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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
SIU wins R22-million freeze order, goes for more

SIU wins R22-million freeze order, goes for more

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER AFTER getting a court order to freeze R22-million from a communication firm controversially linked to suspended South African Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is gunning for more, including an attempt to get individuals to pay back monies. The Special Tribunal yesterday granted the SIU an order to freeze R22-million in cash and investments that belong to Digital Vibes, a communications company at the heart of a R150-million tender scandal involving the Department of Health and Minister Mkhize. The scandal, which includes Digital Vibes paying for work done on Mkhize’s Johannesburg home, has…
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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Russians ‘tourists’ detained in Chad desert

Russians ‘tourists’ detained in Chad desert

NEWS
A group of Russians detained by the police in a part of northern Chad where the army has been battling a rebel invasion from Libya said that they were tourists who had come to sightsee in the Sahara Desert. The roughly 10 Russians were picked up last week by the police near the town of Faya Largeau because they were in a military operational zone, according to national police spokesperson Amane Issac Azina. Azina said they had not broken any laws and had not been arrested, but rather evacuated to the capital N'Djamena for their own safety. "We decided this…
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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
EXCLUSIVE- Global vaccine scheme to be shaken up

EXCLUSIVE- Global vaccine scheme to be shaken up

NEWS
FRANSESCO GUARASCIO SHUNNED by rich countries and failing to meet the needs of the poorest, a programme co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) for fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is planning a shake-up, internal documents seen by Reuters show. The COVAX programme is far short of its target of delivering 2 billion doses by the end of the year, but does expect a big increase in supplies by early 2022, and wants to make sure that those, at least, reach the countries in direst need. COVAX's initial lofty ambitions to act as a clearing house for the world's vaccines,…
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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Only combatants hit in Tigray air strike’

‘Only combatants hit in Tigray air strike’

NEWS
AYENAT MERSIE ONLY combatants, not civilians, were struck in an air strike this week in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the country's military spokesman said today. Colonel Getnet Adane told Reuters in an interview in Addis Ababa that the combatants in the town of Togoga were dressed in civilian clothes. An air strike killed at least 43 people in the town on Tuesday, a medical official told Reuters. The strike took place after residents said new fighting had flared in recent days north of the regional capital Mekelle. A resident of the town told Reuters on Wednesday that the air strike a…
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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
African nations to send troops to Mozambique

African nations to send troops to Mozambique

NEWS
SOUTHERN African nations have approved the deployment of troops to Mozambique to help the country combat an escalating Islamic State-linked insurgency that threatens stability in the relatively peaceful region, the bloc's executive secretary said. The 16-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been grappling with how to respond to the conflict, which began in October 2017 and has since killed thousands on all sides. Almost 800,000 people have been displaced and the fighting has bought a $20 billion gas project led by oil giant Total to a grinding halt. SADC has approved the deployment of its standby force, Stergomena Lawrence…
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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Mauritania ex-president arrested for graft

Mauritania ex-president arrested for graft

NEWS
MAURITANIAN authorities have arrested former president Mauritania ex-president, one of his lawyers has said, amid an ongoing investigation into alleged high-level corruption during his time in office. Abdel Aziz, who stepped down in 2019 after serving two five-year terms, was indicted in March and placed under house arrest in May, following a parliamentary investigation into suspected graft during his administration. Abdel Aziz was taken into custody late on Tuesday for failing to appear before a judge last week, as he is required to do regularly under the terms of his judicial supervision, said Mohameden Ichidou, coordinator of the lawyers for…
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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Hotel Rwanda hero never joined rebels’

‘Hotel Rwanda hero never joined rebels’

NEWS
CLEMENT UWIRINGIYIMANA PAUL Rusesabagina, the ex-hotelier immortalised in the film "Hotel Rwanda", never belonged to a rebel group that sought to overthrow President Paul Kagame, one of the former rebels accused with him of terrorism told a court on Wednesday. "Rusesabagina was never a member of the National Liberation Front (FLN), he was a civilian ... He is not a soldier," former FLN spokesman Callixte Sankara told the court in Kigali. He said the prosecution had presented no evidence to substantiate its claim that Rusesabagina had given orders to the FLN, which has claimed responsibility for attacks in past years…
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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Ivory Coast sentences ex PM Soro to life

Ivory Coast sentences ex PM Soro to life

NEWS
ANGE ABOA AN Ivory Coast court has sentenced former prime minister and rebel leader Guillaume Soro in absentia to life in prison on charges of plotting a coup against his former ally President Alassane Ouattara. Soro, who is in exile in Europe, was charged with conspiracy and an attempted attack on state authority. His lawyers have previously condemned the charges as politically motivated and said there was no evidence to show he was guilty. The case has raised tensions in a country still recovering from a brief civil war a decade ago, during which Soro led the rebels that swept…
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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Progress in talks on mercenaries in Libya

Progress in talks on mercenaries in Libya

NEWS
LIBYAN Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush said there was progress on the issues of foreign mercenaries in the country and that "hopefully within coming days" they would be withdrawn on both sides of the conflict, after an international meeting in Berlin. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, speaking at the same news conference, said he believed there was an understanding between Turkey and Russia that any withdrawal would be step-by-step to maintain balance and would not happen overnight.
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May
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Magashule given 48 hours to apologise or face DC

Magashule given 48 hours to apologise or face DC

NEWS
SOUTH Africa's ruling African National Congress has given suspended top official Ace Magashule 48 hours to apologise for trying to retaliate against President Cyril Ramaphosa for his suspension. The deadline for Magashule was announced by ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte at a press conference today. Magashule, one of Ramaphosa's main ANC rivals, is currently suspended as secretary-general of the party over corruption charges. In a letter last week, Magashule tried to retaliate by suspending Ramaphosa, claiming he had the authority to do so as secretary-general. His attempt failed. The public spat has exposed a bitter power struggle in the party…
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