Power cuts can be painful, right? But, for many South Africans, it’s now part of everyday life: something you would expect rather than something that would surprise you. “It’s got such a negative impact, especially in businesses”, says Tsholofelo Moeketsane, who has just started a new food business in Soweto, …
Read More »Malagasy civil society denounces manipulation of security forces
Toamasina student dies from gunshot wound during student protest. The Rohy movement blames the regime and its way of “instrumentalizing the security forces”. In a statement, the government explains that the death of the young man is attributable to “a warning shot”. Read also: At Louis Vuitton, « unsold products are …
Read More »Mozambique probing death of 111 dolphins on island
Mozambican authorities are investigating over the death of more than 100 dolphins in an island south of the country. The dolphins, same species, Stenella Longirostris were found dead on the coast of the island of Bazaruto in the province of Inhambane. The first 25 dolphins were discovered on Sunday and …
Read More »Mozambique will receive covid vaccines by Sunday
According to the Mozambican health ministry, heath workers will be the first people to be vaccinated against the coronvirus pandemic once national supplies arrive at the end of this week. Benigna Matsinhe, Mozambique’s Deputy National Director of Public Health, made the announcement at a press conference on Monday, but did …
Read More »Jacob Zuma corruption trial over arms deal set for May
A corruption case against South African former President Jacob Zuma and French defence company Thales over a $2bn state arms deal will start in May, according to a South Africa court. Mr Zuma faces 16 charges , including fraud, racketeering and money laundering – all of which he denies. Mr …
Read More »Zondo commission requests 2 years jail time for Jacob Zuma
The commission probing widespread state corruption when Jacob Zuma was president of South Africa, on Monday requested the Supreme Court to hand down a two year jail time for Zuma over his refusal to testify. Since the creation of the commission in 2018, Jacob Zuma already implicated by some forty …
Read More »Identity of ex-boyfriend charged over death of pregnant 28-year-old now known
At a court in Johannesburg, the boyfriend of a South African woman, whose murder galvanised protests against violence against women in the country, has been charged with her murder. The body of Tshegofatso Pule a young woman of 28-years-old was found hanging from a tree last June, with multiple stab …
Read More »Mozambique loses its opposition leader Daviz Simango
The leader of the second-largest opposition party in Mozambique, Daviz Simango has died in neighbouring South Africa where he had been evacuated on Feburary 13. A few days earlier, Mr Simango was tested negative whereas his wife was tested positive for coronavirus. His brother Lutero Simango told journalists at the …
Read More »Corruption inquiry asks for prison for ex-president Zuma
The judicial inquiry into government corruption in South Africa has asked the Constitutional Court to sentence former President Jacob Zuma to two years in prison for contempt. This followed Mr Zuma’s failure to appear before the State Capture Commission last week, despite a summons and an order from the highest …
Read More »Seif Bamporiki, Rwandan exiled politician shot dead in SA
A Rwandan opposition politician, Seif Bamporiki, living in exile in South Africa, was shot dead while delivering a bed to a client in Nyanga on Sunday afternoon. Reports say Seif Bamporiki was killed while delivering furniture to a client on Sunday afternoon in Cape Town. It is not clear whether …
Read More »