By Canisius Mushibwe Following the advent of the new Covid-19 variant –Omicron– in Southern parts of Africa, Zimbabwe has started a new round of vaccination. The initiative comes a day after President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s announcement of new plans to mitigate the spread of Omicron. Zimbabwe has 134,625 Covid 19 cases and about 4 million people […]
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Faith Nyasuguta One can easily pick out the name of the next Covid-19 variant just by looking at the Greek alphabet. However, the new Covid-19 variant announced by South Africa on November 23 was named Omicron yet it should have been dubbed ‘Nu’ or ‘Xi’, but these two names were skipped. Why? Last May, the World […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenya’s capital Nairobi has been ranked by expatriates as the best city to work in, in Africa, jumping 50 places from last year following the ease of settling and finding houses. According to the Expat City Ranking 2021, Nairobi also ranks 12 out of 57 cities surveyed globally, an improvement from 62 out […]
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Canisius Mushibwe Ex- Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his current wife, Maesaiah Thabane, have been charged with murder. Thomas Thabane, 82, was charged on Tuesday together with his current wife Maesaiah 43, for allegedly murdering his late wife, Lipolela Thabane. The charges were read out to the couple at a preliminary unclosed court interview […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta “The youth of Tigray is perishing like leaves. Knowing it is defeated, it is being led by one who does not have a clear vision or plan,” Abiy, the winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, said in comments aired on state media. “It should surrender today to the Ethiopian National Defence […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- In his inauguration address to members of the new government, Prime Minister Ariel Henry mentioned that the State coffers were empty, that the deficit was rising, and that his government was operating on credit. He warned that “tightening the belt” would be necessary. From the 256 billion Gourdes budget forecast for the fiscal year […]
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