Tag Archives: SOUTH AFRICA

  Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA |  Leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters party Julius Malema has yet again asked Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga to concede defeat. He has told the ODM leader not to go down in history as one who was desperate for power. Raila has …

Galiwango’s body chopped into pieces! Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Unidentified thugs have brutally murdered a South African-based Ugandan businessman for unknown reasons. The assailants kidnapped Fred Galiwango, who has been running a vehicle mechanical workshop in Lancaster Soweto on Sunday last week. His mutilated body that was chopped into …

Aspen Pharmacare mulls switch to other manufacturing efforts | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine manufacture, Aspen Pharmacare of South Africa, has been hit by a serious slump in orders that threatens its future. Aspen Pharmacare is producing, pricing and selling its own branded version of the Johnson & …

⚫ 5th/6th Classification Match ✳ South Africa 48 Uganda 54 Birmingham, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s She Cranes produced a superb first half show, to upset South Africa and take 5th place in netball at the Commonwealth games here. South Africa, ranked 5th in the world, started the better …

Gaborone, Botswana | Xinhua | President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana on Thursday said the southern African country continues to work tirelessly to improve exports to South Africa. Addressing the Botswana-South Africa Business Forum Roundtable held on the occasion of the 28th anniversary celebrations of the establishment of diplomatic relations between …

Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Sunday said it has recognized the need to intensify “genuine” self-renewal and build a “capable, ethical and developmental state” in order to resolve many challenges that the people are facing. “There was a shared consensus that both …

Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | South Africa has adopted multi-pronged approaches to tackle the scourge of xenophobia through community dialogues and soccer matches between foreigners and locals, among other interventions, a government official said on Monday. These various measures are aimed at enhancing social cohesion and nation building, Poso Makhado, manager …

Kiswahili widely spoken in the Eastern African region, has received more recognition across the continent in recent years Cape Town, South Africa | Xinhua | South Africa’s Parliament on Tuesday said its Joint Constitutional Review Committee, which makes recommendations about the amendment to the Constitution, has received a presentation on submissions …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Virus Research Institute has sent four suspected samples of monkeypox to South Africa. The samples were picked from suspected patients in Kampala who presented with some symptoms of the disease like headaches and rashes. Monkeypox is a viral disease caused by the orthopoxvirus. It …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission has announced a solidarity fund to support South Africa following recent devastating floods there. Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed “his full solidarity and renewed his sincere condolences” to the affected families, the government and people of South Africa …