The District Director of Education in Mopeia, Zambézia, was asked to have school directors and other STAE district trainers to be in three places at once. He summoned them as Frelimo activists to receive Pio Matos, governor and candidate for re-election as head of the Frelimo list for the provincial elections, yesterday morning. But they…
The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to support efforts to halt the rapid spread of mpox in six African countries including Burundi, where youngsters have been impacted the most. “Children in Burundi are bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak with alarming rates of infection and…
Government Officials Slam Sarah Baartman Project Delays The Ministers of Public Works and Infrastructure, along with Sports, Arts, and Culture, have rejected a report presented to Parliament’s Sport, Arts, and Culture Portfolio Committee regarding delays in a major infrastructure project at Sarah Baartman’s burial site in Hankey, Eastern Cape, reports IOL. The project, initially valued…
Both the United States and European Union have been highly critical of the 28 July Venezuela presidential election. The Venezuela National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral, CNE) declared Nicolás Maduro re-elected with 52% of the vote, against 43% for Edmundo González. US secretary of state Antony Blinken said there was “overwhelming evidence” that González won.…
DODOMA — President Samia Suluhu Hassan has approved three bills into law, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa disclosed to lawmakers in Dodoma on Friday. Adjoining the 12th Parliamentary meeting in the capital city, the Premier said the Head of State approved the Financial Bill No. 6 of 2024 and the Appropriation Bill No. 5 of 2024…
MBEYA — AT LEAST 11 passengers were killed and 44 others sustained injuries after a bus veered off the road and overturned at Luanjilo in Mbeya Rural District. According to the details, the tragedy occurred early Friday when the driver of the bus, owned by A.N Company and traveling from Mbeya to Tabora, lost control…
SONGWE — The Police Force in Songwe Region has arrested a total of 302 suspects in connection with various offenses, including cyber-related crimes. Issuing the August report, Acting Songwe Regional Police Commander, ACP Gallus Hyera, stated that other offenses committed by the suspects included gender-based violence, burglary, theft, murder, drug-related offenses, and traffic law violations.…
Six Suspected Extortionists Killed in Durban Shootout Six men believed to be part of an extortionist gang, were killed in an early morning shootout with police in KwaZulu-Natal, reports IOL. The men are suspected to be involved in a series of murders across the province. Provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, said that officers arrived…
Frelimo is mobilising staff from various sectors of the public administration for the election campaign activities, which has forced the paralysis of public services in many places this week. Our correspondents have verified this in Massinga, Inhambane. In Ibo, Cabo Delgado, staff of the District Planning and Infrastructure Services and the District Economic Activities Services…
Traditional campaigning with centrally produced posters, T-shirts, flags, and caps requires a robust budget. Government was late distributing money to parties, so Renamo, MDM and small parties have not started their campaigns in many places, blaming lack of materials.Podemos and its presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, are heavily exploiting social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and…
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Mayor, Gary van Niekerk, says plans to relocate flood disaster victims from a floodplain area in Lapland, Kariega, in the Eastern Cape, to a safer area in Ward 48 are progressing well. Van Niekerk said the initial delay was caused by an application for approval by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced that an e-indigent register – which will assist to register those who are in need and qualify for free government services – will be launched in municipalities in the province. He was speaking at the District Development Model (DDM) Presidential Imbizo that is being led by President Cyril Ramaphosa…
The number of usage of a digital wallet called “eboo,” launched in Seychelles in January by Nebula FinTech Limited, has surpassed expectations, said a top official of the company. Eboo is an instant payment service based in Seychelles and offers an eWallet service that allows users to make instantaneous payments. It is a digital platform…
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, and KwaZulu-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer, have announced plans for an urgent meeting to develop a decisive response to the construction mafia challenge across the country. In a statement, Minister Macpherson said they have jointly agreed that an urgent meeting with all the respective MECs…
If you think of worms, you might imagine slimy tiny creatures but for Snenhlanhla Maduna who has been dubbed ‘worm mom’, her face lights up at the sight of these creepy-crawlies. “They are harmless, the tickling sensation they create when hand-held made me overcome my initial aversion,” Maduna said. The 21-year-old from Hilton, Pietermaritzburg in…