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President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who was elected in June after the sudden death of Pierre Nkurunziza, 'attacked' journalist Esdras Ndikumana by name on Tuesday during a stadium speech, accusing him of wanting to "destroy" Burundi.
In May, Burundi held a presidential election which was won by Evariste Ndayishimiye, candidate of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party.
Ndayishimiye was hurriedly sworn in after the untimely death of president Pierre Nkurunziza in June.
Rights violations continue
The Council encouraged donor countries which had suspended aid to Burundi to continue dialogue towards resumption of development assistance.
A report by a UN watchdog in September said human rights violations were still being committed in Burundi, including sexual violence and murder.
The country was plunged into a crisis in April 2015 when Ndayishimiye’s predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza decided to run for a controversial third term, which he ultimately won in July 2015.
His candidature, which was opposed by the opposition and civil society groups, resulted in a wave of protests, violence and even a failed coup in May 2015.
Hundreds of people were killed and over 300,000 fled to neighboring countries.
[Shabelle] On July 7, Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye, the chief editor and deputy director of the independent Goobjoog Media Group, appeared in court in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
A total of 6,991 people are hospitalized because of the virus, the state's Agency for Health Care Administration said Friday.
Friday brought 63,900 new Covid-19 cases nationwide, a single-day record, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The new high comes as many states set records in infection rates and hospitalizations.
While 29 states saw an increase in new cases compared to last week, Miami-Dade County in Florida on Friday reported a staggering 28% positivity rate, or the percentage of people tested who test positive for the coronavirus.
Mayor Carlos Gimenez's office said the goal is to not exceed a positivity rate of 10%, but the county has exceeded the 18% mark for the past 14 days. On Thursday, it was 33.5%.
Over the past 13 days, hospitalizations in Miami-Dade County have gone up by 74%, the number of beds in intensive care units being used has increased by 88% and the use of ventilators has soared by 123%, according to the latest data from the county government.
\"The situation is really concerning here in South Florida,\" Dr. David De La Zerda, the lead ICU physician at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, told CNN on Friday. \"All the health care workers have a huge burden.\"
But Gov. Ron DeSantis said there is no lack of ICU beds in the state
\"You've got a lot of beds available,\" DeSantis said at a news conference in Orlando, adding that no major hospital system in the state \"has even gone to like a surge level.\"
President Donald Trump traveled to the county on Friday on unrelated business. He was met by five local leaders, including a state senator and Gimenez.
From Miami, Trump traveled to Doral, where he received a briefing at US Southern Command, the US military command that covers the Caribbean and Central and South America. Trump will then go to a church nearby for a roundtable discussion with Venezuelans. After that, Trump will attend a private fundraiser in Hillsboro Beach. He is not scheduled to participate in any events related to the pandemic.
Florida health officials reported 11,433 new Covid-19 cases and 93 deaths, according to data on the Florida Department of Health website.
It's the second time the state's single-day tally topped 11,000, according to CNN's count. The health department reported 11,458 cases on July 4.
California reported 149 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, the highest daily total for the state, and total cases topped 300,000 on Friday. California's positivity rate as a 14-day average is climbing and stands at 7.4% with people between the ages of 18-49 accounting for almost 60% of all cases.
After outbreaks and more than two dozen deaths in state prisons, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced that 8,000 prisoners will be released early by the end of August.
Texas reported 105 deaths on Thursday, also a 24-hour record for the state, and Gov. Greg Abbott does not anticipate next week will bring any relief.
