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Johann Rupert gives Ramaphosa an ultimatum
Billionaire businessman Johann Rupert has allegedly given President Cyril Ramaphosa a marching order, instructing him to tow the line and fire Ace Mag...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 17:44hrs | 4700 | by Staff reporter
Tanzania's president dies after Covid rumours
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country's vice-president has announced.He died on Wednesday from heart complications ...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 00:11hrs | 3380 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean family seeks Ramaphosa's intervention
A Zimbabwean family has written to the president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa asking for his intervention after one of their family members myster...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 17:52hrs | 4207 | by Shelton Muchena/ Simbarashe Sithole
Africa to get 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine by December
The African Union Special Envoy on the COVID crisis, Strive Masiyiwa, has said that Africa will get more than 1 billion doses of vaccines by December ...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 20:38hrs | 488 | by Agencies
Mozambican community's promising hunting revenue powered development
Wildlife hunting is increasingly becoming the main 'driver' for not only socio-economic development but also for wildlife and wildlife habitat con...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 17:03hrs | 4307 | by Emmanuel Koro
Feasibility studies for Umvumila on cards
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has started engaging potential consultants to undertake feasibility studies for Umvumila area as part of progress towards ...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 17:10hrs | 1799 | by Staff reporter
Mediclinic justifies ties to apartheid era 'Dr Death'
Private hospital group Mediclinic South Africa has come under fire after it emerged that Dr. Wouter Basson is still practicing at its Cape facilities....Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 17:02hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter
Judgment: Zimbabwean farmers Luke Tembani and 24 others v the President of the Republic of South Africa and others
Last month the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria handed down judgment in a R2-billion damages claim against South Africa by 25 dispossessed Zimbabwean fa...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 14:20hrs | 2318 | by Agencies
'Ramaphosa made a mistake by closing the borders'
Wits University's Health and Social Security Sytems specialist, Professor, Alex van den Heever, has slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for having close...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 18:00hrs | 4546 | by Daniel Itai, Johannesburg, South Africa
Botswana sets currency to lose value faster in 2021
Botswana has set its pula currency to lose value at a faster rate this year, a senior official said Monday, as it seeks to boost export competitivenes...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:17hrs | 3086 | by Staff reporter
40 million South Africans to receive COVID-19 vaccine in 2021
Health minister Zweli Mkhize said on Sunday that the government was committed to rolling out vaccines with urgency to establish herd immunity against ...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 17:59hrs | 1386 | by Staff reporter
Community attacks SA police while arresting undocumented foreigners
POLICE officers have been attacked by community members while arresting undocumented foreigners at Greenside extension 44 outside Polokwane in Limpopo...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 17:16hrs | 5259 | by Staff reporter
South Africa not closing borders under lockdown Level 3
South Africa is not closing its land borders under new Covid-19 lockdown Level 3, but will deploy more staff to improve the flow of human and vehicula...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 07:46hrs | 1066 | by Staff Reporter
BCC on high alert for Cyclone Chalane
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned residents to be prepared for the looming Cyclone Chalane which is predicted to hit Bulawayo on New Year's E...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 19:01hrs | 1936 | by Staff reporter
'Jacob Zuma is not in hospital for Covid-19'
Former president Jacob Zuma is well and currently enjoying the holiday season with family at home.That's the word from Edward Zuma following a...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 18:54hrs | 1163 | by Staff reporter
Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi makes a fool of himself in ConCourt
The state capture inquiry contends that former president Jacob Zuma should pay the legal costs of its urgent Constitutional Court bid to compel him to...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 18:40hrs | 2358 | by Staff reporter
ANC's integrity commission slams Ramaphosa
The politics of 2020 ended in dramatic fashion this week when the ANC's integrity commission took on party president Cyril Ramaphosa, saying he had av...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 12:28hrs | 2909 | by Staff reporter
Unchecked Xenophobia in SA to cause Civil Unrest Domino Effect in the Region
"As a young opposition party leader in Zimbabwe, I'm deeply concerned about the security of Zimbabwean lives and property in South Africa as fresh xen...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 09:08hrs | 1668 | by Staff reporter
Somizi hints at opening a restaurant in June
Multitalented media personal, Somizi Mhlongo-Motaung has hinted on opening a restaurant come June next year.This follows the success of his re...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 09:07hrs | 813 | by Daniel Itai, Johannesburg, South Africa
SA minister blames truck drivers for Beitbridge congestion
Traffic congestion outside the Beitbridge Border Post into Zimbabwe has reached Musina which is about 14 kilometers from the border post.Chair...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 20:21hrs | 1753 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean citizen kicked out of SA may return, court rules
Pretoria - A Zimbabwean citizen who had been kicked out of South Africa and deported back to Zimbabwe has received an early Christmas gift.At ...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 12:21hrs | 2814 | by Staff Reporter
EcoCash to hike transaction charges in January
THE country's largest mobile money platform, Ecocash, says it would adjust its transaction charges by up to 20 percent starting next month citing the ...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 17:44hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor arrested for granting notorious armed robber bail
PROSECUTOR Tapiwa Kasema, who is under investigation for consenting to bail for four notorious armed robbers, including suspected gang leader - Musa T...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 17:43hrs | 835 | by Staff reporter
Zhovhe dam overflows
The Civil Protection Unit (CPU) in Beitbridge has warned communities living downstream of Zhove dam along the 63km Umzingwane River of possible floodi...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 17:41hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Immigration ready for festive traffic
The Department of Immigration is reviewing its operations to expeditiously clear increased volumes of human and vehicular traffic expected starting th...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 17:41hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
ZimAchievers Awards host inaugural ZAA Botswana gala
