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Dec
05
2023
By The African Mirror
Zambia digs for at least 25 miners buried in open-pit mudslide

Zambia digs for at least 25 miners buried in open-pit mudslide

NEWS
RESCUE workers in Zambia were still searching for at least 25 informal miners buried alive three days ago by a mudslide at an open-pit copper mine, Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe said. The miners at Seseli Mine in Chingola, about 400 km (250 miles) northwest of the capital Lusaka, were trapped in three places and heavy rains had flooded the pit, the government said. It was not immediately clear how many miners were trapped, but Kabuswe said 25 families had so far come forward to claim missing relatives who were working at the mine when the accident happened. The rescue workers,…
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Dec
05
2023
By NUZULACK DAUSEN
Tanzania flood deaths rise to 63, prime minister says

Tanzania flood deaths rise to 63, prime minister says

NEWS
THE death toll from floods in northern Tanzania following torrential rains this weekend has risen to 63, the prime minister said, adding to hundreds of other deaths caused by extreme weather in East Africa since seasonal rains began in October. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said in comments broadcast on television that the number of injured stood at 116 people. Landslides had destroyed half of one village he visited, he said. "We are here in front of bodies of our fellows. We have lost 63 loved ones. Of the total fellows we lost, 23 are men and 40 are women," he…
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Dec
05
2023
By SHIVAM PATEL
India finds quality issues with cough syrup linked to Cameroon deaths – sources

India finds quality issues with cough syrup linked to Cameroon deaths – sources

NEWS
IMDIAN tests of a cough syrup linked to the deaths of at least six children in Cameroon have found unidentified quality issues in at least one of the five samples picked up by authorities, two people familiar with the investigation told Reuters. Riemann Labs is one of three Indian drugmakers whose cough syrups have been linked to the deaths of at least 141 children in Gambia, Uzbekistan and Cameroon since the middle of last year. That has cast a shadow on the quality of exports from India, often dubbed the "world's pharmacy" due to its supply of life-saving drugs at…
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Dec
05
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa likely to produce first EV in 2026: Minister

South Africa likely to produce first EV in 2026: Minister

NEWS
SOUTH Africa's automotive industry will likely produce its first electric vehicle (EV) in 2026, the trade minister said, as he outlined plans for the country's green transport transition. The electrification of transport is one of the key pillars underpinning South Africa's Just Energy Transition (JET) plan for a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy. The JET plan estimates that an investment of 128.1 billion rand ($6.84 billion) would be needed from 2023–2027 for the transport sector to contribute meaningfully to South Africa's decarbonisation commitments. South Africa is the largest automotive manufacturing hub on the African continent, hosting global brands such as Toyota,…
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Dec
05
2023
By WENDELL ROELF
Africa’s hydropower plants set for upgrades to boost generation

Africa’s hydropower plants set for upgrades to boost generation

NEWS
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) is drawing up plans for $1 billion of upgrades to a dozen hydropower plants in Africa, bank officials said on Monday, boosting capacity that is often unable to meet the continent's surging power needs. Ranging from Nigeria's largest 760 megawatt (MW) Kainji plant to South Africa's 2.7 MW Sol Plaatje, the refurbishments are expected to yield an extra 570 MW across the 12 projects. Work on the first plants is expected to start by June next year. Plants in Sudan, Zambia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo will benefit. The upgrades would "accelerate the…
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Dec
04
2023
By The African Mirror
Floods kill more than 20 people in northern Tanzania

Floods kill more than 20 people in northern Tanzania

NEWS
AT least 20 people have been killed by floods after heavy rain in the Manyara region of northern Tanzania, the Ministry of Health said. Severe flooding caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon has killed hundreds of people in Kenya and Somalia in recent weeks. The rains have also left a trail of destruction, ruining infrastructure like roads and submerging towns in East Africa, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. "We are very shocked by this event," President Samia Suluhu Hassan said in a video message posted online by the Tanzanian Ministry of Health. She directed security agencies, the Ministry…
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Dec
03
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya doomsday cult leader jailed for unlicensed film production

Kenya doomsday cult leader jailed for unlicensed film production

NEWS
THE leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, in which authorities believe more than 400 members may have died, was jailed for 12 months for producing and distributing films without a licence. Authorities accuse Paul Mackenzie, head of the Good News International Church, of ordering his followers to starve themselves and their children to death so they could go to heaven before the end of the world. Police have exhumed hundreds of bodies from mass graves in Shakahola forest in the country's southeast. Mackenzie handed himself into police in April and has repeatedly been denied bail while investigations continue into the…
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Dec
03
2023
By The African Mirror
UK PM Sunak says he discussed migration plan with Rwanda’s Kagame

UK PM Sunak says he discussed migration plan with Rwanda’s Kagame

NEWS
BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he discussed plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda with President Paul Kagame as he finalises his response to a block on the policy in the Supreme Court in London. Sunak's government has said it is working on a new treaty with Rwanda, as well as new domestic legislation after the UK's top judges ruled the policy unlawful last month. Asked by reporters what he discussed with Kagame on the sidelines of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, Sunak said he was "confident" about his government's proposals but the two leaders wanted to get the details…
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Dec
02
2023
By ALBERTO DABO and SAMBA BALDE
Order restored in Guinea-Bissau following gunfire between army factions

Order restored in Guinea-Bissau following gunfire between army factions

NEWS
ORDER has been restored in Guinea-Bissau's capital following an overnight exchange of gunfire between two army factions that broke out in the capital after national guard soldiers freed an opposition minister, the army said. Fighting continued into Friday morning after soldiers from the national guard stormed a police station where Finance Minister Suleimane Seidi and the secretary of state for the treasury, Antonio Monteiro, were detained after their arrest on Thursday night. Seidi is a member of the former ruling PAIGC party, which leads the coalition that won a majority in legislative elections in June. That result halted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo's…
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