Forces are disrupting insurgency in Mozambique - but fight is not over, says SANDF chief

South Africas military chief said Wednesday that multinational forces had been able to "disrupt" jihadist rebels in northern Mozambique since their deployment there last year.
#southafrica #mozambique

Rate of school dropouts tripled in South Africa due to Covid-19 - Unicef report

The number of out-of-school children in South Africa tripled from 250 000 to 750 000 between March 2020 and July 2021, a new Unicef report says.
#southafrica #schooldropout #unicef

Zimbabwean vice-presidents ex-wife set to lose limb after being denied permission to leave country

Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Zimbabwes vice-president, Constantino Chiwenga, is set to have her right hand amputated after she was denied permission to leave the country to travel to South Africa.
#southafrica #marrymubaiwa #constantinochiwenga

SA wants single African currency to boost intra-continental trade

South Africa is in full support of establishing a single African currency backed by the continental central bank and monetary institute.
#southafrica #africancurrency

Coal boom triggers Grindrod plans to triple capacity at Mozambique's biggest port

Grindrod, the Johannesburg-listed logistics operator, plans to triple capacity at its drybulk port terminals in Mozambique to cater for growing demand for coal exports from neighboring South Africa, the company said on Monday.
#grindrod #southafrica

African peer group urges SA to deal with xenophobia, growing unemployment and inequality

South Africa was urged by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) to address xenophobia, rising unemployment and inequality at the recent African Union (AU) Summit in Ethiopia.
#southafrica #ethiopia

Cape Town listed as among most 'Instagrammable' place in the world – only 3 African countries made list

Cape Town has been listed 22nd among the "Top 50 Most Instragammable Places" in the world, beating the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes, Nice, the crisp Thai waters of Phuket, and Spanish party capital Ibiza.
#capetown #southafrica #ibiza

More South African and sub-Saharan African children dying of Covid-19 than elsewhere - researchers

Researchers have found that six African countries have substantially higher morbidity and mortality rates among children and adolescents hospitalised for Covid-19 than countries like the United States and the United Kingdom.
#southafrica #subsaharaafrica

'Threats of violence' no basis for Zuma’s medical parole, says court as it orders him back to jail

Within hours of the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruling that Jacob Zuma's release on medical parole was unlawful and ordering him back to jail, both the former president and prison authorities announced they would appeal that decision.
#jacobzuma #southafrica #northgautenghighcourt

OMICRON: SA’s New COVID Cases Have Doubled In One Day, Tripled In Two Days

South Africa’s new cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in a day, authorities reported Wednesday, signaling a dramatic surge in the country where scientists detected the omicron variant last week. New confirmed cases rose to 8,561 Wednesday from 4,373 a day earlier, according to official statistics.
#omicron #covid #southafrica

UK To Ban Travel From 6 Nations As South Africa Detects New COVID Variant

Britain on Thursday said it would ban travel from six southern African countries, after South Africa detected a new Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations. "The early indication we have of this variant is it may be more transmissible than the Delta variant and the vaccines that we currently have may be less effective against it,"
#UK #southafrica

Jeffrey Donson, Werner Meshoa: Rapist & Fraudster Elected Mayor, Deputy In S/A

A municipality in South Africa has shocked the nation by electing a convicted child rapist as its mayor and a convicted fraudster as its deputy mayor. Jeffrey Donson was found guilty of statutory rape and indecent assault and jailed while mayor of the Western Cape's Kannaland Municipality in 2008 but has been re-elected back into office.
#jeffreydonson #southafrica

Tendai Ndoro Loses House, Cars To Ex-Wife Thando Maseko

Zimbabwe international Tendai Ndoro has reportedly gone bankrupt after losing all his properties to his ex-wife following their divorce.
The 36-year-old is said to have registered his properties in the name of his South African partner, Thando Maseko. Ndoro and his wife, who is a model, used to live in South Africa in the footballer's multi-million dollar Kyalami Estates in Johannesburg.
#ndorotendai #thandomaseko #southafrica

Namibia halts use of Sputnik jabs after South Africa HIV fears

Namibia has discontinued the use of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following concerns raised by neighbouring South Africa, the health ministry said on Saturday.
#namibia #covid19vaccine #southafrica #sputnik

SA Streets Resembling War-Zone As Armed Somalis And Bus drivers Clash

The South African Police Service (SAPS) members have set upon Somali nationals’ shops in the coastal city of Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) after an eruption of violence saw several minibus taxis going up in flames on Wednesday.
#southafrica #somalia #gqeberha

Nigeria, Zambia, and Kenya have all ranked ahead of SA on cyber-security in a new survey

South Africa is laggard when it comes to cybersecurity, not just globally but also on the continent, according to research conducted by virtual private network provider SharkTank.
#southafrica #Nigeria #zambia #kenya #cybersecurity

Silicon Valley-founded Chipper Cash hoping to displace cash-send players in SA with no fees

Silicon Valley-founded Chipper Cash launched in South Africa on Wednesday.
#silliconvalley #chippercash #southafrica

Zuma says SA is becoming 'constitutional dictatorship' after he loses in court

After failing in his bid to have his 15-month sentence for contempt overturned last week, former president Jacob Zuma says South Africa is turning from a democracy into a "constitutional dictatorship". 
#jacobzuma #southafrica #dictatorship

Stream 11 of IMDb's 30 top-rated movies of all time

Showmax is now home to 11 of IMDb's 30 Top-Rated Movies Of All Time, more than any other streaming service in South Africa.
#showmax #southafrica

South Africa announces COVID 'vaccine passport' plans

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday his intention to introduce a "vaccine passport", amid widespread mistrust of the Covid-19 vaccine in the continent's most affected country.
#cyrilramaphosa #covidvaccine #southafrica