South Africa: Gauteng Hospitals Haemorrhage Millions in Negligence Claims - South African News Briefs - March 15, 2024
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March 15, 2024, 5:23 AM
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Africa: More Guns, Less Grain As Conflict and Hunger Claim African Lives
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March 15, 2024, 11:48 AM
[ISS] The use of starvation as a weapon of war is reversing decades of improvements in global hunger.
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Africa: Unveiling the Harambee~Ubuntu Pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies Brand
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March 15, 2024, 11:40 AM
[TrustAfrica] We are proud to announce a significant development in the pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies Initiative emanating from our recent insightful and collaborative strategising meeting in Kenya, from 1-2 March 2024.
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Guinea: Prosecution Seeks Crimes Against Humanity Charges in Guinea Massacre Trial
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March 15, 2024, 10:28 AM
[HRW] Earlier this month, in the landmark trial of Guinea's former president and 10 others, including former ministers, who are accused of responsibility for a massacre and rapes in a stadium, the prosecution team requested the reclassification of charges to crimes against humanity. The trial is currently suspended until March 18, 2024, to allow for the defense's response.
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Kenya: Kenya to Deploy Reconnaissance Mission to Haiti Before Sending Police
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March 15, 2024, 10:11 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto says Kenya will deploy a reconnaissance mission to Haiti once a stable administration is established.
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Senegal: Thousands Celebrate Release of Senegalese Opposition Leaders Ahead of Election
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March 15, 2024, 9:16 AM
[RFI] Thousands of supporters of the Senegalese opposition leaders Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye were celebrating on Friday after the pair emerged from prison in Dakar.
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South Africa: Supreme Court Grants Motsoaledi Leave to Appeal Zimbabwe Immigration Federation Case
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March 15, 2024, 6:47 AM
[Department of Home Affairs] It will be recalled that in the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) and Zimbabwe Immigration Federation (ZIF) matters, the full court of the Gauteng Division granted orders sought by HSF and ZIF on 28 June 2023. These are matters that have to do with the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP).
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South Africa: How to Spend 12 Years Building a Police Station
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March 15, 2024, 4:46 AM
[GroundUp] Minister Sihle Zikalala has promised the Vuwani police station will be completed in 2025. Work on it started in 2012.
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Zimbabwe: Beekeeping Offers Opportunity to Zimbabwean Farming Communities
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March 15, 2024, 10:36 AM
[IPS] Chimanimani, Zimbabwe -- Honeybees quickly react with a sharp and loud buzz sound as beekeeper Tanyaradzwa Kanangira opens one of the wooden horizontal Kenyan top bar hives near a stream in a thick forest in Chimanimani, 412 kilometres from Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.
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Mozambique: 2023 Municipal Elections Results - Did Renamo Win 0, 4, or 7 Municipalities?
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March 15, 2024, 7:08 AM
[Elections 2009] It is impossible to know the true results of last year's municipal elections because the National Elections Commission (CNE) and Constitutional Council (CC) can change results in secret and without explanation. In Mozambique's democracy, these two bodies, not the voters, decide who wins.
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Egypt: EU Deal With Egypt Rewards Authoritarianism, Betrays 'Eu Values'
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March 15, 2024, 5:22 PM
[HRW] Migration Control Obsession Ignores Abuses, Entrenches Oppression
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Gambia: Parliament Must Not Lift the Ban Against Female Genital Mutilation
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March 15, 2024, 5:19 PM
[AI London] Responding to the upcoming vote in Gambia's parliament on 18 March on a bill to reverse the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), Michèle Eken, senior researcher at Amnesty International's West and Central Africa office, said:
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Kenya: Kisii Deputy Governor Monda Becomes First to Be Impeached
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March 15, 2024, 10:12 AM
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Robert Monda, the Deputy Governor of Kisii County, has been ousted from office through impeachment, ending a protracted power struggle with Governor Simba Arati.
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South Africa: We Need to Fight for Sleep Equity in SA, Say Leading Researchers
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March 15, 2024, 8:36 AM
[spotlight] Research into the link between disordered sleep and disease show an outsized burden on the most vulnerable. It's sounding alarms for sleep equity to have a place on the public health agenda, reports Ufrieda Ho.
