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Namibia: Family of 11 Homeless After Eviction
A family of 11 have been left homeless after the property's owner evicted them from the shack they have been living in for over 20 years in Windhoek's Babylon informal settlement. Esther Hailonga says seeing their shack being demolished was painful. "We have nowhere to stay or sleep. Our father is currently based at Ondobe in the Ohangwena region and is unable to provide shelter for us," she says.
Namibia: Rise Elders, Morenga Create Safe Space
Sophisticated songbird Lize Ehlers is set to add a little edge to her oeuvre with the debut of her latest alter ego, DJ Rise Elders. Introducing this persona alongside Morenga as they spin the decks at Safely Ratchet at Café Prestige on 29 May, Ehlers marries this debut with her ongoing activist work. "Safely Ratchet was born out of the reality of Drag Night Namibia patrons wanting to dance to edgy music after Drag Night, but the curfew prohibits this every time," says Ehlers.
Namibia: Reconafrica Denies Malpractice
Canadian oil and gas company Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) says allegations about malpractices in their oil exploration activities are "categorically untrue". This was detailled in a statement issued by the company. "ReconAfrica adheres fully to the legal obligations within all territories in which it operates. Allegations have been made in the media suggesting that this is not the case. These are categorically untrue," the statement said.
Namibia: Guilty Fishrot Lawyers Get Appeal Chance
Two South African lawyers who ended up being found guilty of offences under the Immigration Control Act when they travelled to Namibia to represent six of the men charged in the Fishrot corruption case will be allowed to appeal to the Supreme Court against their convictions.
Namibia: Shikongo Was a Visionary - Geingob
President Hage Geingob yesterday said the late Windhoek mayor, Matheus Kristof Shikongo, was a principled and visionary man whose contributions to the City of Windhoek are still visible and palpable. In the speech read on his behalf by vice-president Nangolo Mbumba at Shikongo's memorial service, Geingob said Shikongo was a trailblazer and pioneer who lived a meaningful life and has left behind an admirable legacy. Geingob said Shikongo's journey to success in life was not easy.
Namibia: Spotlight On Women's Football
With a bit more exposure, Namibia will increase its women's football exports, says Namibia Football Association (NFA) women's desk coordinator Jackie Gertze. Talent is not in short supply, however, the platforms to market gifted young women have not been at a premium, she says. "As far as that is concerned, I believe a lack of international competitions is a real constraint that contributes to the lack of exposure for our players," Gertze says.
Namibia: Police Call for Help to Find Man in Fraud Case
The Namibian Police are requesting the public to help trace the whereabouts of Edgar Cardoso Alves, who has to appear in the High Court in connection with fraud charges. In a media statement on Monday, the police said Alves - about 1,7 metres tall and light in complexion - drives a BMW three series with the registration number N 2345 SH. The police said their efforts to trace him have proven futile.
Liberia: EU, GOL Launch Farmers Fishers Trade for Small Holders Farmers in Liberia
By Willie N. Tokpah Monrovia — Agriculture Minister Jeanine Cooper says using agriculture as a business is important for Liberia to move beyond subsistence farming and fishing. According to Minister Cooper, agricultural must now shift from its current stage to a more advanced level that will promote human development. Speaking Tuesday at a forum for smallholder farmers and fishers, Minister Cooper said doing so must ensure access to safe and nutritious food for all.
Nigeria: Malami's "Cows and Spare-Parts" Faux Pas
Several highly-placed officials of the Federal Government have brought great embarrassment to this country through their unguarded utterances. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, blocked a petition from a section of Nigerians in the Diaspora, saying they had no right to comment on insecurity in the country.
Nigeria: Shell, AGIP, Heritage Record Highest Oil Spillage in Nigeria
A total of 30 oil companies spilt 41,216 barrels of oil in Nigeria between 2019 and May this year. Between January 2019 and May 18, 2021, a total of 30 oil companies in Nigeria spilt 41,216 barrels of crude, data published by NOSDRA, a government-run satellite tracker, showed. This is equivalent to 6.5 million litres of oil (at 159 litres to a barrel). The spills occurred in 846 cases of oil spillages in less than three years.
Kenya: Senators Suspend Business to Mourn Ayimba
Nairobi — Senators temporarily halted House business on Tuesday to pay tribute to fallen former Kenya Rugby International Player and Coach Benjamin Ayimba who succumbed to Cerebral Malaria on Friday. Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja, who initiated the session, said Ayimba's achievements will remain engraved in the country's history.
Botswana: Help Eliminate Malaria - Health Spokesperson
Gaborone — Ministry of Health and Wellness chief public relations officer, Mr Christopher Nyanga has encouraged Batswana to help eliminate malaria in the country. In an interview on Monday, Mr Nyanga said the ministry still emphasises the importance of communities to allow their houses to be sprayed with a malaria mosquito-killing chemical during indoor residual spraying campaigns. He further stated that communities were encouraged to use bed nets properly as guided by health officials.
