Ethiopia’s Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban Delivers Strong Early Results

The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has denied trying to shield its deputy chairperson, Florence Radzilani, from facing the party’s newly appointed Integrity Commission (IC) for her alleged role in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal.

This week, the party’s Limpopo provincial executive committee (PEC) announced a resolution that all those implicated in the VBS scandal should subject themselves to the Integrity Commission.

“The PEC also expressed its displeasure about the manner in which some of the implicated officials fromREAD MORE

The first cases of cholera in Gauteng were traced to a bus trip to Malawi back in January, Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla said

The explanation of the origins of the deadly waterborne disease is unlikely to bring any comfort to the families who lost their loved ones to the outbreak.

On Wednesday, Phaahla held a press briefing at Tshedimosetso House in Pretoria, where he outlined the timeline of what has now come to be known as the Hammanskraal choleraREAD MORE

THE Nigerian Armed Forces (NAF) has reported the surrender of more than 800 terrorists over the past fortnight. This is during operations against Islamist insurgents and violent criminals terrorising the West African country.

Some 91 Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) suspects were
killed and 247 criminals arrested during the above-mentioned period.

Operations were held around the country from May 18 to June 1. Most breakthroughs were achieved in the terror-prone Northeast and North
Central zone where ISWAP andREAD MORE

AT least five people have died as a result of a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in eastern Uganda. The Ministry of Health reports that two people remain missing, two others have been injured and 200 displaced following the disaster in Bulambuli district on the slopes of Mount Elgon.

The Uganda National Meteorological Authority forecast moderate rain
mostly over the eastern and south-eastern areas and some parts of
central and western Uganda between Wednesday and Thursday.

The casualties and damagesREAD MORE

While President Cyril Ramaphosa was in the process of delivering his budget speech at the National Assembly in Cape Town, a panga-wielding man was protesting naked at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.  

The unnamed man was filmed violently hacking at the feet of Nelson Mandela’s statue at the official seat of the South African government atop Meintjieskop on Government Avenue.

A passerby alerted the media to the incident, which police have not denied but refused to provide further detailsREAD MORE

THE resumption of flights by Eswatini Air to South Africa is anticipated to boost trade between the two countries. The direct flight to Durban was opened early in May, with a maximum capacity of 50 passengers operated by an Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft.

It operates flights on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. There are plans to increase frequencies to seven times a week from this month, based on demand.

The route is expected to facilitate trade between KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)
provinceREAD MORE

GAUTENG, South Africa’s economic hub, has welcomed the commencement of flights into the country by Zambia Airways.

The first flight touched down at the O.R Tambo International in Johannesburg on Thursday amid fanfare, as the aircraft was welcomed with the traditional water cannon salute.

It will service the Lusaka-Johannesburg route with flights running twice
daily. Gauteng Air Access, in collaboration with the Gauteng Tourism Authority
(GTA), has been working closely with Zambia Airways to make this route a
reality.

“Now,READ MORE

Zhang Jiliang and Wang Youliang, two villagers from Baoxing County, Ya’an City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, came close to wild giant pandas on 12 May while working in the virgin forest at an altitude of 2,700 metres above the sea level in Liangzigou, the source of the Qingyi River. 

“The giant panda drank river water for three full minutes before walking towards the direction we were hiding,” Zhang said. In order not to affect the giant pandas, they took theREAD MORE

THE proclamation of August 23 as the date for the harmonised election paves the way for what is panning out to be the most tension-laden polls in Zimbabwe in recent years.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the incumbent, announced the dates for the
presidential, parliamentary and council elections, ending weeks of speculation.

The announcement likely will raise the mercury, with the atmosphere already charged amid recurrent inter and intra-party fights, the receding democratic space and an ill-prepared electoral body whose impartiality isREAD MORE

LOBBY group Gun Free South Africa (GFSA) says the government should establish a specialised firearms unit that will undertake the task of recovery and destruction of illegal firearms if it’s serious about curbing the escalating murder rate in the country. 

The organization’s statement comes after crime statistics released by Police Minister Bheki Cele a few days ago showed that gun-related crimes had significantly increased to 35%.

The number of people shot and killed daily increased from 23 in the 2021/2022READ MORE