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Southern Africa

Sex workers in Malawi to protest over rights abuse

Sex workers in Malawi have announced their intentions to demonstrate over what they claim is abuse of their rights, according to Nyasa Times.

Angola’s ruling party claims election victory as counting continues

Angola's ruling MPLA party said it was on track to win a two-thirds parliamentary majority, based on its own numbers, as votes were still being tallied ahead of an expected release of official results later on Thursday.

Zambia backs down on compulsory HIV testing policy

Zambia’s government has backed down on an earlier announced compulsory HIV/AIDS testing policy by its President Edgar Lungu. The government is withdrawing the policy due to huge uproar from citizens and rights groups, according to the Lusaka Times.

Polls open in Angola as voters pick new MPs and President

Angolans are voting on Wednesday to elect Members of Parliament who will pick a new president in an election that many consider very significant.

Dlamini-Zuma chased away from Marikana massacre site

Former African Union Commission chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Tuesday was chased away from the 2012 Marikana massacre site in South Africa, according to local media reports.

Angola’s dos Santos to quit after 38 years in power

Angolans vote on Wednesday in an election that will see President Jose Eduardo dos Santos quit after nearly four decades in power.

“I am tired of eating human flesh” – Suspected cannibal in SA confesses

Police in South Africa have arrested three suspected cannibals, according to local media reports. One of the suspects walked to the police to claiming he was “tired of eating human flesh.”

Zimbabwe’s Vice President suffers minor liver damage

Zimbabwe’s Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa is reported to have suffered minor liver damage after doctors in South Africa detected traces of palladium poison in him.

SADC to send special envoy to DRC amidst political tension

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has announced it will be sending a delegation to the Democratic Republic of Congo which has witnessed heightened tension.

Grace Mugabe back to Zimbabwe after securing diplomatic immunity

Grace Mugabe, wife of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has returned to Zimbabwe from South Africa where she had been accused of assaulting a 20 year old model in a hotel in Johannesburg.

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

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Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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