Ethiopia: Rights Groups Demand Inquiry on Violence Against Women in Tigray
More than 60 rights organisations in Africa have called for an immediate inquiry into allegations of violation against women and girls' rights including sexual violence in the Tigray region, Ethiopia. The Solidarity for African Women's Rights (SOAWR) in a statement issued last week, said reports of sexual violence against women and girls in the conflict-hit Tigray region need to be acted upon immediately.
Kenya: Ruto Allies in Fight Over 'Hustler' Tag
A war of words broke out in Deputy President William Ruto's camp, where rival factions clashed over the hustler slogan ahead of a showdown with Jubilee in the Kiambaa parliamentary by-election. Both the Dr Ruto-linked United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee sought to quell divisions within their respective camps as they gear up for the first parliamentary contest in the Head of State's county.
Congo-Kinshasa: Death Toll From DR Congo Volcano Rises to 32 As Aftershocks Rock Goma
Tremors have continued in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the city of Goma, three days after Mount Nyiragongo erupted, as the death toll climbed to 32. Thousands have been internally displaced or fled across the border to Rwanda. "Thirty-two people died in incidents linked to the eruption, including seven people killed by lava and five asphyxiated by gases," the UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR, said in Geneva.
Nigeria: OML118 - NNPC, Bonga Partners Sign Pact for 2bn Barrels of Oil
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and contractor parties, comprising Joint Venture (JV) oil firms have signed five agreements on the Bonga Production Sharing Contract (PSC) to explore about two billion barrels of oil under the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 118. At the pacts signing ceremony at the NNPC Towers in Abuja yesterday, the company on its social media, said, "This marks a watershed in the administration of deep-water operations in Nigeria.
Nigeria: Borno Closes 10 Shopping Malls Over Tax Defaults
Borno Internal Revenue Service (BO-IRS) yesterday sealed off 10 shopping malls where owners had allegedly failed to remit withholding tax to it after receiving notices. Addressing Journalists in Maiduguri during the exercise, Head, Legal Services and Board Secretary, BO-IRS, Barrister Ardo Buba, said the service was left with no option but to seal off the buildings because the owners failed to remit 10 percent of their gross rental incomes as withholding tax to it.
Nigeria: No Grazing Reserves in Our State, Benue Tells Govt
The Benue State government on Tuesday said there is no land to be bequeathed for cattle grazing routes or any such adventures. Reacting to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, on the plan of the federal government to commence rehabilitation of grazing reserves in the country, the state government said Benue should be counted out of the plan. The Benue State government described the federal government's move as shocking.
Nigeria: Attacks On Police in Nigeria Could Fuel More Crime - How to Stop Them
There has been a rising wave of attacks on police stations and police officers in some southern states in Nigeria. At the last count, 127 cops had been killed and 25 stations razed in the past five months. The Conversation Africa's Wale Fatade asked sociologist Lanre Ikuteyijo for his view on why this is happening and how the country can stop the attacks. What do you think is responsible for these attacks?
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Nigeria Vaccinates 440,000 Healthcare Workers - Official
The 440,000 health workers represent 23 per cent of people that have received first shots of COVID-19 vaccines. At least, 440,000 healthcare workers have received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria, an official has said. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this during a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe: Residents Resist 'Fraudulent' Privatisation of Southlea Park School
Residents in Harare's Southlea Park suburb have petitioned government and Odar Housing Development Consortium against ongoing attempts by authorities to "fraudulently" pass on Southlea Park Primary School to an undisclosed private suitor. The developments were prompted by the education ministry's recent dispatching of representatives to the school with plans to transfer the existing teaching staff to other learning institutions while paving way for the controversial take-over.
South Africa: Taxi Drivers Bring Gqerberha to Standstill Over Covid-19 Funds
Taxi drivers disrupted parts of Gqeberha on Tuesday, with several roadblocks and violent protests. The drivers are demanding answers about their Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) funds. Seven taxi drivers were arrested, two vehicles torched and a truck was hijacked and looted during the protest. Nelson Mandela Bay Regional Taxi Council has called a meeting to deal with the disgruntled workers in the hope of finding a resolution.
Tanzania: Dar Lures Dangote
INVESTMENT guru Aliko Dangote has expressed commitment to invest heavily in the country to create more jobs, improve the wellbeing of Tanzanians and boost revenues. The Nigerian billionaire business magnate issued the remark after paying a courtesy call on President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the State House in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa to Go After Nehanda's Head
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have pledged to renew what has proven to be an unyielding bid to repatriate First Chimurenga icon, Mbuya Nehanda's skull which was taken as a war trophy to a London museum over a century ago. The national leader announced this in Harare Tuesday as he led the unveiling of the spirit medium's statue in central Harare.
Africa Day Marks Resistance to State-Sponsored Homophobia
Africa will not be free until all its people are free and LGBTI persons are allowed to live their lives without fear, says South African-based advocacy organisation Iranti. “ Across the continent we see countries acting against law-abiding citizens because they do not conform to a heteronormative view of the world. Yet perpetrators of gender-based violence operate with impunity,” said Iranti executive director Jabu Pereira.
