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Mar
31
2021
By The African Mirror
CAR President vows to tackle armed groups

CAR President vows to tackle armed groups

NEWS
JUDICAEL YONGO CENTRAL African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera was sworn in for a second five-year term yesterday, vowing to eliminate armed groups and attract investment to the gold- and diamond-rich country wracked by prolonged political instability. Touadera, 63, was re-elected in a December poll that was disrupted by militia attacks on major cities. The central African country has failed to find stability since a 2013 rebellion ousted former President Francois Bozize. The latest rebel offensive was sparked by the top court's decision to reject Bozize's candidacy in the election. Touadera said zero impunity for armed groups would be the core…
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Mar
31
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisian police fire tear gas on protesters in southern city

Tunisian police fire tear gas on protesters in southern city

NEWS
TUNISIAN police fired tear gas on protesters yesterday after hundreds tried to storm a government headquarters in the southern city of Tataouine to protest against the government's failure to provide jobs, witnesses said. Protesters are calling on the government to implement a 2017 deal to create jobs in oil companies and infrastructure projects to reduce unemployment now running at 30% in the region, one of the highest rates in Tunisia. The protests increase pressure on the government, which is suffering a political crisis from a power struggle between Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and President Kais Saied. Tunisia saw violent protests…
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Mar
31
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt’s Sisi warns of dire consequences

Egypt’s Sisi warns of dire consequences

NEWS
EGYPT’S President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said yesterday that there would be severe regional consequences if Egypt's water supply were affected by a giant hydropower dam being built by Ethiopia. Egypt, along with its southern neighbour Sudan, is seeking a legally binding agreement over the operations of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which Addis Ababa says is crucial to its economic development. However, talks have repeatedly stalled and Ethiopia began filling the reservoir behind the dam last year with no deal in place. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Photo: Paul Kagame/flickr It is expected to add water for a second year…
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Mar
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Ace Magashule has 30 days to step down

Ace Magashule has 30 days to step down

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ANC members facing criminal charges have been given 30 days to step down from the positions within the party, the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC), its highest decision-making body in between conferences, has decided. Those facing charges could use the 30 day period to consult and seek guidance but the decision for stepping down stands, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa announced last night. Ramaphosa revealed that the party’s secretary general, Ace Magashule, who is facing criminal charges, would use the 30 days to consult with former presidents of the party. Ramaphosa said: “All members who have been charged…
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Mar
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Islamic State claims deadly attack on Moz town

Islamic State claims deadly attack on Moz town

NEWS
ISLAMIC State has formally claimed an attack on the northern Mozambique gas town of Palma, in which dozens of people, including foreign workers, were killed. The group made the claim on its Amaq news agency, saying its fighters had taken control of the town after days of clashes with security forces and said it had killed at least 55 people including soldiers, destroyed buildings and seized vehicles. The government confirmed on Sunday that dozens of people had been killed in the attack on Palma, adjacent to gas developments worth $60 billion, which began on Wednesday. They included at least one…
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Mar
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Three Kenyan radio DJs’ sacked over patriarchy

Three Kenyan radio DJs’ sacked over patriarchy

NEWS
NITA BHALLA THE swift sacking of three Kenyan radio presenters who suggested women were to blame for gender-based violence should serve as a catalyst for change in the country's often sexist media, women's campaigners have said. The three disc jockeys at Homeboyz Radio were fired at the weekend following outrage over their comments about an ongoing court case in which a man is accused of pushing a woman from the 12th floor of a building after she refused his advances. Women's campaigners said misogynistic remarks remained commonplace in the Kenyan media, but they welcomed the decisive action taken, adding that…
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Mar
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Land dispute drives new exodus in Ethiopia’s Tigray

Land dispute drives new exodus in Ethiopia’s Tigray

NEWS
THE dusty buses keep coming, dozens a day, mattresses, chairs and baskets piled on top. They stop at schools hurriedly turned into camps, disgorging families who describe fleeing from ethnic Amhara militia in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Four months after the Ethiopian government declared victory over the rebellious Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), tens of thousands of Tigrayans are again being driven from their homes. This time, it is due not to the fighting, but to regional forces and militiamen from neighbouring Amhara seeking to settle a decades-old land dispute, according to witnesses, aid workers and members of Tigray's new administration.…
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Mar
30
2021
By The African Mirror
R176-million paid to families of Marikana massacre victims

R176-million paid to families of Marikana massacre victims

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE South African government has paid over R176-million to compensate the families of those who were killed in the August 6, 2012 Marikana massacre, Police Minister Bheki Cele has disclosed. A total of 34 mine workers were shot and killed in clashes between striking mine workers and the police. Cele made the announcement when he released a report compiled by a panel of experts on the reforms the SA Police Service should undergo following the massacre, which ranks as the worst attack on civilians by the police in a post apartheid SA. The minister disclosed that a…
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Mar
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Fugitive Bushiri’s loving tribute to daughter (8)

Fugitive Bushiri’s loving tribute to daughter (8)

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE eight-year-old daughter of self-styled “prophet” Sheperd Bushiri, who is on the run from South African authorities, has died in a hospital in Kenya.  Bushiri, leader of the Enlightened Christain Gathering, announced the death of Israella and blamed her death on the “persecution” by SA and Malawi authorities.  “When I spoke to the Doctor, he highlighted that if she had not been blocked at the airport the first time she needed to travel to Kenya for medical assistance, she wouldn’t have passed on.  It is very disheartening and sad, therefore, that my daughter has become a victim…
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Mar
30
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Virtual rangers’ help South African reserve keep poachers away

‘Virtual rangers’ help South African reserve keep poachers away

NEWS
AKONA MATSHOBA and TANISHA HEIBERG THE animals that roam South Africa's Balule Nature Reserve have a new ally in the battle to keep them safe from poachers - camera phones mounted in protective cases that stream images of their activities to thousands of "virtual rangers" worldwide. With reserves across Africa cutting back on anti-poaching patrols amid a coronavirus-induced tourism lull that has hit funding, Balule has teamed up with handset manufacturer Samsung and tech pioneer Africam to supplement staff numbers with eyes and ears online. Over 55,000 people have become virtual rangers since the project, Wildlife Watch, went live this…
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