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Nov
28
2020
By The African Mirror
World champ Hamilton wins 98th pole in Bahrain

World champ Hamilton wins 98th pole in Bahrain

SPORT
BOITUMELO RANTAO LEWIS Hamilton, with the 2020 Formula 1 world championship already won, has registered his 98th pole position as Mercedes locked the front row ahead of today’s race in Bahrain. Hamilton kept his practice form, outperforming teammate Valtteri Bottas who qualified in 2nd ahead of a charging Max Verstappen from Red Bull. The perfomance by Hamilton and Bottas reflected Mercedes’ dominance on the circuit this year. Hamilton has won his record 7th world championship and Mercedes bagged the constructors trophy. Hamilton paid tribute to the technical team behind his success: “The continuation of what we do as a team…
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Nov
28
2020
By The African Mirror
Family farmers struggle to keep up with fast-warming world

Family farmers struggle to keep up with fast-warming world

ENVIRONMENT
THIN LEI WIN  YOUNG African farmers Mavis Gofa and Andrew Goodman had a vastly different upbringing - Gofa grew up on a one-hectare (2.5-acre) farm and could not afford to finish high school, while Goodman's family cultivated 275 hectares and educated him in Britain. But they share the same big dream. Both want a better life for the families who run the world's half a billion small farms, many of whom remain steeped in poverty despite producing about 80% of food consumed in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, according to the United Nations. It is a tough ask as climate change…
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Nov
28
2020
By The African Mirror
Managing HIV and diabetes together: South African patients tell their stories

Managing HIV and diabetes together: South African patients tell their stories

HEALTH
SOUTH Africa faces a quadruple burden of disease: HIV, tuberculosis (TB), non-communicable diseases such as Type 2 diabetes and injuries. South Africa has more people living with HIV than anywhere else in the world. Around 13.5% of the country’s total population has HIV. DR. EDNA N BOSIRE, Researcher, Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU) & DSI NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development., University of the Witwatersrand Many of these patients are co-infected with TB and are also at risk of developing noncommunicable diseases. This can be attributed to a massive rise in noncommunicable diseases, including diabetes. Research shows…
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Nov
28
2020
By The African Mirror
Mosimane, Al Ahly make African football history

Mosimane, Al Ahly make African football history

SPORT
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African coach Pitso Mosimane has celebrated his historic win of the CAF Championship League trophy with a powerful quote from the legendary Nelson Mandela. As Al-Ahly fans went wild and painted Cairo red after they had defeated rivals Zamalek 2-1, Mosimane drew inspiration from Mandela. "It always seems impossible - until it is done." Mosimane himself also had powerful words to mark the occasion. He said: "I had come to the Nile River to catch the big Fish." And, in African football, they don't come bigger than the CAF Championship. Mosimane has become the first coach…
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Nov
28
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopian forces capture town, move toward Tigrayan capital, senior armed forces officer says

Ethiopian forces capture town, move toward Tigrayan capital, senior armed forces officer says

NEWS
THE Ethiopian military has seized control of the town of Wikro, 50 km (30 miles) north of the Tigrayan capital, a senior official has said, a day after the government said it was beginning the "final phase" of an offensive in the northern region. Federal forces have captured Wikro "and will control Mekelle in a few days", Lieutenant-General Hassan Ibrahim said in a statement. Government troops had also taken control of several other towns, he added. Reuters was not immediately able to reach the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) for comment, or to verify the statement. Claims by all sides…
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Nov
28
2020
By The African Mirror
Suicide bomber kills six in Mogadishu ice-cream parlour

Suicide bomber kills six in Mogadishu ice-cream parlour

NEWS
A suicide bomber blew himself up in an ice-cream parlour in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing six people and wounding eight, an official said. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the blast, but the Islamist insurgent group al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in the capital and elsewhere. The group is allied with al Qaeda and wants to rule Somalia according to its strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law. The Gelato Divino parlour is located near K4 Junction in the heart of Mogadishu, near the international airport. "A suicide bomber blew up himself in the ice-cream restaurant,"…
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Nov
28
2020
By The African Mirror
Call for South African President to testify on role in state capture

Call for South African President to testify on role in state capture

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ADVOCATE Vuyani Ngalwana, one of South Africa leading legal minds and an acting-judge in the high court, has called for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to be called to testify before the Zondo Commission about his role, when he was deputy president, in state capture. Ngalwana has written to the chairperson of the Commission, Deputy Judge President to make a case why Ramaphosa should be invited to testify. He has also called for Kgalema Motlanthe, a former deputy president to Zuma, to also be asked some questions at the commission. The acting-judge also expressed a view that…
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