar Grand Prix. This after she returned with a record-breaking victory at the Gqeberha,Eastern Cape this past weekend. The defending series champion delivered a spectacular performance tosecure a comfortable victory in 31 minutes, 35 seconds. She made up for missing the first… Continue reading Records Tumble In Africa’s Premier Women’s Race