adminEditorial Comment: All registered CSOTs must be active
Zimbabwe has a total of 61 registered community share ownership trusts (CSOTs), but only 14 are active, according to the National Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Board (NIEEB). Companies involved in…
Nigerian cops retract ban on schoolgirls protests
ABUJA — Nigerian police said on Tuesday that protesters were free to march in the capital Abuja, after an uproar over comments by the police commissioner in which he appeared…
Beverly Sibanda fined
RAUNCHY dancer Beverly Sibanda was yesterday fined $100 and warned against having physical contact with her fans in future while performing or she will be locked up for two months.…
No public school for my son: Malema
Johannesburg — EFF leader Julius Malema will continue sending his son to a private school, even though last week he said public representatives should use public services, The Star reported…
CAR bans SMS
Bangui — Text messages in the Central African Republic are now considered a security threat and their use has been suspended, the telecommunications ministry said on Tuesday. Mobile phone users…
Whistleblower Snowden seeks Brazil asylum
Edward Snowden, the former US intelligence contractor turned whistleblower, has said he has requested asylum in Brazil, in an interview with journalists from the country. Appearing on Brazil’s Globo TV…
Namibia’s chief Kuaima Riruako dies
Windhoek — A Namibian tribal leader who led the fight for reparations against the atrocities committed by colonial Germany has died, a family spokesperson said on Tuesday. Chief Kuaima Riruako,…
Syrian election vote counting begins
Election officials have started counting votes in a Syrian presidential election expected to deliver an overwhelming victory for President Bashar al-Assad but which his opponents have called a charade. State-run…
Libyan general survives assassination attempt
A suicide car bomber has targeted the home of a renegade Libyan general who has been leading an offensive against armed groups in Benghazi, military officials say. The attack on…
HRW urges DRC to probe attacks on activists
Kinshasa — Human Rights Watch called yesterday on the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate attacks and threats against opponents of a major oil exploration project at one of Africa’s…