VP Mnangagwa Meets Malawi Envoy

[The Herald] Malawi is seeking to learn a lot from Zimbabwe in the diamond extraction industry, as well as acquire skilled manpower in various fields, an envoy said yesterday. Lilongwe representative in Harare Ambassador Annie Kumwenda, revealed this a…

[The Herald] Malawi is seeking to learn a lot from Zimbabwe in the diamond extraction industry, as well as acquire skilled manpower in various fields, an envoy said yesterday. Lilongwe representative in Harare Ambassador Annie Kumwenda, revealed this after paying a courtesy call on Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa at his Munhumutapa offices.

source: AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe

Sportpesa Super Cup Is Born

[Nation] Online betting firm SportPesa has splashed approximately Sh6 million for the inaugural SportPesa Super Cup tournament that will be held at the 23,000-seater Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from June 5-11.

[Nation] Online betting firm SportPesa has splashed approximately Sh6 million for the inaugural SportPesa Super Cup tournament that will be held at the 23,000-seater Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from June 5-11.

source: AllAfrica News: Kenya

Aviation Unions Kick Against Concession of Nigerian Airports

[Premium Times] The labour unions at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, on Wednesday said that they lack confidence in the recent appointment of transaction advisers for the concession of four airports in the country.

[Premium Times] The labour unions at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, on Wednesday said that they lack confidence in the recent appointment of transaction advisers for the concession of four airports in the country.

source: AllAfrica News: Nigeria

‘Pastor’s Been Sleeping With Me Since I Was 10 – This is the Fourth Abortion’

[Vanguard] Lagos -Scriptural assertions of wolves in sheep clothing resurfaced yesterday, following a startling revelation by a 16-year-old Senior Secondary School, SSS, I student, on how she has been subjected to sexual violations since she was 10 yea…

[Vanguard] Lagos -Scriptural assertions of wolves in sheep clothing resurfaced yesterday, following a startling revelation by a 16-year-old Senior Secondary School, SSS, I student, on how she has been subjected to sexual violations since she was 10 years by a pastor at the Egbe branch of a popular new generation pentecostal church.

source: AllAfrica News: Nigeria

Gold Panners Wreak Havoc

[The Herald] Zaka -The anti-riot police was on Sunday deployed to Panganai Business Centre in Zaka district under Chief Nhema to disperse thousands of illegal gold miners who invaded the area last week. The development comes as villagers reportedly dis…

[The Herald] Zaka -The anti-riot police was on Sunday deployed to Panganai Business Centre in Zaka district under Chief Nhema to disperse thousands of illegal gold miners who invaded the area last week. The development comes as villagers reportedly discovered gold deposits, a move which triggered the mass exodus of illegal miners from as far as Shurugwi, Zvishavane and Mashava.

source: AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe

Govt Withholds 15,000 National IDs of Maragoli Tribe

[Observer] The National Identification Registration Agency (NIRA) is continuing to hold unto 15,000 national identity cards of members of the Maragoli community on grounds that they are not a recognised tribe in Uganda.

[Observer] The National Identification Registration Agency (NIRA) is continuing to hold unto 15,000 national identity cards of members of the Maragoli community on grounds that they are not a recognised tribe in Uganda.

source: AllAfrica News: Uganda

Foreign Investment Inflow Declines 41% – Lowest in Ten Years

[Premium Times] The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on Wednesday said the total value of capital imported into Nigeria in the first quarter of 2017 was estimated to be $908.27 million, the lowest in ten years.

[Premium Times] The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on Wednesday said the total value of capital imported into Nigeria in the first quarter of 2017 was estimated to be $908.27 million, the lowest in ten years.

source: AllAfrica News: Nigeria

Lautech Students Protest, Demand Payment of Lecturers’ Salaries

[Premium Times] Students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Texhnology, LAUTECH, poured into Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Wednesday to protest the continued closure of the school and demand for the payment of about nine months salaries owed the…

[Premium Times] Students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Texhnology, LAUTECH, poured into Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Wednesday to protest the continued closure of the school and demand for the payment of about nine months salaries owed their lecturers.

source: AllAfrica News: Nigeria

Child Smuggling On Border With South Africa Surges

[The Herald] A total of 150 children were this year intercepted while being smuggled into either South Africa or Zimbabwe, while 79 local minors are being held at care centres in Limpopo province, an action committee has revealed. A quarterly meeting o…

[The Herald] A total of 150 children were this year intercepted while being smuggled into either South Africa or Zimbabwe, while 79 local minors are being held at care centres in Limpopo province, an action committee has revealed. A quarterly meeting of the Zimbabwe-South Africa Cross-Border Coordination Committee for Unaccompanied and Separated Migrant Children raised concern over the rampant smuggling of minors between the two countries' borders.

source: AllAfrica News: South Africa

Former Flames Coach Kinnah Hunts For Strikers

[Nyasa Times] Former Malawi Senior National Soccer Team Coach Kinnah Phiri who is currently the head coach for Tanzania’s top league side Mbeya FC has revealed plans to hunt for strikers in Malawi to boost his team’s striking force.

[Nyasa Times] Former Malawi Senior National Soccer Team Coach Kinnah Phiri who is currently the head coach for Tanzania's top league side Mbeya FC has revealed plans to hunt for strikers in Malawi to boost his team's striking force.

source: AllAfrica News: Malawi