\"I think the numbers are goi
WHEN harvesting is completed in many parts of rural Zimbabwe, there are many rituals that take place. Villagers hold night vigils, sing and dance, but more importantly for those who love blood sports, it marks the beginning of the hunting season. Zimbabwe has mostly savanna woodlands, a lot of drying rivulets and generally people start controlled veld-fires as they prepare for the new season. The grass would be dry and brittle and small thickets would be leafless, creating a perfect setting to see wild game and less cover if preyed by hounds. In many villages, young boys form hunting groups — bring their hounds together and work as teams. Some boys have hounds, but no experience in reading game spoors. So, they rely on others who can track or who can make a perfect shot with a bow and arrow. The success of each hunting party is determined by the expertise assembled in the group, the fight in their dogs and more importantly some loose, but clearly defined roles each play and possibly what share they will get. Many a time, the hounds have to familiarise themselves with each other before the hunt starts. In some occasions they fight, testing each other with lots of growling and squealing to settle their own pecking order. Frequently, the hunters have to separate them and keep a close watch, but not before the natural order has been established. As the hunt progresses, the hunters have control over their hounds most of the time until a scent of the quarry is picked or worse still when the hounds smell blood and they become wild, uncontrollable and in the chaos that ensues, it’s the size of the fight in the dogs that determines the result. Many an experienced hunter is aware of the danger posed by prey such as warthogs. In a fight for survival, the warthog does everything to fight back using its pointed incisors to maximum damage, sometimes causing mortal wounds to one or two animals. That is expected and that is what real hunting is about — this is different from hunting defenceless rabbits or bucks or gazelles. Zimbabwe is set for one of the longest winters of discontent. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a perfect storm. Citizens have been under lockdown for more than three months now, some have lost their livelihoods and some even their hope, evoking the biblical scenario of the lepers who said “if we don’t get into the city we will die of hunger and if we stay, we will still die”. This is sad, but that is the reality Zimbabwe finds herself in. Many have lost their jobs. Some vendors will never reopen post COVID-19 and the economy has dollarised while salaries have remained stagnant and in local currency that is losing value against the greenback daily. Added to this is public sector corruption involving the political elites at the expense of the poor. A perfect recipe for anarchy. The main opposition has been unsure about organising protests and has relied and supported civil servants’ wildcat strikes. And enters Jacob Ngarivhume on the scene. Ngarivhume, the leader of Transform Zimbabwe, has called for #July31 prote
There is mixed reaction from parents who are trying to decide whether to send their children back to campus when the 2020 fall semester returns. Is it safe? What are the Plan As and Plan Bs for exposure? There are no guarantees. In this phase one of dealing with the coronavirus and COVID-19, is it too soon to send students back to the classroom?
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has disclosed that he has spoken to Rwanda President Paul Kagame and hopes to tap from his strategies to rebuild the nation and give it economic transformation.
CONFLICT is inevitable. We will all face it, probably on a daily basis. The difference between a peaceful and stressful life is our ability to deal with it. When conflict is unresolved, blood pressures raise, fights occur, and relationships deteriorate. On the contrary, when conflict is resolved amicably, relationships are actually strengthened as people work through their differences. This is actually an area I wish companies would call me to work with them on because I believe time and resources are wasted on a daily basis in the workplace because people have not learned good conflict resolution skills. I am consistently shocked to find people would rather sabotage an individual they are mad at rather than work for the good of the company because of unresolved issues. The workplace is not the only place that suffers from bad conflict resolution issues. Marriages also suffer when two people haven’t learned these skills. I sincerely hope you can watch our TV episode on conflict resolution on our website www.ashleythaba.com/tv. We will teach you very practical skills on exactly how to resolve conflict. We will even give you examples of specific fights we have had and things we did wrong and things we did right, so that it is real and practical dealing with issues any one of us could face on any given day. In the recording of this show, a question was asked to us: What are a couple of specific techniques one could use to better solve conflicts? Below is our answer exactly as it appears in our marriage workbook, which can be bought on our website, www.ashleythaba.com. Here are a couple of practical methods to solve conflict more effectively. 1) Sandwich method — say a positive thing, the negative thing (area for constructive criticism), then another positive thing. Example 1: I am so grateful you put the energy into preparing dinner tonight. Do you mind if I am honest though that I actually don’t really enjoy eating this particular dish? Again, I am so thankful that you are always serving me, and I usually enjoy all your tasty meals. Example 2: You are such a great father; we are blessed to have you in our home. I have noticed though that you aren’t spending enough quality time with our son. When you yelled at him yesterday, I think you really hurt him badly. Could you please go and talk to him? I know he will appreciate that because you have always shown yourself to be a father who is attentive and loving so I believe he will forgive this mistake. The benefit of this method is that the person hears that they are good and not all bad. Most of the time, we are quick to criticise, but not so quick to compliment. The result is that people either tune off because they hate to be told how bad they are, or they feel so defeated that they lose the desire to even try because it seems like all you ever see is the negative anyway. Plus, even for you, the one bringing up the issue, it is a good mental exercise to force yourself to see two positives to every negative so that you also don’t unintentionally dwell on the negative and
Read more – Bikes, balls, boots with Nkurunziza: Burundi’s sportsman president
\tBunyoni becomes the first person to be named premier in 22 years.
