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Apr
02
2022
By The African Mirror
The dating game: survey shows how and why South Africans use Tinder

The dating game: survey shows how and why South Africans use Tinder

NEWS
THE growth of the internet and smartphones has led to the widespread global use of dating apps, such as Tinder, Bumble and OKCupid. These location-based apps have become a popular and acceptable way to meet new potential romantic partners. With over 6.5 million monthly downloads Tinder is the most popular dating app in the world, including in South Africa. Author TANJA BOSCH, Associate Professor in Media Studies and Production, University of Cape Town But Tinder still has a reputation for being a “hook-up” app. Most people perceive it as a way to search for casual dating or short-term sexual partners.…
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Apr
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Nigerian train attack: bandits demand ransom

Nigerian train attack: bandits demand ransom

NEWS
SUSPECTED bandits have contacted some Nigerian families to say they are holding relatives who went missing following an attack on a passenger train this week and that they will demand a ransom, the families said. Authorities in the northern Kaduna state said eight people died and 26 were hospitalised when armed gangs blew up train tracks on the Abuja-Kaduna route and kidnapped an unknown number of passengers on Monday night.  Ibrahim Abba told Reuters that unknown men called his family on Tuesday evening, informing them that they were holding his brother, who he said has not been seen since the…
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Apr
03
2022
By The African Mirror
M23 rebels declares unilateral ceasefire

M23 rebels declares unilateral ceasefire

NEWS
THE M23 rebel group has declared a unilateral ceasefire after several days of clashes with the army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), its spokesman said in a statement. The group said it was seeking dialogue with the government and that it had withdrawn its troops from the combat zone in order to avoid new confrontations with the Congolese army. DRC's army spokesman and government spokesman could not be reached immediately for comment. Heavy fighting broke out on Monday after the M23 attacked two Congolese army positions near the borders with Uganda and Rwanda and advanced on nearby towns,…
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Apr
03
2022
By The African Mirror
Moody’s upgrades SA outlook to ‘stable’ on better fiscal health view

Moody’s upgrades SA outlook to ‘stable’ on better fiscal health view

NEWS
RATINGS agency Moody's revised South Africa's outlook to "stable" from "negative", saying the country's improved fiscal outlook would help the government stabilise its debt burden over the medium term. South Africa's public finances were in bad shape even before the COVID-19 pandemic and took a further dive in 2020, when an economic contraction hurt government revenues. The fiscal picture has improved since then, thanks to bumper prices for South Africa's commodity exports. "South Africa's fiscal position has markedly recovered from the pandemic thanks to government's fiscal consolidation measures and positive external developments," the ratings agency said in a statement. "As…
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Apr
02
2022
By The African Mirror
Tunisian crisis: Police summon opposition leaders

Tunisian crisis: Police summon opposition leaders

NEWS
TAREK AMARA and ANGUS MCDOWALL TUNISIAN anti-terrorism police summoned the country's main opposition figure for questioning on Friday, as a political crisis deepens in the wake of President Kais Saied's move to dissolve parliament and impose one-man rule. Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Islamist Ennahda party and speaker of the dissolved parliament, was summoned to appear later on Friday, his office said, after investigations were opened into other members of the chamber who had defied Saied. Saied demanded that investigations be carried out after members of parliament held an online session on Wednesday and voted to revoke all the emergency…
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Apr
03
2022
By The African Mirror
Sudan threatens to expel UN rep

Sudan threatens to expel UN rep

NEWS
SUDAN'S military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has threatened to expel the United Nations' special representative, accusing him of overstepping his mandate. "We heard his slander the other day, lying, blatantly lying," Burhan said in a speech at a military graduation on Friday. "If you overstep your mandate, we will put you out of Sudan." The comments come days after U.N. representative Volker Perthes gave an update to the Security Council on efforts in Sudan, where he commented on the country's economic turmoil, violence against protesters and priorities for a transition to elections. Perthes' mission has involved holding a series…
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Apr
03
2022
By The African Mirror
Eastern Caribbean states open consulate in Western Sahara

Eastern Caribbean states open consulate in Western Sahara

NEWS
THE Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) on Thursday opened a consulate in Western Sahara, joining African and Arab countries that have established diplomatic missions there in a sign of support for Morocco's claim to the disputed territory. The Dominican Republic's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said he opened the consulate in Dakhla on behalf of Eastern Caribbean member states, a joint statement from the Dominican Republic and Morroco said. The Algeria-backed Polisario front seeks to establish an independent state in the vast and sparsely populated desert region, considered by Morocco as its own land. Gaining international recognition for its rule…
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Apr
02
2022
By The African Mirror
Part of aid convoy arrives in Ethiopia’s Tigray region’s capital

Part of aid convoy arrives in Ethiopia’s Tigray region’s capital

NEWS
TWENTY trucks carrying food aid entered territory controlled by Ethiopia's rebellious Tigrayan forces the United Nations said, the first small but concrete demonstration that a unilateral truce the government declared last week has improved aid access. It is unclear how much more aid might follow or how quickly. More than 90% of the 5.5 million people in the northern province of Tigray need food aid, according to the United Nations. World Food Programme Ethiopia, a U.N. agency, said on Twitter that 13 of these trucks had arrived safely in Tigray's capital Mekelle and that more of them and fuel were…
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Apr
02
2022
By The African Mirror
Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

NEWS
NAFISA ELTAHIR and MOHAMED NURELDIN ABDALLAH MILLIONS more Sudanese are set to go hungry this year as economic turmoil and erratic rains drive up prices and reduce harvests, with a halt to foreign assistance and the war in Ukraine putting food supplies at further risk. The rising levels of hunger forecast by United Nations agencies threaten to further destabilise a country that faces growing conflict and poverty following a military takeover last year. Sudan has been mired in economic crisis since before the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in an uprising in 2019. A transitional government attracted billions of dollars…
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Apr
02
2022
By The African Mirror
U.N. peacekeepers deployed to northeastern Mali amid spate of killings

U.N. peacekeepers deployed to northeastern Mali amid spate of killings

NEWS
PAUL LORGERIE THE United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali has deployed two units to the African country's tri-border area with Burkina Faso and Niger to respond to a spate of civilian killings, it said. A surge in attacks since early March by an Islamic State affiliate has left hundreds of civilians dead, according to official and military sources. The region has long been a hotspot of jihadist and militia violence in West Africa. "The security situation in the Tri-border area... particularly in the localities of Tessit, Talataye, Ansongo and the Menaka region, has deteriorated considerably in recent weeks," said the…
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