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May
08
2021
By The African Mirror
South Africa losing cultural landmarks

South Africa losing cultural landmarks

NEWS
MFUNEKO TOYANA A pair of boxing gloves worn by Nelson Mandela at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa lies under a thick layer of dust in a darkened room, the silence broken only by the thud of moths nose-diving onto the glass display case. The gloves were once one of the most popular exhibits at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, one of dozens of heritage attractions and art galleries around the country forced to close their doors due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. "We had to let go of all of the staff. About 30…
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May
08
2021
By The African Mirror
Kenya starts its first national wildlife census

Kenya starts its first national wildlife census

NEWS
KENYA began its first national wildlife census on Friday, aiming to aid conservation and identify threats to its vast but threatened wildlife populations. The census will run until July, with rangers, researchers and community members counting animals on land and from helicopters. It will focus on counting rare species such as the pangolin, which has been identified as a potential intermediary species for COVID-19, and the Sable antelope, of which fewer than 100 remain in Kenya. Expanding human settlements, a changing climate that makes resources scarcer, and poaching have contributed to declines in wildlife populations. Giraffe populations in Kenya have…
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May
08
2021
By The African Mirror
Morocco recalls its ambassador to Berlin

Morocco recalls its ambassador to Berlin

NEWS
MOROCCO recalled its ambassador to Berlin for consultations yesterday in protest at what it described as Germany's "destructive attitude" towards Rabat's position on the Western Sahara issue. It accused Germany of engaging in "antagonistic activism" after the United States in December recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the territory, which is also claimed as an independent state by the Algeria-backed Polisario Front movement. Washington's decision, part of a deal that also involved increasing diplomatic ties between Morocco and Israel, prompted Germany to call a U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss the issue. In March, Morocco ordered all governmental departments and bodies to…
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Jun
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Phiyega bid to sidestep Marikana massacre dismissed

Phiyega bid to sidestep Marikana massacre dismissed

NEWS
NIREN TOLSI THE high court in Johannesburg has dismissed, with costs, former national police commissioner Riah Phiyega’s attempt to set aside the findings of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry into the 44 deaths at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine in 2012. Judge Natvarlal Ranchod gave short shrift to Phiyega’s desperate – and anaemic – attempt to set aside the findings by retired Supreme Court of Appeals Judge Ian Farlam, which included that the police leadership had colluded to cover up what really happened at Marikana. Ranchod found that Phiyega, in her application, made a three-pronged attack on Farlam’s report but that…
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Jun
20
2021
By The African Mirror
The civilian toll of France’s anti-jihadist war in Mali

The civilian toll of France’s anti-jihadist war in Mali

NEWS
IT was a January afternoon when Madabbel Diallo heard fighter jets circling overhead. He paid them no mind: French aircraft regularly hunt jihadists in this part of central Mali. He was attending a wedding, sitting with the groom’s father just outside his village of Bounti, Diallo said, sipping tea with friends and relatives, looking forward to the feast being prepared. EMMANUEL FREUDENTHALFreelance journalist based in Addis Ababa PATRICIA HUONBelgian print and radio journalist living in Johannesburg HÉNI NSAIBIASenior researcher at ACLED and founder of Menastream, a risk consultancy YOURI VAN DER WEIDEAn open source researcher and trainer for Bellingcat MAMOUDOU…
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Jun
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Ex-cop convicted of lockdown murder

Ex-cop convicted of lockdown murder

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER A South African former police officer who shot, killed a father and wounded his three children during a scuffle that ensued during an enforcement of COVID-19 regulations, has been convicted of murder. Siphiwe George Ndlovu, who used a gun belonging to an Ekurhuleni Metro Police (EMPD) Officer who was under attack by community members, and shot and killed Sibusiso Amos, in Vosloorus, on the East Rand, now awaits sentencing after he was found guilty of murder, three counts of attempted murder and unlawful possession of a firearm as well as ammunition. According to the National Prosecutions Authority…
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Jun
20
2021
By The African Mirror
‘If he hits you, he loves you’

‘If he hits you, he loves you’

NEWS
FARAI SHAWN MATIASHE "IF he does not hit you, he does not love you enough" is the sort of age-old 'truism' that Zimbabwe activists say gives men free rein to beat their wives and stops women complaining. But things are now changing, according to women's rights activists, albeit slowly and from a crashingly low base. At least one in three women in Zimbabwe encounters physical violence, most at the hands of a husband or partner - a grim statistic that has only worsened in lockdown as domestic tensions play out around the clock and behind locked doors. Take Yvonne Zimuto,…
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Jun
20
2021
By The African Mirror
‘Prison was horrible but I will still do my work’

‘Prison was horrible but I will still do my work’

NEWS
INTERNATIONAL correspondent Jeffrey Moyo, who was a released from detention today after being arrested for breaching Zimbabwe’s Immigration Act by helping two foreign journalists work in the country, says press freedom is undermined when journalists cannot work undeterred. “I feel relieved as it was so horrible inside for 21 days without my freedom,” Moyo told IPS upon his release from Bulawayo Prison today, Jun. 16. “The detention is a complete infringement of press freedom in Zimbabwe.” Moyo (37), a correspondent for Inter Press Service (IPS), the New York Times and other media, was arrested in Harare on May 26 and detained…
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Jun
20
2021
By The African Mirror
93-year-old finds passion in sim racing

93-year-old finds passion in sim racing

NEWS
BOITUMELO RANTAO RYUJI Urabe spent his whole life as a driver and at 93-years-old that amounts to a tremendous amount of time behind the wheel. After retiring in his 80s Urabe abandoned his license and took a  liking to a new "cardless" relaxed life. The introduction of a steering wheel to a gaming console altered Urabe's life is an unexpected and passionate twist. A simulated car race had brought Urabe's joy back to life. Urabe "Had lived his whole life behind the wheel" and his Grandson Koutarou Yamamoto, "wanted to let him drive again." he told the South China Morning…
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Jun
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Guinea declares end to Ebola outbreak

Guinea declares end to Ebola outbreak

NEWS
AN Ebola outbreak which started in Guinea in February, infecting 16 people and killing 12, has been declared over, the health ministry and the World Health Organization announced yesterday. Health authorities were able to move swiftly to tackle the resurgence of the virus, which causes severe bleeding and organ failure and is spread through contact with body fluids, after lessons learned from previous outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo. "Based on the lessons learned from the 2014–16 outbreak and through rapid, coordinated response efforts... Guinea managed to control the outbreak and prevent its spread beyond its borders,"…
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