The post has been restored by President Ndayishimiye, who was sworn into office last week.
Prosper Bazombanza was also approved by the national assembly as Vice president.
Pascal Nyabenda, President of the National Assembly announced the election of the VP: “In the name of the National Assembly of the Republic of Burundi, we approve the election of Prosper Bazombanza as Vice-President of the Republic of Burundi.”
These appointments are the first key moves by president Ndayishimiye, whose investiture was moved forward from August to last week following the sudden death of president Pierre Nkurunziza on June 8.
About one billion points valued at Sh301 million were redeemed in the two months to June 4 through the Bonga for Good initiative.
Burundi’s new president has signaled that his government will take the coronavirus pandemic more seriously than his dead predecessor, calling the virus the country’s “worst enemy” and announcing new screenings.
President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Tuesday said the screenings will be launched wherever clusters of cases are suspected, and that soap prices and water bills will be reduced.
Predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza died last month of what Burundi’s government called a heart attack.
Some countries and human rights groups have expressed hope that the new president, an ally of Nkurunziza, might break with certain ways of his predecessor.
Burundi has 170 confirmed cases of the virus, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Burundi's longtime President Pierre Nkurunziza has congratulated the governing party's hand-picked successor on a \"large victory\" in the country's presidential election, though the main opposition has pledged to contest the result in court.
The election commission on Monday declared Evariste Ndayishimiye, a former army general chosen by the CNDD-FDD party as heir to Nkurunziza, the winner of the May 20 poll with 68.72 percent vote.
\"I warmly congratulate the President-elect General Major Evariste Ndayishimiye for his large victory which confirms that the great majority of Burundians adhere to the projects and the values he embodies,\" Nkurunziza, who chose not to run after 15 years in power, posted on Twitter.
On May 8, 12 days to the polls and before the scheduled arrival of an East African Community mission to the country, the government said the regional bloc's observers would have to be in quarantine for 14 days, effectively ruling them out of the election process.
Nkurunziza was this year elevated by Burundi's parliament to the rank of \"supreme guide for patriotism\" and he will continue to be chairman of the governing party's powerful council of elders.
The usage of e-commerce since the outbreak of Covid-19 in mid-March has increased.
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It's official: Our lockdown restrictions have been tightened, after President Ramaphosa announced several rule-changes for our current Alert Phase.
While claiming to rule by divine will, in the last couple of years, Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza turned the country into a living hell for many.
\"It was the end of free speech, political opponents were forced into exile, the country went into political isolation,\" said analyst Sematumba.
\"Despite some shortcomings of his tenure in the 15 years, if you see the current situation, whereby a president dies and the country remains stable, with no violence, no bloodshed, this means a lot about his legacy,\" Havyarimana told DW.
\"Here in Burundi people say that President Nkurunziza brought democracy to the country, because [2020] was going to be the first time for a Burundi president to peacefully and democratically hand over power to another president.
Analyst Sematumba concured: \"During his first two mandates he toed the line of the Arusha Accords,\" of 2000, which brought to end a brutal civil war and sought to establish the foundation for a lasting peace between the country's Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority.
