Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 19 December 2023 | 11:40 a.m. CAT 1-min read In this week’s Africa Report...
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Zimbabwe and Botswana introduce visa-free travel deal
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 12 December 2023 | 15:38 CAT Zimbabwe and Botswana have embarked...
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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 12 December 2023 | 13:08 CAT 2-min read Last week, Mavuso Msimang resigned...
Burkina Faso: Verdict on Thomas Sankara’s Assassination to be Delivered
Burkina Faso: Verdict on Thomas Sankara's Assassination to be Delivered Umm Muhammed Umar The verdict of fourteen defendants, prosecuted in 2021 for the assassination of Burkina Faso leader, Thomas Sankara, in a coup in 1987, is to take place before the Ouagadougou...
Zimbabwean By-Elections Draw Closer as Mugabe Junior Backs Zanu PF
By Umamah Bakharia On 26 March, Zimbabwe will hold its first by-elections in a year to fill 133 vacancies. These vacancies comprise 28 parliamentary seats and 105 council seats that stem from recalls, deaths and dismissals. This is because the Movement for Democratic...
Zimbabwe and South Africa Border Officials Collaborate to Halt Undocumented Migration
Umm Muhammed Umar Zimbabwe and South Africa border officials on Friday conducted a joint operation. They had collaborated to rid the border area of smugglers and irregular migrants. The operation saw members drawn from security clusters from both Zimbabwe and South...
‘SADC needs to be man enough’ – Dr. Mustafa Mheta on Eswatini pro-democracy protests
By: Zahid Jadwat A senior researcher says the Southern African Democratic Community (SADC) has failed to solve the situation in Eswatini and is therefore allowing for potential instability in the region. "We are breeding a potentially destabilising...
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[LISTEN] The Russia-Ukraine Crisis and its Impacts on Africa- The Africa Report
Staff Writer From oil windfalls, to separatism, many have speculated around the impact on the Russia-Ukraine crisis on the African continent. This is especially as Russia has, in recent years, increased its influence on the continent, supporting coup leaders in Mali,...
Ethiopia pushes ahead with hydropower plant inauguration despite Egypt and Sudan concerns
By Zahid Jadwat 23:02:2022 In a significant move, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the hydropower plant at the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Sunday, heralding a new age for electricity production. But neighbouring countries see...
Malawi finds Wild Polio case; First in Africa in Five years
Malawi has declared an outbreak of polio after a young child in the country’s capital, Lilongwe, developed the disease in the first case of the wild polio virus in Africa in more than five years. The strain found in the child in Lilongwe has been linked to one...
Africa Report with Ebrahim Fakude
By Umamah Bakharia African Union (AU) Suspends Burkina Faso as Envoy Heads For Talks The African Union said on Monday it had suspended Burkina Faso in response to the 24 January coup that overturned President Roch Kabore. The bloc's 15-member Peace and Security...
From PHD in molecular science to Ice Cream Connoisseur
The foodie culture has made food all about the taste and the experience itself. However, Ice Cream Connoisseur and founder of "Tapi Tapi" although a having a PHD in molecular science has a different understanding and focus of food. He has taken Ice cream beyond a...
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