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Jul
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Armed with social media, Zimbabwean youth fight coronavirus ‘infodemic’

Armed with social media, Zimbabwean youth fight coronavirus ‘infodemic’

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KIM HARRISBERG and LUNGELO NDHLOVU  “DRINKING alcohol will kill the coronavirus”. “It is OK to share face masks”. “Africans cannot get COVID-19”. “The pandemic is not even real”. These are some of the coronavirus myths that a team of 20 Zimbabwean youth have been busting online since the country's lockdown began in late March, using social media and radio shows to reach an estimated 100,000 people to date. "There is a common saying that 'ignorance is bliss'. Well, in this instance, ignorance is not bliss, if anything ignorance is death," said Bridget Mutsinze, 25, a volunteer based in the capital,…
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Jul
23
2020
By The African Mirror
South African restaurants plead for end to ‘job-killing’ restrictions

South African restaurants plead for end to ‘job-killing’ restrictions

NEWS
NQOBILE DLUDLA THOUSANDS of South African restaurant and bar owners placed tables and chairs on the streets outside their premises on Wednesday in a nationwide protest against lockdown restrictions that prevent them from selling alcohol or trading after 9 p.m. The nation's hospitality sector is one of the hardest-hit by government restrictions imposed at the end of March to curb the spread of the coronavirus. At the end of June, restaurants were allowed to offer sit-down services again, but at limited capacity and without serving alcohol. But that is not enough for Llewy Mateza, owner of The Local Grill in…
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Jul
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Zimbabwe‌ ‌court‌ ‌suspends‌ ‌ police‌ ‌search‌ ‌warrant‌ ‌against‌ ‌ Econet‌

Zimbabwe‌ ‌court‌ ‌suspends‌ ‌ police‌ ‌search‌ ‌warrant‌ ‌against‌ ‌ Econet‌

NEWS
ZIMBABWE's High Court has suspended a police search warrant against mobile telecoms firm Econet Wireless which sought to force it to turn over details of subscribers and transactions as part of a money-laundering probe. Econet, the country's biggest operator, had argued in an urgent application that the information sought by the police covering six months was too broad in scope, and would violate its privacy and that of its clients. High Court Judge Edith Mushore granted an interim order sought by Econet to revoke the warrant, whose legality will be determined at a full hearing in future. A media freedom…
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Jul
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Power cuts return, adding to frustrations in COVID-weary South Africa

Power cuts return, adding to frustrations in COVID-weary South Africa

NEWS
MFUNEKO TOYANA KEITUMETSE Modise was already struggling to juggle her appointments as a freelance beautician while home-schooling her daughter during South Africa's nearly four-month-old COVID-19 lockdown. The last thing she needed was the lights going out. But after being forced to turn kitchen tables into classrooms and bedrooms into home offices, pandemic-weary South Africans now face an added challenge in the form of a familiar headache: rolling blackouts. Months of pandemic-induced shutdown and reduced demand had actually resulted in uncharacteristically reliable electricity for those stuck at home, as South Africa's creaking grid was given some respite. Since last week however,…
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Jul
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Turkey says any Libya ceasefire deal requires Haftar withdrawal

Turkey says any Libya ceasefire deal requires Haftar withdrawal

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ORHAN COSKUN and DOMINIC EVANS  TURKEY and Russia agreed on Wednesday to keep pushing for a ceasefire in Libya, but Ankara said the leader of the eastern forces was not legitimate and his forces must withdraw from key positions for any credible deal to emerge. The two countries are the main power brokers in Libya's conflict, where they support opposing sides. Russia backs the eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar, while Turkey has helped the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) repel Haftar's attempt to storm the capital. "We've just reached an agreement with Russia to work on a credible and…
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Jul
22
2020
By The African Mirror
Former Ivory Coast minister to run for president in break with ruling party

Former Ivory Coast minister to run for president in break with ruling party

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MARCEL Amon-Tanoh, a longtime ally of President Alassane Ouattara and until recently his foreign minister, declared on Wednesday he would run in Ivory Coast's presidential election in October, breaking with the ruling party. The campaign was thrown into uncertainty earlier this month when Ouattara's choice to succeed him after a decade in power, Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, died suddenly, leaving the ruling RHDP party scrambling to choose a replacement candidate. The October 31 election is seen as a key test of stability for Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer. Ouattara's first election win in 2010 sparked a civil…
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Jul
22
2020
By The African Mirror
Zimbabwe activist, journalist charged in court over planned protests

Zimbabwe activist, journalist charged in court over planned protests

NEWS
A Zimbabwean rights activist and a journalist were charged in court on Wednesday with promoting public violence ahead of planned anti-government protests next week and will be kept in jail until a bail ruling on Thursday. Jacob Ngarivhume, an activist and opposition politician behind the July 31 demonstrations, and freelance journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin'ono were arrested at their homes on Monday. Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono. Photo: Twitter In court, state prosecutors accused the two of using their Twitter accounts to mobilise Zimbabweans to commit public violence by encouraging citizens to demonstrate. Activists have called for street demonstrations on…
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Jul
22
2020
By The African Mirror
Warm tributes for South Africa’s political hero

Warm tributes for South Africa’s political hero

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ANTI-APARTHEID struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni’s granddaughter has led South Africans in paying warm tributes to the political hero last who has passed on. Granddaughter Thuli Mlangeni paid a warm tribute to her grandfather. “I am in so much pain and heartache... I have lost not only my grandfather but my father and best friend.  Thank you for everything that you have done for me. I am who I am today because of you,” Thuli said. Her personal tribute stood above the political farewells that have poured in since his death was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa.  Mlangeni,…
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Jul
22
2020
By The African Mirror
Italy prosecutors seek jail for Eni, Shell executives in Nigeria

Italy prosecutors seek jail for Eni, Shell executives in Nigeria

NEWS
ITALIAN prosecutors have asked for oil majors Eni and Shell to be fined and some of their present and former executives, including Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi, to be jailed in a long-running trial over alleged corruption in Nigeria. In one of the oil industry's biggest alleged scandals, Italian prosecutors allege Eni and Shell acquired a Nigerian oilfield in 2011, knowing most of the $1.3 billion purchase price would go to politicians and middlemen in bribes. In a Milan court, prosecutors asked for eight years in prison for Descalzi and seven years and four months for Shell's former head of upstream…
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Jul
22
2020
By The African Mirror
South African struggle icon dies

South African struggle icon dies

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African political stalwart Andrew Mlangeni, the last surviving Rivonia trialist,  has died. Mlangeni, 95, passed on at the 1 Military Hospital in Thaba Tshwane, Pretoria, where he had been admitted for treatment following an abdominal pain complaint. President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the Mlangeni family. Mlangeni and other Rivonia trialists, which included Nelson Mandela, were sentenced to life imprisonment and jailed on Robben Island after they were convicted on treason. Ramaphosa offered his sincere condolences to the Mlangeni Family as well as the friends, comrades and associates of the Struggle hero countrywide and…
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