By Canisius MushibweA senior official in Mozambique’s ministry of mineral resources has disclosed that over 14 tonnes of gold and other gems have been lost to smuggling. Fernando Maquene said gold, rubies and other gems have been illegally exported from the country since the start of 2021. Mozambique is renowned as the home to some of […]
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By Canisius Mushibwe The renowned brewing company, Heineken, is set to acquire a stake in South Africa and Namibia’s brewing companies in a venture valued at about US $4.6 billion. The Dutch brewing giant plans to buy South Africa’s Distell and Namibia Breweries in one combined deal with the aim to create a regional beverage champion. […]
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By Canisius Mushibwe The South African government has withdrawn its support for Miss South Africa to contest in the Miss Universe competition scheduled for Israel. The contest is set to be held on December 12, but the country’s arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa in a statement that the ministry came to the decision because […]
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By Canisius Mushibwe Mental health issues have been a prevailing challenge in Africa for decades. The stigma of mental disorders is fed by a vacuum created because of a lack of information. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2017 estimate, 322 million people are living with depression, and 29. 9 million (9%) of these are living in […]
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By Canisius Mushibwe Zambia Association of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (ZAGO) says in spite of the country seeing a reduction in maternal mortality rate, the number of girls and young women dying from abortion is still high. Therefore, ZAGO has committed to enhancing the mitigation of women or female adolescents dying from unsafe abortions. Speaking during […]
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By Canisius Mushibwe Botswana has put up a legal framework that prohibits foreigners from venturing into business meant for the locals. The country is moving towards the enforcement of the Industrial Development Act of 2019 and its Regulations of 2020 to ring-fence business activities set for Botswana locals, offering punishment for any abrogation of the […]
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By Canisius Mushibwe Renowned South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is being considered for parole. This comes after the athlete serving half of his jail sentence of the 13 and a half years handed to him as punishment in 2015. However, the parole will only happen […]
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By Canisius Mushibwe What seemed to be a normal knockout in a boxing match has led to the death of a Zimbabwean boxing fighter. Super bantamweight boxer Taurai Zimunya, 24, passed away on Monday after collapsing during a non-title bout fight during the weekend. This incident is the first of its kind to happen in the […]
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By Canisius Mushibwe Tanzania 🇹🇿 is a beautiful country with the nicest, beautiful people you’ll ever meet, extraordinary wild reserves such as the plains of the Serengeti National Park, a safari mecca populated by the “big five” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo & rhino) and the Kilimanjaro National Park, home to Africa’s highest mountain. The […]
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By Canisius Mushibwe Zimbabwean author and filmmaker, known for writing the movie ‘Neria’, has been honoured with a Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. Tsitsi Dangarembga, 62, was awarded the prize for not only her artistic work, but also her commitment to politics where she has fought for freedom and against corruption for years. […]
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