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Jun
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Calls for Zimbabwean journalist Jeffrey Moyo to be given a fair trial after bail is denied

Calls for Zimbabwean journalist Jeffrey Moyo to be given a fair trial after bail is denied

NEWS
BUSANI BAFANA AS international correspondent Jeffrey Moyo was denied bail for allegedly breaching a section of the Zimbabwe Immigration Act by helping two foreign journalists work in the country without proper media accreditation, local organisations have called for his release and for him to be accorded a fair trial. Moyo (37), a correspondent for Inter Press Service (IPS), the New York Times and other media, was arrested in Harare on May 27 and is being detained at Bulawayo Prison. Bulawayo Magistrate Rachel Mkanga denied Moyo’s bail application yesterday, May 31, stating that Moyo was deemed a threat to national security and…
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Jun
02
2021
By The African Mirror
Morocco to readmit minors from EU

Morocco to readmit minors from EU

NEWS
KING Mohammed VI has instructed Morocco's government to facilitate the re-entry of all unaccompanied but identified Moroccan children who are in the European Union illegally, the government has announced. Last month thousands of people crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Moroccan territory, escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. Morocco's foreign and interior ministries said in a statement that although Morocco had already worked with EU countries to ensure the return of minors, procedures in some countries had delayed their return. The statement appeared to be a response to reports in Spanish media that Morocco was…
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Jun
02
2021
By The African Mirror
No custody for Western Sahara leader

No custody for Western Sahara leader

NEWS
INTI LANDAURO and GUILLERMO MARTINEZ SPAIN’S High Court has turned down a request for Western Sahara independence leader Brahim Ghali to be taken into custody, saying the plaintiffs in a war crimes case against him had failed to provide evidence he had committed any crime. Ghali's presence in Spain has infuriated Morocco, which says Western Sahara is part of its own territory and last month appeared to relax border controls with a Spanish enclave, resulting in a sudden influx of migrants. The Polisario Front leader, who has been hospitalized in the Spanish city of Logrono for more than a month,…
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May
27
2021
By The African Mirror
The CIA, politics behind my prosecution – Zuma

The CIA, politics behind my prosecution – Zuma

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER FORMER president Jacob Zuma has alleged that Leonard McCarthy, the ex-director of special operations in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), was a spy working for the Central Intelligence Agency. The bombshell allegations are contained in an affidavit by Zuma in support of his application that Advocate Billy Downer, the prosecutor who has worked on the fraud and corruption case for 17 years, should recuse himself.  Zuma yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering, money laundering, fraud and corruption. In the affidavit, read in court by Advocated Dali Mpofu and Thabani Masuku, Zuma alleged that the charges…
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May
27
2021
By The African Mirror
160 people feared after boat capsizes in Nigeria

160 people feared after boat capsizes in Nigeria

NEWS
GARBA MUHAMMAD A boat ferrying about 200 people capsized in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi yesterday but the number of casualties remains unclear, a state spokesman said. The wooden boat capsized near Wara, a town on the shores of Kainji Lake, part of the Niger River, said Yahaya Sarki, a spokesman the governor of Kebbi. It had about 200 passengers on board, coming from the neighbouring country of Niger. "Bodies are still being recovered. We can't ascertain the number for now," Sarki said. One survivor, Buhari Abubakar, said about 40 people have been rescued so far, though many of…
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May
27
2021
By The African Mirror
DRC volcano leaves 20 000 homeless, 40 missing

DRC volcano leaves 20 000 homeless, 40 missing

NEWS
DJAFFAR AL KATANTY MORE than 20,000 people are homeless and 40 still missing in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption in eastern Congo that killed dozens and continues to cause strong earthquakes in the nearby city of Goma, the United Nations has said. Saturday's eruption sent rivers of lava streaming down the hillside from Mount Nyiragongo, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing thousands to flee, but stopped 300 metres short of Goma airport, the main hub for aid operations in the east of Congo. The ash cloud caused by the eruption has closed down airports in Goma and Bukavu, and…
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May
27
2021
By The African Mirror
ANC rubbishes Magashule’s claims

ANC rubbishes Magashule’s claims

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE ANC has gone toe-to-toe with its suspended secretary-general Ace Magashule, rubbishing his claims against the party and describing some of them as false and absurd. In an affidavit responding to Magashule’s claims, ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte described as absurd, Magashule’s claim that he was not afforded sufficient time to state his case. She said the secretary-general had ample time to state his case.  Duarte said Magashule, who sent a letter suspending ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa had no authority to do so. She said the step aside rule did not apply to Ramaphosa because he was…
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May
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Mali’s president and prime minister resign

Mali’s president and prime minister resign

NEWS
TIEMOKO DIALLO and PAUL LORGERIE MALI’S interim president and prime minister have resigned, two days after they were arrested by the military, an aide to the vice president said, deepening a political crisis and potentially setting up a standoff with international powers. President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were taken to a military base outside the capital on Monday after a cabinet reshuffle in which two officers lost their posts. The intervention led by Vice President Assimi Goita has jeopardised Mali's transition back to democracy after a coup in August overthrew former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. It has…
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May
27
2021
By The African Mirror
Two killed in grenade blasts in Burundi

Two killed in grenade blasts in Burundi

NEWS
UNKNOWN assailants set off four grenades in Burundi's capital Bujumbura yesterday, killing two people and wounding several others, police said. One victim died instantly when the grenades went off in three different places as dusk fell, while one assailant was arrested after being wounded by his own grenade. They were the first such explosions in the city since President Evariste Ndayishimiye took office last June, though eight people were killed on May 9 in Muramvya province, about 65 kilometres (40 miles) away when unknown gunmen ambushed several cars. Ndayishimiye, who took office on his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza's death, has carried…
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Jun
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Courts asked to stop the hijack of queenship

Courts asked to stop the hijack of queenship

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER DR Mathole Motshekga, one of South Africa’s leading lawmakers and a cultural expert, has asked the courts to stop an attempt to hijack the country’s only queenship - the Modjadji Royal throne - and asked for those behind the plot to be dealt with decisively.  In court papers, Dr Motshekga, who is also a legal advisor to the Balobedu royal family, accused those behind attempts to remove Queen-elect Masalanabo Modjadji VII (16) as a violation of SA’s laws and centuries-old traditions. Queen-elect Masalanabo is expected to assume the throne when she turns 18 and her uncle Prince…
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