Oliver Meth A Zimbabwean company that had been banking on Chinese financing to build a major coal-fired power plant says it is now looking for alternative backers as China pulls back on funding such projects overseas. The effort by RioZim Ltd, one of Zimbabwe’s biggest mining and energy companies, reflects how China’s recent U-turn on […]
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Oliver Meth South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking the stand at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 unrest that shook the country. The president is testifying with regards to his responsibility as the Head of State during the riots in July. A total of 337 people […]
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Oliver Meth Energy experts and government officials are expected to descend on Cape Town in South Africa when the city hosts the annual Africa Oil Week in October. Organisers said Africa Oil Week, which is the continent’s premium energy conference and is scheduled for 3-7 October, will run concurrently with a sister event, Green Energy […]
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Oliver Meth Robert Junior Mugabe, son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, has come out in support of Zanu PF ahead of by-elections due to be held in the country on Saturday. “I thought I should come and support the party… it’s a family tradition. Since I was born, all I knew was […]
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Oliver Meth Ahead of World TB Day, we look at the impact of stigma which extends beyond shame, fear and guilt that a person with Tuberculosis (TB) can feel. As a TB survivor and Ambassador, Sonto Nkosi says that stigma is often self-directed and internalised, drawing on social misconceptions of TB. “Stigma can be more […]
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Oliver Meth The LGBT community often faces discrimination and stigma when seeking medical health care services in public hospitals, globally. This month, as Africa celebrates International Human Rights Day, most health care providers in public hospitals are known for breaching their privacy and confidentiality by exposing the sexual orientation of their patients to other colleagues […]
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Oliver Meth South African fashion designer, Wanda Lephoto showcased his latest collection at Milan Fashion Week, debuting his Fall/Winter’s 22 collection (titled GAZE) in the picturesque halls of Salone degli Affreschi of the Società Umanitaria. The show was followed by a cocktail party for guests and press in attendance, courtesy of Bulldog Gin. Bulldog provided […]
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Oliver Meth Over a day ago, South African hip-hop superstar AKA, Kieran Forbes was vindicated and named 50 percent owner of The Braai Show, to be aired on the South African Broadcast Channel, SABC. The news came after six months of back and forth between AKA, Cake Media, MakhuduCom and the SABC with regards to […]
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Oliver Meth Social media giant Facebook is in hot water with South African authorities. The South African Competition Commission wants the country’s Competition Tribunal to prosecute Meta Platforms Inc, previously known as Facebook Inc for abuse of dominance. The Commission made the findings after GovChat and, #LetsTalk filed a complaint against Facebook, WhatsApp, and Facebook […]
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Oliver Meth Zimbabwean millers have raised prices for staple maize meal and flour, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict pushed up global grain and fertiliser costs, inflating the risk of hunger in a nation already fragile from Covid-19 and economic mismanagement. The association of private millers said Zimbabwe, which expects to import 155,000 tonnes of wheat this […]
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