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With the re-opening of the N3 on Saturday, trucks have been seen leaving Gauteng loaded with food and essentials to restock KwaZulu-Natal's looted stores.
Abiy's government and the regional one run by the Tigray People's Liberation Front each consider the other illegitimate.
\t There was no immediate word from the three AU envoys, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano and former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe. AU spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo did not say whether they can meet with TPLF leaders, something Abiy's office has rejected.
\"``Not possible,'' senior Ethiopian official Redwan Hussein said in a message to the AP. ``\"Above all, TPLF leadership is still at large.'' He called reports that the TPLF had appointed an envoy to discuss an immediate cease-fire with the international community ``masquerading.''
\t Fighting reportedly remained well outside the Tigray capital of Mekele, a densely populated city of a half-million people who have been warned by the Ethiopian government that they will be shown ``no mercy'' if they don't distance themselves from the region's leaders.
\t Tigray has been almost entirely cut off from the outside world since Nov. 4, when Abiy announced a military offensive in response to a TPLF attack on a federal army base.
That makes it difficult to verify claims about the fighting, but humanitarians have said at least hundreds of people have been killed.
\t The fighting threatens to destabilize Ethiopia, which has been described as the linchpin of the strategic Horn of Africa.
\t With transport links cut, food and other supplies are running out in Tigray, home to 6 million people, and the United Nations has asked for immediate and unimpeded access for aid.
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[IPS] Johannesburg -- As COVID-19 swept across the globe, one thing became clear: a well-functioning, well-resourced, agile and resilient health system can mean the difference between life and death.
Ernst Middendorp was given a stark reminder of the enormity of the task at hand as Maritzburg United crashed to a fifth straight defeat.
[The Herald] Francis Owusu, Padraig Carmody and Ricardo Reboredo
After months of delay, the membership of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) will vote for a new President-elect next week.\tThe exercise will be conducted face-to-face and online between Monday, November 30, and Thursday, December 3....
[Dalsan Radio] The Union of Somali Presidential Candidates recently issued an 18-point communiqué, following a six-day conference in Mogadishu.
[CAJ News] Johannesburg -- A TECHNOLOGY expert has urged society to look into the brighter side of fourth industrial revolution (4IR) than focus on the millions of jobs it will displace.
'The Minnesota Twins will advance social equity by leveraging our resources to ensure every child has the same opportunity for success.'
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Banks and financial institutions are increasingly being confronted for their lack of diversity on every level.
… Troops, a unit composed of African Americans from New York, and a …
The Guyana government says it will provide all healthcare workers with a two-week bonus next month as part of the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) - Opposition lawmakers hurled pig organs inside Taiwan's Parliament yesterday to protest the Government's decision to ease restrictions on pork imports from the United States.Taiwan's notoriously rambunctious legislature frequently sees chaotic clashes between rival lawmakers but yesterday's scuffles were particularly novel.
National Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda has revealed that Parliament is contemplating crafting a law that will regulate DNA testing in the country amid revelations that there is no such law. BY SILAS NKALA Mudenda said this during a stakeholders meeting with Matabeleland-based civic society organisations and journalists in Bulawayo. He was responding to concerns raised by the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) officials that the country had no law regulating DNA testing. “I was at Nust and the university raised questions on the issue of secrecy of the DNA results with major focus on how they are handled or publicised. “They said a law must be there to pave way for such a process. “I agree with the university. We shall have a process of coming up with that law,” Mudenda said. “They did not write a petition, but they presented an oral petition during my visit there.” The Speakers’ remarks come at a time the government is working on a law that will guide the process of exhumations of the remains of Gukurahundi victims in Matabeleland and Midlands. Nust is expected to conduct the genetic studies. President Emmerson Mnangagwa tasked traditional leaders to oversee the exhumations and reburial of Gukurahundi victims. The genetic studies will assist in exhumations of Gukurahundi victims buried at undignified places across the country. The Speaker said Parliament would soon have a 24-hour television station dedicated to parliamentary proceedings.
Less than three months after a request was made by the Guyana Association of Professional Engineers (GAPE) for an Engineering Bill to be considered by the government, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has delivered a draft document for a Cabinet Sub-Committee’s consideration.
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French police officers involved in the b rutal beating of a black man over the weekend have been suspended.
Footage of the incident, showing officers repeatedly punching the music producer was posted to a news website Thursday, igniting widespread condemnation.
According to French police reports , the man identified by his first name Michel, drew the attention of the police because he was not wearing a mask in the 17th district of the French capital on Saturday.
\"Without this video, I wouldn't be here before you today and maybe, without this video, you might be putting out the same story with the headline 'A young man assaulted,' well I'm no longer so young, I'm complimenting myself, but a young man assaulted police officers, tried to take their weapons, hit them, everything I've heard\", Michel said.
French Interior Gérald Darmanin said he asked for the suspension of the officers concerned as a precautionary measure. The four police officers are now being heard in custody by the IGPN , the body investigating police officer's behaviour.
The incidents comes as President Emmanuel Macron pushes a new bill to criminalize filming police officers in a way that would put them in danger.
A North Carolina man demanded his donation to a pro-Trump group be refunded in a new lawsuit claiming 'empty promises.'... View Article
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Labour union Bemawu believes it has not exhausted all its avenues to derail the SABC's plans to lay off 400 of its employees.
The umbrella body of South African agricultural organisations say a lack of credibility will inevitably result in further liquidity challenges that South Africa can ill-afford.
[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF youths Friday brought Kwekwe CBD to a standstill when they were marching in solidarity with the party's youth leader Tapiwa Muto who faces charges of assault, public violence and murder.
Leaders from southern African countries met for urgent security talks and agreed on a \"regional response\" to the Islamist insurgency ravaging parts of northern Mozambique.
The 2020 edition of the Currie Cup gets underway on Friday, and it's the Sharks who play host to the Pumas at Kings Park.
[This Day] -Says news network exhibiting panic by seeking to clarify its tweet 35 days after
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) — St. Michael's College managed to keep coronavirus cases at bay for almost two months this fall with students tested upon arrival and once every three weeks. But in mid-October, cases at the small Vermont school started to climb. The outbreak was linked to an ice rink more than 40 miles (64 kilometers) away. The liberal arts college shifted to all-remote learning and closed the campus to visitors. By November, a total of 76 of the roughly 1,600 students had tested positive, the school said. 'It was very concerning to experience the […]
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[Premium Times] Abubakar Kyari says the Borno development plan will succeed because it has the backing of the people of the state.
… L. Fudge of Ohio, an African-American Democrat from Ohio.
Mr. Clyburn … owes a special debt to African-American voters, and that he wants …
[Nation] A cat-and-mouse game has begun between Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) enforcement officers and parking boys.
\"Know that\" Biden \"will be a president who represents the best in us. A leader the world will respect and our children can look up to,\" Harris said in a tweet.
[IPS] Rome -- The recent meeting of the G20 - scheduled to take place in Riyadh but held virtually due to the Coronavirus pandemic - has been an eloquent example of how the world is drifting, in a crisis of leadership.
[New Frame] The oldest rugby union in the country is at a crossroads, with its future uncertain because of Covid-19 and the decisions made by its controversial president.
The scathing report revealed that members of the Australian special forces had waged a campaign to cover up the unlawful killings of Afghan civilians.