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Nigeria: Yar'Adua Replaces Ningi As Chairman of Northern Senators Forum
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March 15, 2024, 8:36 AM
[Premium Times] Mr Ningi resigned as NSF chairman after he was suspended by the Senate for alleging that the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion.
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Nigeria: Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Production in Two Weeks - Kyari
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March 15, 2024, 8:20 AM
[Leadership] The group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has said that the Port Harcourt Refinery has received 450,000 barrels of crude for processing following the mechanical completion of the plant in December last year.
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Angola: China and Angola Reappraise Cooperation Package
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March 15, 2024, 8:07 AM
[ANGOP] Beijing -- Angola and China begin negotiations Friday in Beijing to strengthen cooperation and strategic partnership, as part of the Angolan President's state visit.
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Electricity Supply Will Improve Within Six Months - Minister
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March 15, 2024, 7:42 AM
[Premium Times] The minister maintained that the federal government's position on the implementation of a cost-reflective tariff for the power sector was inevitable.
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Nigeria: Undersea Cable Cuts Disrupt Data, Voice Services Along African West Coast
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March 15, 2024, 7:42 AM
[Premium Times] Operators of these cables have commenced repairs.
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Sudan: Urgent Action Needed On Hunger Crisis
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March 15, 2024, 7:41 AM
[HRW] New York -- Security Council Should Act on Access for Aid Deliveries
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Tanzania: New Dawn for Rwanda-Tanzania Businesses
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March 15, 2024, 4:46 AM
[New Times] Rwanda and Tanzania are two different countries but someway with shared similarities. Rwanda is a geographically small country compared to Tanzania, but the two countries are among the fastest growing economies in Africa.
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Kenya: Kenyan Govt's Security Camera Mandate Clashes With Airbnb New Policy
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March 15, 2024, 4:37 AM
[Business Day Africa] The Kenyan Cabinet has issued a directive mandating Airbnb operators to install security cameras in their buildings, in response to a surge in criminal activities within short-term lease facilities.
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East Africa: Kenya Sugar Reforms in Focus As Comesa Safeguards Expire
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March 15, 2024, 4:37 AM
[Business Day Africa] Kenya's sugar sector faces an uncertain future as the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) safeguards, providing protection against inexpensive imports for over a decade, are set to expire.
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Kenya: KQ Boosts New York Flights Ahead of Summer Surge
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March 15, 2024, 4:37 AM
[Business Day Africa] Kenya Airways has announced an increase in flights to New York in anticipation of a surge in passenger numbers during the upcoming summer season.
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Rwanda: Kwibuka30 - Former South African President Thabo Mbeki Confirms Attendance
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March 15, 2024, 2:07 PM
[New Times] Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has confirmed his attendance at the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
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Mozambique: WFP Palais Briefing Note - a Deepening Humanitarian Crisis in Mozambique As Resources Shrink and Needs Increase
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March 15, 2024, 5:17 PM
[WFP] Geneva -- This is a summary of what was said by Antonella d'Aprile, WFP Country Director in Mozambique to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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Nigeria: African Games - Nigeria Reclaims Second Position On Medals Table
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March 15, 2024, 10:54 AM
[Premium Times] Having initially been pushed to the third spot by South Africa, Nigeria bounced back with one gold, three silver and one bronze medal in Thursday's outing to take their total tally to 60.
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Egypt: Sisi - We Exerted Strenuous Efforts to Rehabilitate Infrastructure to Enable State to Move Forward
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March 15, 2024, 5:13 PM
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted that significant efforts have been made to rehabilitate the infrastructure, enabling the state to move towards better horizons in every aspect.
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Egypt: President Sisi Visits Egyptian Military Academy, Share Iftar With Students
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March 15, 2024, 5:13 PM
[Egypt Online] Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al Sisi visited on Thursday 14/3/2024 the Egyptian Military Academy as he watched number of the sports exercises performed by the students and praised their athletic level.
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North Africa: Egypt, Unicef in Talks to Collaborate On Social Care, Services to Children Surviving Conflicts
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March 15, 2024, 5:13 PM
[Egypt Online] Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabbaj received Thursday 14/3/2024 a delegation from UNICEF to examine opportunities of collaboration on providing social care, protection and rescue as well as adopting the best practices to deal with children surviving armed conflicts.
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