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Zambia: Kaunda’s family sues government over burial plans

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– – Some relatives of former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda have gone to court to try to stop his burial at the Embassy Park national site in the capital Lusaka. The country’s first president who was in office from 1964 to 1991 died on June 17 aged 97. The government later decreed that Kaunda would be buried at the Embassy Park where… Read More
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Chatbots: The solution to SA’s service delivery woes?

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– – Finance Minister Tito Mboweni recently said that communities and businesses are becoming increasingly intolerant of municipalities that can neither deliver basic services nor conduct their administration effectively. With lack of employee capacity being one of the root causes of poor service delivery, Kyle Oosthuizen, Chief Operating Officer at Blue Robot, believes that chatbots could be a solution. He says:… Read More
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South Africa: Zuma says apartheid regime treated him better

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– – Former South African president Jacob Zuma has said that the apartheid government treated him better than the current one. Mr. Zuma was last week found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months imprisonment. The verdict was delivered by the country’s constitutional court after the ex-president failed to appear and participate at the state capture inquiry.… Read More
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South Africa: Ex-president Jacob Zuma jailed for 15 months

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The inquiry headed by Justice Raymond Zondo then asked the Constitutional Court to intervene. The court said Zuma is not an ordinary litigant and since he is a former president, he wields a lot of political power. – – There are fears he can influence others to disregard courts, if his conduct is met with impunity, leading to… Read More
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Zambian TV anchor demands unpaid salary on air

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– – A Zambian TV anchor is being investigated for demanding his unpaid salary on a live news bulletin. In a viral video, Kabinda Kalimina who works with KBN TV was captured going off the script and demanding for his salary and that of his colleagues soon after providing the headlines. “Away from the news, ladies and gentlemen, we are… Read More
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Zambia’s former president Kenneth Kaunda dies aged 97

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– – Zambia’s former president, Kenneth Kaunda who was the first to serve as the country’s president after leading it to independence has died. He died on Thursday at the age of 97 after he was admitted to a military hospital in Lusaka. The former president was being treated for Pneumonia while on admission, according to the government. Kenneth Kaunda… Read More
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Mozambique’s female inmates forced into prostitution by prison staff

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– – Female prisoners in Mozambique are being forced into prostitution by staff of prison facilities, according to Anti-corruption organisation the Centre for Public Integrity (CIP). The group said for years prisoners from Ndlavela Women’s Penitentiary in the capital, Maputo, have been taken to nearby guest houses to work as prostitutes for wealthy clients. These details were revealed by investigative… Read More
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Covid-19: Namibia’s capital Windhoek on two-week lockdown

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– – Namibia’s government has announced a two-week lockdown of the capital Windhoek to fight the spike in Coronavirus pandemic. The city has recorded more than half of the Covid infections in the entire country. On Tuesday evening President Hage Geingob announced tighter measures to limit the spread of virus after recent spike in infections and deaths. In a televised… Read More
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Zambia’s President doing well after collapsing at public event

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– – Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has assured citizens that he is well after collapsing while attending a public event. He was presiding over the national defence day on Sunday when “he experienced sudden dizziness” in the capital, Lusaka. In a statement, the Secretary to the Cabinet Simon Miti indicated that the president “is well and has continued to discharge his… Read More
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37-year-old South African woman gives birth to 10 babies

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– – A South African woman has set a new record by giving birth to 10 babies at a go on Monday night in Pretoria. Gosiame Thamara Sithole, 37 thus sets a new Guinness World Record held by Malian Halima Cissé, who gave birth to nine children in Morocco last month. Sithole gave birth to her decuplets, two more than… Read More