By Jerry Omondi South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday appointed a nine-member council to advise the government on the fight against corruption. The National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council will be tasked with advising on preventative measures, institutional capabilities and resources needed to prevent a recurrence of state capture and to stamp out fraud and corruption…
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China-built power plant transforms Botswana into electricity exporter
By Xinhua Botswana has been a net importer of electricity over the years. However, the coal-fired power station Morupule B — built by the China National Electric Engineering Corporation (CNEEC) — is slowly but surely changing Botswana’s status quo, Professor Edward Dintwe, dean of the faculty of Engineering and Technology at the University of Botswana…
UN to help Africa develop capital markets to spur economic development
By XINHUA The United Nations said Tuesday that it will help African countries to develop their capital markets to accelerate economic development. Sonia Essobmadje, chief of the Innovative Finance and Capital Markets Section with the Private Sector Development and Finance Division at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), told Xinhua in Nairobi, the…
Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe kills 157 unvaccinated children
At least 157 children have died in a new measles outbreak in Zimbabwe. The outbreak was first reported in the eastern Manicaland province in early April and has since spread to all parts of the country. At least 2,056 cases have been reported and virtually all of the deaths have been children who were not…
Tanzania records 62.7 percent increase in tourists in seven months
The number of foreign tourists that visited Tanzania from January to July this year rose by 62.7 percent year on year, the east African nation’s statistics watchdog said on Wednesday. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) director for economic statistics, Daniel Masolwa, said 742,133 foreign tourists visited Tanzania during the period under review compared to…
Security, trade high on the agenda as SADC leaders meet in Kinshasa
Leaders of Southern African nations are meeting in Kinshasa for their 42nd summit. The leaders are expected to review the progress made towards achieving closer integration and deepening regional trade. The summit will be held under the theme “Promoting Industrialization through Agro-Industry, Mineral Resource Enrichment and Regional Value Chains for Inclusive and Resilient Economic Growth. …
Raila Odinga Calls for Peaceful Kenya as he protests presidential election results.
By Bryan Toussaint & E K Benj Follow us on Twitter @HICGINewsAgency and Facebook Updated at 0646 EAT on Wednesday 17th August 2022 Long-time Kenyan opposition leader and the man who Kenya’s elections board says finished second in the country’s August 9 presidential election finally spoke on the matter on Tuesday afternoon. Odinga has rejected…
Mali’s prime minister, Choguel Maïga, ‘ordered to rest’ by doctor
Politician’s office says move comes after ‘intense exertion’, while adviser denies reports of a stroke The prime minister of Mali, Choguel Maïga, has been ordered by his doctor to rest after months of intense exertion, his office said on Saturday, while an adviser denied media reports that he had been hospitalised after having a stroke….
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