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) has honoured Zimbabwean achievers who have been outstanding in the year at the inaugural ZAA Botswana Awards Dinner Ga...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 12:36hrs | 377 | by Tinashe Mukono
SA Home Affairs probes close to a million 'blocked' ID documents
The Home Affairs Department is investigating close to a million "blocked" identity documents that were found to be suspicious, duplicate or fraudulent...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 08:15hrs | 3546 | by Staff reporter
Woman sells baby for US$179 to buy drugs
Kenyan woman Faiza Wanjiru has told the Nation newspaper that she sold her son for Sh20,000 (US$179,68) to buy drugs. Wanjiru who left h...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 09:13hrs | 2952 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Prophet Bushiri credits Court victory to God
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, leader of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church has attributed yesterday's court victory to God.Yesterday...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 15:53hrs | 4529 | by Daniel Itai
Mpumalanga MDC Alliance Leadership paint Bushbuckridge red
Mpumalanga MDC Alliance door to door, mobiisation and recruitment program turned into a rally as the District leaders met so many veteran ...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 09:23hrs | 4062 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Botswana to reopen land borders on December 1
Botswana's government on Friday said it was re-opening its borders to visitors after months of lockdown restrictions following the coronavirus outbrea...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:10hrs | 1738 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe trip was not for leisure, Mapisa-Nqakula tells Parliament
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has told Parliament her controversial flight to Zimbabwe, on which she ferried several ...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 20:19hrs | 1170 | by Staff reporter
Pastor accussed of 63 counts of rape applies for bail
Tim Omotoso (born Timothy Oluseun Omotoso) the senior pastor of a Jesus Dominion International, based in Durban, South Africa who is facing 63 c...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 12:18hrs | 2707 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zambia travel borders officially open
Zambia travel is open to foreign nationals, however, according to the US Embassy in Zambia, the Government of Zambia has suspended all tourist visas u...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:03hrs | 10038 | by Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor
Republic of South Africa is a registered company in America
The Republic of South Africa is a registered company in the United States of America with SEC CIK #0000932419.According to the Security and Ex...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 09:46hrs | 6530 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ANC: Things are not fine in Zimbabwe
Lindiwe Zulu, Chair of the ANC's Subcommittee on International Relations has conceded that things are not fine in Zimbabwe.Zulu was part of a ...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 09:18hrs | 2153 | by Daniel Itai, Johannesburg, South Africa
'South Africa should open its borders'
Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa is calling upon the government to open up the country's borders.Tsh...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 09:18hrs | 2271 | by Daniel Itai, Johannesburg, South Africa
Zambia President Edgar Lungu's Prophet survives gun attack
Zambian Prophet Isaac Kabamba popularly known as DD Isaac survived an attack from gunmen in August. DD Isaac is widely known as Edgar Lungu's prophet ...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 23:27hrs | 4841 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africa Clicks saga: Top executives resign
South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters have caused the Clicks retail group to delist the TRESemmé brand, expand its range of local haircare product...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 17:07hrs | 3099 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Malema shuts down Clicks' stores
SOUTH AFRICA - One of the country's leading pharmaceutical retail giant, Clicks, is currently embroiled in a racial storm following an online advertis...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 15:57hrs | 3169 | by Daniel Itai
ICAC demands lifting of Ecowas embargo against Mali
The International Coalition Against Coronavirus and Other Pandemics (ICAC) has demanded the lifting of the ECOWAS embargo against Mali and the immedia...Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 08:49hrs | 282 | by Stephen Jakes
Another military group attacks Mozambique
The armed resistance group Renamo Military Junta launched attacks on a Correios de Moçambique (Mozambique Post-Office) passenger bus on Sunday,...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 12:38hrs | 8020 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ramaphosa's gov't urged to release Marikana recommendations
On the eighth anniversary of the killing of dozens of miners by South African police, experts are calling on the government to release a report on rec...Published: 20 Aug 2020 at 13:41hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Cyril Ramphosa ordered to lift alcohol ban
South Africa media has reported that the country's National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and Cabinet have been advised to lift the ban on the sa...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 13:52hrs | 1900 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Beitbridge border fence useless and compromised
An investigation into the Beitbridge border fence project has uncovered several alleged procedural irregularities, Public Works and Infrastructure Min...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 19:10hrs | 1442 | by Staff reporter
Thuli Madonsela pokes big nose into Mnangagwa Zimbabwean affairs
Former Public Protector and founder of The Thuma Foundation Advocate Thuli Madonsela says the Zimbabwean government needs to be called to account for ...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 07:53hrs | 5338 | by Staff reporter
NGO plans Africa's self-determination, sovereign development programmes to fight Covid-19
A non-governmental organisation - International Coalition Against Coronavirus (ICAC) is planning to conduct programmes that are meant to enable ...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 11:05hrs | 141 | by Stephen Jakes
Bushiri's church relocates from Pretoria Showgrounds
The Shepherd Bushiri led Enlightened Christian Gathering Church has announced that it will be relocating from its current base, the Pretoria Showgroun...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 09:52hrs | 27043 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africa Minister of Defence recovers from Coronavirus
South African Presidency has announced its Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and her husband, Charles Nqakula, have r...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 12:13hrs | 3432 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zindzi Mandela tested positive for Covid-19 before death
South African media has reported that Zindzi Mandela the daughter of ANC struggle stalwart died after testing positive of the deadly Coronavirus. ...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 19:43hrs | 4047 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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