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Zimbabwe: Chamisa Appoints Mahere Spokesperson in MDC Mini Reshuffle

Mahere, who replaces Daniel Molokele, is among 16 other strategic appointments made as part of the opposition chief's attempts to sharpen the MDC Alliance's National Standing Committee which is responsible for the day-to-day running of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: MPs Propose Law on Paternity Leave in Rwanda

Some lawmakers have proposed that a new father should be granted a paternity leave of at least four to eight

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Source: allAfrica.com

Energy minister Chasi fired

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has booted out Energy Minister Fortune Chasi who he said his actions as a government Minister had become “incompatible with his expectations.” BY MOSES MATENGA Mnangagwa did not specify Chasi’s wrongdoings but the Mazowe South Member of Parliament has had protracted

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Court orders NSSF to join Ngong Forest land case

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will now have to fight in court to keep a 1,000-acre-portion of Ngong Forest it bought from Ankhan Holdings — a company associated with Jonathan Moi, Sammy Boit Kogo and Hubert Nyambu Mwakibwa — as the Kenya Forest Service seeks to reclaim the prime

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Tanzania: Population Growth Hampers Coffee Production

The House was informed that coffee production decreased from 6,706 tonnes in 2014/15 to 5,882 in 2018/19 financial years due to various

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Source: allAfrica.com

CMU VP says he took instructions for payments from Pinnock

PROFESSOR Fritz Pinnock's stewardship of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) yesterday again came under sharp scrutiny at a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) at Gordon House, as officers of the institution say they were following direct instructions from the president's office for

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Kenya: Glaring Errors Raise Questions Over 2017 Polls

Glaring errors in the results of the August 8, 2017, General Election, published on the website of the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), have kicked up a storm, with leaders calling for a reorganisation of the commission before the proposed referendum and the 2022 General

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Source: allAfrica.com

Shaw: My voice is improving

Following public concern about his health, Audley Shaw, the minister of industry, investment and commerce, has disclosed that he is nursing a vocal cord injury. The public was alarmed about Shaw’s voice during Sunday’s swearing-in ceremony at King’...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Rwanda: Why MPs Want More Incentives for Teachers

Some members of parliament recently suggested the idea of government rolling out special incentives for teachers to help uplift their welfare, which, they say will go a long way in boosting the quality of education in the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Broadgate headache - Residents weary of prolonged Junction road project, never-ending dynamite blasts

Ongoing works to rehabilitate the Broadgate section of the Junction main road in St Mary have been irritating many residents, who are yearning for the project to be wrapped up, giving them a reprieve from the dust nuisance and dynamite blasts constantly terrorising

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Bermuda gets its first Black and female Governor in its 400-year history

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Uganda: NRM Party MPs in Double-Your-Money Bonanza

There are also unconfirmed reports that the MPs in the deal will sooner or later receive another Shs60m each as a token for last week's resolution in which Parliament appreciated Mr Museveni for fighting

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Bobi Wine Tasks Govt to Account for COVID-19 Money, Relief Food

Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has called on the government to account for the relief items and money that has been given to the Covid-19 National

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Source: allAfrica.com

Somalia: Triple Emergencies of COVID-19, Flooding & Locusts Makes Somalia Susceptible to Human Trafficking

Mogadishu — While simultaneously suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, flooding and a locust crisis, Somalia, could well see a rise in the number of people who are susceptible to human

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tanzania: Youngest Legislator Speaks Out

MS Halima Abdallah Bulembo was the youngest MP in the just dissolved 11th

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Source: allAfrica.com

MP-elect eyes social housing programme for Kingston Central

JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament (MP)-elect for Kingston Central Donovan Williams says his first order of business for the depressed constituency is a social housing programme.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Zimbabwe: MP Confronts Police Over Fatal Shooting of Bulawayo Man

An MDC-Alliance legislator has called on the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) and the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to speedily institute investigations into the fatal shooting of a Bulawayo man by

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: MPs Query Nytil Masks Contract

Members of Parliament have questioned how textile firm Nytil was awarded a contract to produce and supply facial masks across the

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Source: allAfrica.com

National Lotteries Commission to reveal list of Covid-19 relief fund beneficiaries

The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) will, by next month, reveal a list of beneficiaries of its controversial R150 million Covid-19 relief fund that have been kept secret for

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Msando murder: Oscar Sudi in trouble

Alego-Usonga MP Samuel Atandi on Saturday asked the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti to arrest Kapseret legislator Oscar Sudi over his remarks in relation to the death of former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission ICT Manager Chris

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Kenya: Jubilee Vows to Crack Whip on Errant MPs

Ten MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto have accused the party leadership of using State agencies to harass and intimidate

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Source: allAfrica.com

Oliver Clarke dies - Media giant passes away at home at 75

A central figure in corporate Jamaica, Clarke played a pivotal role in the establishment of the powerful Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) in 1976 and was later immortalised among its esteemed leadership over the years when he was inducted into the organisation’s Hall of Fame in

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Ruto's headache in race for presidency

The fangs recently bared by President Uhuru Kenyatta that stung the DP’s allies in the Senate and the new-found camaraderie with ODM leader Raila Odinga now present the DP with a headache as he crafts his plan B to ascend to the house on the

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Questions over $6 million school donation Paulwell requested from Petrojam

The Integrity Commission has raised questions about a donation by state-owned oil refinery Petrojam to Camperdown High School in

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Lockdown: DA supports reopening of schools, but will monitor closely to ensure safety

The Democratic Alliance says, while it supports the Department of Education's decision to reopen schools as the country grapples with Covid-19, it will be closely monitoring the implementation of plans to ensure they are ready, safe and

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Uganda: Over 10, 000 Congolese Stuck At Uganda-DRC Border

Zombo — At least 10,000 people are stuck at the Uganda-DRC border in Zombo District following ethnic

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Source: allAfrica.com

Central Manchester underserved by Bunting – Rhoda Crawford

With a general election pending, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) caretaker for Central Manchester Rhoda Crawford is seeking to take over the reins in a constituency where she claims the people have been neglected. The 31-year-old educator says she not...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Rwanda: Government to Establish Sex Offenders' Registry

Rwanda Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA) has started the process to a national registry of all individuals convicted for offences of rape and

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Source: allAfrica.com

Lesotho: 'We Need Political Stability for Economic Revival'

Lesotho must anchor her economic turn-around plans after the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on empowering domestic investors, the recently appointed Minister of Trade and Industry, Thabiso Molapo, has

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Source: allAfrica.com

COVID-19 could linger for years, African govts must sit up - WHO warns

Major African stats: May 9 as of 7:00

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

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