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Several miners trapped underground in Zimbabwe

November 26, 2020 Elwin Mandowaafrica, africafeeds, Miners, News, Sports, Zimbabwe0 comment

– Advertisement – At least 40 miners in Zimbabwe are trapped underground after a shaft in a disused gold mine collapsed, the country’s miners’ federation said Thursday. The incident occurred late Wednesday in the town of Bindura, around 70 kilometres north of the capital Harare, said Wellington Takavarasha, head of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation. Takavarasha told AFP the miners were working inside the disused Ran Gold Mine when a shaft caved in. Six miners have since been pulled from the rubble and taken to hospital. “Those who were rescued said…

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How Covid-19 funds were misappropriated in Zambia

November 26, 2020 Elwin Mandowaafrica, africafeeds, Coronavirus, Covid-19, News, Southern Africa, Special Reports, Zambia0 comment

– Advertisement – A damning report about the misappropriation of COVID 19 funds by Zambian government officials has been released by the Auditor- General’s office. Unexplained transactions About $71 million is reported to have been mismanaged on a number of unexplained transactions between 1 February and 31 July, 2020, which include dubious transfers from the Zambian government’s accounts, in cash withdrawals. The interim report highlighted an over-commitment of over 31 million U S dollars as being the highest financial irregularity in the utilisation of COVID-19 resources, according to a statement…

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Trevor Noah will host 2021 Grammy awards

November 25, 2020 Elwin Mandowaafrica, africafeeds, Grammys, News, Noah, Showbiz, Southern Africa, Trevor Noah0 comment

– Advertisement – South African comedian Trevor Noah will host next year’s Grammy awards, the organisers have announced. Harvey Mason Jr, the chair and interim president of the Recording Academy, said Noah was the “best choice” as host. Noah said after the announcement that “Despite the fact that I am extremely disappointed that the Grammys have refused to have me sing or be nominated for best pop album, I am thrilled to be hosting this auspicious event.” “I think as a one-time Grammy nominee, I am the best person to…

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South African woman shortlisted for global teacher prize

November 23, 2020 Elwin Mandowaafrica, africafeeds, Featured, Limpopo teacher, Mokhudu Cynthia Machaba, News, Opinions & Feature, South Africa, Southern Africa0 comment

– Advertisement – A South African woman has been shortlisted for this year’s world’s best teacher prize. Mokhudu Cynthia Machaba is among the ten shortlisted for the top prize. She teaches at a primary school in Limpopo in northern South Africa and told the BBC that she wants to raise aspirations among her pupils. “I introduced project-based teaching knowing that we still have resources to experiment and practical lessons and I also use the indigenous knowledge. So I knew we grew up doing things a certain way I engaged members…

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Talking Blues: Isn’t Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera proving to be all talk and no trouser?

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 Global AuthorPresident Lazarus Chakwera0 comment

Written by Mapwiya Muulupale Facts being to the mind what food is to the body (Edmund Burke), I will start with facts. Justice Dr Chifundo Kachale’s extraordinary leadership in managing the 23 June 2020 Fresh Presidential Election raised our flag high. To evidence this, the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the Electoral Commission Forum of SADC Countries (ECF-SADC) invited Malawi in August 2020 to school others. “Be extraordinary in your excellence if you like but be ordinary in your display of it”. Justice Dr…

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Zimbabwe: Fans social media star Ginimbi mourn his death

November 11, 2020 Elwin Mandowaaccident, africa, africafeeds, Ginimbi, Ginimbi Kadungure, News, Showbiz, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe0 comment

– Advertisement – Fans of popular Zimbabwean socialite Ginimbi Kadungure have been mourning his death this week. Ginimbi died on Sunday following a fatal car accident. Doctors say he died from internal bleeding. The celebrity died while driving his Rolls Royce Wraith from a night club. According to eye witnesses Ginimbi was speeding before the crash and moments after he was rescued he died. At the accident scene we spoke to Ginimbi’s business partner Dr Peter Gwaza, who described the accident as a horrible tragedy.Three bodies are still in the…

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More than 50 people decapitated in Mozambique

November 10, 2020 Elwin Mandowaafrica, africafeeds, Beheading, Killing, Mozambique, News, Southern Africa0 comment

– Advertisement – The Mozambican government is calling for international support to deal with the latest wave of insurgency attacks. It follows the reported killing of more than 50 people by Islamist militants in Northern Mozambique. Reports say the militants turned a football pitch into an “execution ground”, where they decapitated and chopped bodies. The state media is also reporting that several people have also beheaded in another village. The latest attack is aimed at curbing the resistance from villagers. – Advertisement – The militants linked to the Islamic State…

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Zambia fights breast and cervical cancers as mortality rate surges

November 7, 2020 Elwin Mandowaafrica, africafeeds, Breast Cancer, cancer, Health & Environment, News, Southern Africa, Special Reports, Zambia0 comment

– Advertisement – Thandiwe Banda, the youngest first lady Zambia has ever had, was only in her 30s when her husband, Rupiah Bwezani Banda became the country’s fourth president in 2008 and ruled until 2011. Despite having had a relatively short stint in office, the couple and family might have still enjoyed the perks of being at the helm of the country’s leadership, even beyond their tenure, as can be expected, but a few years after leaving office, things turned sour, as the former First Lady was diagnosed with breast…

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Husband of Africa’s richest woman dies in Dubai accident

October 30, 2020 Elwin Mandowaafrica, africafeeds, Isabel dos santos, News, Showbiz, Sindika Dokolo, Southern Africa0 comment

– Advertisement – Sindika Dokolo, the husband of Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, has died at the age of 48. Mr Dokolo’s family confirmed that he had died in Dubai on Thursday with friends saying he was involved in a scuba diving accident. In a statement his family said “his wife, children, mother, brother and sisters have the deepest sorrow and immense sadness to announce the passing of Sindika Dokolo,which occurred on October 29, 2020 in Dubai. We thank all who have expressed their sympathy and kindness and who…

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South Africa’s president in self-quarantine after Covid-19 contact

October 28, 2020 Elwin Mandowaafrica, africafeeds, Covid-19, Cyril Ramaphosa, Featured, Health & Environment, News, South Africa, Southern Africa

– Advertisement – President Cyril Ramaphosa is in self-quarantine after a guest at a dinner the president attended on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19, the presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. Ramaphosa is showing no symptoms at this stage and will be tested should symptoms become apparent, the statement read. On Saturday, the President attended a fundraising dinner of the Adopt-a-School Foundation, which is a partner entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation. The event hosted 35 guests at a Johannesburg hotel, where the foundation’s guests were the only people…