Burundi's presidency announced the European Union had lifted its sanctions on Monday after meeting with the EU ambassador to the country.
By BEN FOX and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press/ BNC Contributor PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters who have clashed with authorities in the Pacific Northwest are not just confronting local police. Some are also facing off against federal officers whose presence reflects President Donald Trump's decision to make cracking down on 'violent mayhem' a federal priority. The Department of Homeland Security has deployed officers in tactical gear from around the country, and from more than a half-dozen federal law enforcement agencies and departments, to Portland, Oregon, as part of a surge aimed at what a senior official said were people taking []
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As coronavirus cases surge across the US, the debate over whether to require Americans to wear a mask to slow the spread of the virus has intensified. Some states and cities have made wearing a mask a requirement in certain situations and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised that everyone \"should wear a cloth face cover when they have to go out in public.\"
And as protests over racism and police brutality continue nationwide, Adams again raised his concern over mask wearing and policing, saying during an interview with FOX 5 DC last week, \"I really worry about over-policing and having a situation where you're giving people one more reason to arrest a Black man.\"
Wearing a mask during an interview with CBS' \"Face the Nation\" on Sunday, he doubled down on his concern and said education on masks would benefit Americans.
\"I am saying if we are going to have a mask mandate we need to understand that works best at the local and state level along with education. We need people to understand why they are doing it and we need people to understand how they benefit from it,\" Adams said. \"Because if we just try to mandate it you have to have an enforcement mechanism and we are in the midst of a moment when over-policing has caused many different individuals to be killed for very minor offenses and that is an important consideration.\"
He continued, \"As surgeon general, I want people to understand why they should wear a face covering and they are going to be more likely to do it and more likely to do it willingly and they're going to be more likely to do it when we are not watching which is important.\"
Democrats have previously called for a national mandate on mask wearing, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who said last month that a federal mandate is \"long overdue.\" Adams on Sunday also said that the administration is trying to correct it's earlier messaging on masks when officials told Americans it was not necessary to wear masks, but conceded that \"it is very hard to do.\"
\"We're trying to correct that messaging, Margaret, but it's very hard to do,\" he said, adding that his previous comments that masks were not effective in preventing the spread of the virus was \"because everything we knew about coronaviruses before that point told us that people were not likely to spread when they were asymptomatic.\"
\"The primary reason was because that's what the science said and I want the American people to understand we follow the science and when we learn more our recommendations change, but it is hard when people are continuing to talk about things from three, four months ago,\" he said.
After the interview, Adams tweeted a video of himself dancing and encouraging mask wearing, saying, \"The little ones begged me to do a public health video,\" adding their message was to wear a mask.
Nicky Robertson contributed to this report.
Wolfe would love to share some of his remdesivir with doctors like Godofsky, given that it's the only drug authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat Covid-19.
But as coronavirus makes its way around the United States, with surges in some areas and declining numbers in others, there's no mechanism for hospitals to shift the drug where it's needed most.
The federal government is overseeing distribution of remdesivir, and Wolfe, Godofsky and other physicians say the system needs an overhaul.
Godofsky says he feels \"handcuffed\" not being able to give his patients in Bradenton, Florida, remdesivir, a drug that can speed recovery, and possibly reduce patients' risk of dying.
\"It's been very frustrating,\" said Godofsky, an infectious disease specialist. \"Patients suffer and you just feel terrible.\"
\"This is nuts,\" said Wolfe, an infectious disease expert at Duke University Medical Center. \"It's been really disturbing to watch how this has played out.\"
Friday, a spokesperson for the US Department of Health and Human Services told CNN that in the coming week, allocations of remdesivir to states \"will emphasize locations with large recent increases.\"
The spokesperson gave amounts to be shipped to four hotspot states -- Arizona, California, Florida and Texas -- that are far smaller than the number of hospitalized patients in those states.