Chad: Buhari Presides Over Extraordinary Summit of Lake Chad Basin Commission
The leaders would be discussing the growing security threats in Sahel and Lake Chad region, political relations and economic ties as well as the situation in Chad. President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned an extraordinary summit of Heads of State and Government of Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
Congo-Kinshasa: North Kivu - Seven Die After Inhaling Gas From Lava
By Moïse M. Bahati At least seven people have died in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after inhaling gas emitted from cooling lava of volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, Radio Okapi reported on Monday evening. The seven people, who were found dead on Monday morning, were asphyxiated by gas emitting from lava stones. They were found in different parts of the region of Kibati, in North Kivu Province.
Rwanda: Africa Day 2021 - Creative Arts Industry Challenged to Shape Development Agenda
Officials on Monday, May 24, emphasised the importance of harnessing Rwanda's rich heritage and culture by ensuring that arts, culture and heritage contribute significantly to growth and transformation. This was during a press conference held in Kigali by Protais Musoni, Chairperson Pan African Movement-Rwanda and Amb. Robert Masozera, Director-General of the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy, ahead of this year's joint African Liberation Day and International Museums Day on Tuesday, May 25.
Nigeria: INEC - Attacks On Offices a National Emergency
Abuja, Awka — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the continuous burning of its offices in some states should be regarded as a national emergency. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Festus Okoye, said in a statement yesterday that the commission held an emergency session yesterday, as attacks on its facilities in some states of the federation continue unabated.
Namibia Divided On Homosexuality
For the past few days, social media has been a tool to air support towards homosexuality while others have used it to oppose it. Political commentator Ndumba Kamwanyah, over the weekend, came out in support of same-sex marriage on Facebook. Kamwanyah wrote, "Same-sex marriage will not bring Namibia down nor has it brought any country down.
Namibia: Genocide Graves to Be Restored On Africa Day
The Namibian Genocide Organisation invites members of the public to assist in restoring unmarked prisoner-of-war graves at Swakopmund tomorrow. Over time, the graves, which are situated on a vast expanse of land at Kramersdorf, have been flattened by coastal, winds which risks the erasure of key Namibian history. During brutal conflict between 1904 and 1908, German colonial forces committed genocide against the Ovaherero and Nama people.
Liberia: UNDP, EPA and Ministry of Mines Holds Multi-Stakeholders Workshop On Environmental Monitoring and Human Rights in the Artisanal & Small Scale Mining Sector
Kakata — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines & Energy, and with support from the United Nations Development Program-UNDP through the Environmental Governance Programme funded by SIDA Monday began a two-day training workshop for multi-stakeholders including artisanal and small scale miners on Environment Monitoring and Human Rights.
Nigeria: ABCON Warns Forex Speculators As CBN Sustains Dollar Sales to BDCS
Foreign exchange speculators may lose over N100 billion in the next one month as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sustains massive funding for Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators. President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Alhaji Dr. Aminu Gwadabe, made this assertion last Friday in Lagos, saying the CBN is committed to improving funding for over 5,000 BDCs nationwide in a new move to deepen market liquidity and protect the naira against speculators.
Angola: Governor Calls for End to Illegal Occupation of Land in Luena
Luena — The provincial governor of Moxico, Gonçalves Muandumba, Monday told the new municipal administrator of Moxico to put an end to the phenomenon of illegal occupation of land in the city of Luena. The governor, who was speaking at the ceremony in which he inaugurated the new municipal administrators of Moxico (head office), Quintas Sempieca, and of Cameia, Antônio Fidel Chinhama, said he was noticing the growth of conflicts in land management, mainly in the occupation of State land reserves.
Namibia: Geingos Calls for End to Homophobia
First lady Monica Geingos says doing away with the outdated law against sodomy is being confused with legalising homosexuality in Namibia. Geingos said this in a social media post on Friday afternoon. She said the law against sodomy has not been enforced for more than 20 years and is likely to be in conflict with the Constitution's protection of the right to privacy. "Scrap all obsolete laws and stop being homophobic," she stated.
Nigeria: Govt Receives Disaster Risk Reduction Equipment From Japanese Govt
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has received Disaster Risk Reduction specialised equipment for search and rescue of persons in distress, donated by the Japanese Government. Mrs Nneka Anibeze, the Special Assistant on Media to Farouq said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja According to her, the equipment were presented at the presentation of the 2020 Annual Report of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
Africa Must Liberate Western Sahara - Zanu-PF External Affairs Secretary Mumbengegwi
African countries should put maximum effort towards the liberation of the Western Sahara, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to realise the goals and the aspirants of the founding fathers of the Organisation of African Union, now the African Union, Zanu PF Secretary for External Affairs Cde Simbarashe Mumbengegwi has said. Currently, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is the only African country, which is occupied by Morocco, an African state.
Uganda: Ex-MTN Boss Grilled in Defamation Court Case
The former MTN- Uganda's manager for legal and corporate services, Mr Anthony Katamba, was yesterday interrogated before the Kampala High Court in an alleged defamation case he brought jointly against Nation Media Group (NMG-Uganda) and MTN-Uganda.
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