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Air Zimbabwe On Verge of New Plane Deal

Air Zimbabwe On Verge of New Plane Deal

Struggling national flag carrier Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) is on the verge of concluding a wet lease agreement with a Malaysian company after it emerged that a 10-member team comprising key personnel from the troubled airline flew to the southeast Asian country to oversee the planning of the ferry flight to Zimbabwe. Sources close to the […]

State of emergency declared in Zambia

State of emergency declared in Zambia

The burning of the country’s biggest market, which is the latest in a series of infernos, apparent celebrations of the tragedy and a subsequent state of emergency has driven a wedge further between the Zambian government and opposition parties as well as civil society organisations. Early on Tuesday, a fire ravaged the Lusaka City Market […]

More Drama At ANC Policy Conference Over Land

More Drama At ANC Policy Conference Over Land

There was yet another highly charged debate on land at the ANC’s policy conference at Nasrec, south of Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Sources have told News24 that “rowdy” supporters of presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, mostly from KwaZulu-Natal, tried to prevent National Executive Committee member Mathole Motshekga from speaking. The group of delegates, in commission four on […]

6 bidders qualify for National Railways of Zimbabwe recapitalization?

6 bidders qualify for National Railways of Zimbabwe recapitalization?

SIX potential investors have been shortlisted for the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)’s $400 million recapitalisation tender that closed yesterday. The tendering process opened on May 5, 2017 and attracted more than 80 local and international bidders. The winning bidders are Sino Hydro, China Civil Engineering, Crowhat International (from Europe) Croax Private Ltd (South Africa), […]

First Lady Grace Mugabe Grabs Iconic Mazowe Dam

First Lady Grace Mugabe Grabs Iconic Mazowe Dam

FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe is continuing to expand her vast empire in the scenic Mazowe area of Mashonaland Central province; this time by grabbing the state-owned iconic Mazowe Dam — almost a century after it was built — and surrounding tracts of land. This has escalated her bitter fights with local villagers who are now […]

Asia’s Richest Person, Alibaba Founder Jack Ma to Visit Kenya

Asia’s Richest Person, Alibaba Founder Jack Ma to Visit Kenya

On his first ever visit to Africa, Jack Ma founder of Alibaba Group and UNCTAD special adviser on youth entrepreneurship, will be in Nairobi on 19th July. The purpose of his visit is to raise awareness about the sustainable development goals. Together with the UNCTAD secretary general, Dr.Mukhisa Kituyi, they will also meet up with […]

‘It’s Time to Get Tough on Eritrea’

‘It’s Time to Get Tough on Eritrea’

In the course of the all-embracing efforts to pursue regional integration in the Horn, the Eritrean regime’s belligerent behaviour towards it neighbours and its unholy marriage with insurgents is posing threats to regional stability and peace. The Asmara regime’s recent incursion in the disputed area along the Djibouti border is raising a red flag. And […]

Preventing Election Violence Is a Priority for Africa

Preventing Election Violence Is a Priority for Africa

It’s a busy time for elections in Africa, with countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe and Kenya gearing up for the polls. And as elections increasingly become the legitimate way to acquire political power on the continent, winning votes has become a matter of life and death for the political elite […]

29 photos that capture 2017 so far

29 photos that capture 2017 so far

From protests against President Jacob Zuma to children doing yoga, here are some of the most interesting moments we caught on camera in the first half of the year A train on Cape Town Station burns on 12 June. Metrorail services had broken down earlier that day and commuters rebelled. Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp The […]

Sudan Economy Ready For Take-off After U.S. Sanctions – Govt

Sudan Economy Ready For Take-off After U.S. Sanctions – Govt

Sudan’s government is confident that they are ready to enter the African and international markets when the U.S. sanctions – frozen for the past six months – are dropped. The Trump administration needs to make a final decision on permanently dropping the sanctions by July 13. Finance Minister Mohamed Ousman Elrakibi, speaking during the Afreximbank […]

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