A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck the southern African nation of Botswana on Monday, US seismologists said, with the tremor felt in several neighbouring countries. The epicentre of the quake, which hit at 7:40 pm (1740 GMT), was in a sparsely populated area 238 kilometres (about 150 miles) northwest of Botswana’s capital … Read more
Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei has been shortlisted for the prestigious Chatham House Prize for 2017. Awarded by the Royal Institute of International Affairs of the United Kingdom, the Chatham House Prize is given to the person, persons or organization deemed to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international … Read more
Ghana’s Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Chatham House Prize. According to the Director of Chatham House, Dr. Robin Niblett CMG, the nomination of Charlotte Osei was based on her admirable supervision of Ghana’s peaceful and transparent electoral process in December 2016. A statement from the organizers said, … Read more
Ghana’s Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Chatham House Prize. According to the Director of Chatham House, Dr. Robin Niblett CMG, the nomination of Charlotte Osei was based on her admirable supervision of Ghana’s peaceful and transparent electoral process in December 2016. A statement from the organizers said, … Read more
According to the company’s Vice President, the newly acquired StarTimes rights indicates the company’s desire to provide subscribers with the best sports content. Pay TV operator, StarTimes has secured broadcasting rights to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. FIFA on Thursday, March 31, officially granted media rights to all 2017-2018 FIFA events in Sub-Saharan Africa. Besides … Read more
A university in Mozambique’s northern Nampula province has banned workers, students and teachers from coming to the campus “improperly dressed.” In a notice stuck on walls at Unizambeze university, administrators prohibit women from wearing: Tight-fitting dresses Miniskirts Sleeveless tops Cleavage-showing tops See-through cloths Slippers Body tights Ripped jeans and Blouses showing bras. It also bans … Read more
A picture of some students at an ICT lab A university in northern Mozambique has banned students from wearing dreadlocks, sandals, shorts and tight dress according to a university statement, in Portuguese, shared on Twitter by a former BBC producer from the southern African state: University in northern Mozambique bans students with dreadlocks, sandals, shorts … Read more
The stakes are high in Montepuez where the discovery of rubies has led to violence among miners that has turned the northern town into what some describe as Mozambique’s own version of the Wild West. Discovery of the red gemstone in 2009 sparked a “ruby rush”, with thousands of miners arriving to seek their fortune, … Read more
Comoros will now play in the group stage of the qualifying campaign for the 2019 AFCON South Sudan and Comoros booked their places in the group stage of qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with a aggregate victories. South Sudan thrashed Djibouti 6-0 in Juba on Tuesday to overturn a first leg deficit … Read more
South Africa stretched an unbeaten run to a record 16 matches Saturday with a 3-1 friendly international victory over Guinea-Bissau in Durban. Kermit Erasmus and Andile Jali converted penalties and Percy Tau scored on debut for Bafana Bafana (“The Boys”) at a wet and windy Moses Mabhida Stadium. Djalo “Aldair” Balde scored for Guinea-Bissau, whose … Read more
The money will be allocated to the sectors of education, decentralization, professional trainings Mozambique’s trust among external cooperation partners seem to be following the right path, as Germany announced on Friday in Maputo its interest to inject 118 million euros for development programs in the country. The amount will be allocated to the sectors of … Read more
More than 250 people have been killed so far in this rainy season as floods have left remote communities isolated. ZIMBABWE’S FLOODS Tropical Storm Dineo made landfall in Mozambique in February It moved across parts of southern Africa leaving a path of destruction In Zimbabwe more than 70 bridges were damaged More than 250 people … Read more
A plague of crop-destroying fall armyworm caterpillars has spread to East Africa where officials confirmed their presence for the first time in Uganda on Friday. An outbreak of the caterpillars in several southern African nations has already raised alarm with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation warning they pose “a huge threat to food security”. … Read more
One in four of the world’s children will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 as a result of climate change, the UN has warned. Within two decades, 600 million children will be in regions enduring extreme water stress, with a great deal of competition for the available supply. The poorest … Read more
As usual, they get up before dawn and, one by one, place their cans in a neat row at the base of the water pump, ready for another long day of waiting and carrying. For the water carriers of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, distributing water is a daily physical struggle that has been worsened … Read more
Sports tourists, who want to attend the Commonwealth Games scheduled for Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to 15, 2018, will have to liaise with their countries’ National Olympic Committees (NOC) for easy access to entry visas and other documents they require to be part of the event, the organisers have advised. Speaking in Lagos … Read more
A young Mozambican football player was snatched and killed by a crocodile while training along the banks of a river, his club said on Monday. Estevao Alberto Gino, 19, who played for Mozambique’s second division club Atletico Mineiro de Tete, lived near the Zambezi river in the western province of Tete. ‘On that night, he … Read more
A young Mozambican football player was snatched and killed by a crocodile while training along the banks of a river, his club said on Monday. Estevao Alberto Gino, 19, who played for Mozambique’s second division club Atletico Mineiro de Tete, lived near the Zambezi river in the western province of Tete. “On that night, he … Read more
North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed worry over the rising incidents of hate activities across the world. He said xenophobic attacks in Africa as well as shooting incidents such as the killing of an Indian immigrant in Kansas City in United States poison the affection and cordiality expected to exist … Read more
A football club in Mozambique is in mourning after one of their players was tragically killed by a crocodile. Estevao Alberto Gino, 19, who played for amateur club Atletico Mineiro de Tete, lost his life when he was attacked by the animal while running on the banks of the Zambezi river, the club confirmed. “The … Read more