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THE internal strife plaguing the country’s main parties, including the opposition simultaneously united and divided by a court showdown over the allegedly rigged general elections, adds a new dimension to the edgy political atmosphere in Nigeria.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and most recently, the Labour Party (LP), are all beset by infighting over different issues, some which reflect the
decades-long saga of ethnicism hijacking of politics in Africa’s biggest country byREAD MORE

THE World Tourism Organisation (WTO) has welcomed the end of the public health emergency phase for COVID-197. WTO believes this recent announcement represents a major milestone in the global effort to combat the virus.

“We welcome WHO’s decision to end the emergency status for COVID-19,” said WTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili. WHO is an acronym for the World Health Organisation.

“This is an important signal and a moment to stand back and reflect on how we can overcome challenges only inREAD MORE

PLANS to build a convention centre to host international conferences in Siavonga have received a major boost after the local town council secured land for the construction. The facility would enhance the growth of the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) which is a lucrative part of tourism
across the globe.

“We need to build a big convention centre which can accommodate over 1 000 delegates,” Given Kwapu, the council chairperson, said.

“Siavonga district has all it takes to hostREAD MORE

MORE than US$56 million the Zimbabwean government has invested in the tourism industry in Mashonaland West province, post-pandemic appears to be money down the drain. This is much to the concern of authorities who are dissatisfied with the return of investment.

Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu, the Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality, disclosed the government had invested over US$18,49 million in 2021 and in excess of $37,66 million in 2022 to
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The Russian Embassy in South Africa has broken its silence on claims that it received weapons from South Africa, labelling the allegations an old tactic by the United States of America to push false narratives aimed at starting wars with foreign countries. In a statement released today, Russia accused Reuben Brigety, the US Ambassador to South Africa, of “fabricating weapons story” in a bid to sway the country’s foreign policy. 

It said his unsubstantiated allegations were part of a plotREAD MORE

EFF leader Julius Malema has added his voice to those who have publicly raised concerns about the government’s handling of US Ambassador Reuben Brigety’s claims that South Africa armed Russia, saying he should have been expelled from the country and his credentials withdrawn.  

Addressing a media briefing in Johannesburg yesterday, Malema poured cold water on Brigety’s allegations, insisting that the South African government had no capacity to produce any ammunition for the Russian government, even though he wished they did. 

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ANKARA, May 15 (Xinhua) — Türkiye was heading toward a likely runoff presidential election as Sunday vote count showed neither of the candidates above the 50-percent threshold of the votes to win outright, according to preliminary results delivered by the semi-official Anadolu Agency early Monday.

Early results of Anadolu showed incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a comfortable ahead compared to the opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu, but the gap was narrowed as more votes were counted. Erdogan received 49.67 percentREAD MORE

BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — The recent U.S. Census Bureau data suggest that the U.S. merchandise trade deficit with China was larger in 2022 than when Donald Trump was president, said an article on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website.

Adding that America’s overall trade deficit hit an all-time high of 1.18 trillion U.S. dollars, Carnegie noted that this fortifies the view that “tariffs would not reduce U.S. trade deficits and the costs would be paid largely by Americans.” Similarly,READ MORE

ONE of Africa’s most prominent church leaders, Zimbabwean Archbishop Professor Ezekiel Handinawangu Guti, has been globally celebrated as he turned 100 years old. The centurion, the founder of the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa Forward In Faith International (ZAOGA FIF) ministries, officially marked the milestone at an event held at the Glamis Arena in the capital Harare this past weekend.

Believers drawn from across the world, political leaders, business captains and other church leaders among others graced the occasion whileREAD MORE

SOUTH Africans have denounced attempts by Western sponsored media and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for orchestrating a smear campaign to influence South Africa to support Ukraine and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the conflict with Russia.

Western sponsored media alongside the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) have been pushing this agenda. This came about after some pro-Ukraine local media with their American counterparts criticised Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma when she expressed her support of Russia’s military operationREAD MORE