The spokesperson also said the company hired to distribute remdesivir will reach out to each hospital that received the drug to confirm that it still needs it.
The department \"is committed to equitable and efficient distribution of the drug with the goal of reaching as many patients as possible across all states and U.S. territories,\" according to the spokesperson.
Distributing remdesivir
In May, the FDA granted emergency authorization for remdesivir for hospitalized Covid-19 patients. At first, Gilead Sciences, the company that makes the drug, donated the supply, but starting next week, hospitals have to purchase it.
It's hardly a blockbuster drug. A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine shows it shaves four days off a hospital stay.
On Friday, Gilead presented data at a medical conference indicating that patients on remdesivir had a 7.6% mortality rate compared to a 12.5% mortality rate for those who did not receive the drug. The analysis also showed that 74.4% of remdesivir-treated patients recovered by 14 days compared to 59% of patients who did not get remdesivir.
The data has not been published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, making it less reliable.
Even though it's not a cure for Covid-19, doctors say most of their hospitalized patients could benefit from remdesivir. The shipments headed to the hotspot states in the coming week, however, don't even come close.
As of July 10, Texas had 10,002 hospitalized patients with Covid-19, but the batch headed to Texas will have only enough remdesivir for about 3,507 patients; Florida had 6,974 patients, b
THE ruling Zanu PF party yesterday said it would deal harshly with the planned protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government on July 31, evoking memories of killings by the army of civilians in 2018 and January last year. BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE Six civilians were shot dead in the post-election violence on August 1, 2018, while human rights groups say 17 people were killed by security agents during the protests against an increase in the price of fuel in January last year. Zanu PF acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa told journalists after a politburo meeting that anyone protesting should be aware of the risk. “We have noted social media platforms to plan and organise violent protests and overthrow a constitutionally elected government,” he said. “Let me say to (MDC Alliance leader Nelson) Chamisa and those who are calling for demonstrations on July 31, what happened (protesting) on August 1, 2018 will not happen again, what happened on January 16, 2019 will not happen again. “We want to send this warning loud and clear to Chamisa that whatever you’re threatening on July 31, we say, come to the front and face the risk.” Zimbabweans have seen their incomes and savings being eroded by rising inflation — for the second time in a decade — and accuse Mnangagwa of failing to live up to his pre-election promise to revive the economy and of returning to the dark days under his predecessor Robert Mugabe by using the military to crush dissent. Mnangagwa promised a clean break from the Mugabe era, who was removed in a coup by his military chiefs in November 2017, but is accused of sending the army to conduct night raids, and beating suspected opposition activists in the townships in previous protests. Opposition Transform Zimbabwe president Jacob Ngarivhume is leading the campaign, which has been endorsed by several opposition leaders including Chamisa. “To Chamisa, we say don’t be a coward, you are always never found in front. If you do whatever you are threatening, come to front and face the risks,” Chinamasa challenged. “Our cadres are there to take on anybody who attacks the government. Zanu PF members will have the right to defend our homes, people and properties. He should not be cowardly, let him come in front and face it.” He added: “We thank the organisers of the July 31 protests for warning us because as Zanu PF, we were sleeping with all eyes closed, but now, we will sleep with one eye closed and the other opened.” Addressing the politburo, Mnangagwa warned of the possible tightening of lockdown measures in what observers say was a move aimed at foiling the protests. “Although there is a visible spike in the number of positive cases, largely due to returnees, we shall continue to strengthen our preventive measures as well as our testing and contact tracing capacity,” Mnangagwa said. “I urge the party (Zanu PF) to continue to be in the forefront of raising the awareness levels in our communities of the dangers of this pandemic. The recent rapid spike of infections requires that we make another review of t
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[Malawi News Agency] Dowa -- At least 21 under 18-year-old girls are said to have been rescued from forced and early marriages in the area of Inkosi Mkukula in Dowa district.
Group CEO James Mwangi told investors in a recent virtual annual general meeting that the board wants to reinforce the lender’s liquidity and capital positions.
