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May
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt keen for tourism recovery by year-end as visitor numbers rise

Egypt keen for tourism recovery by year-end as visitor numbers rise

NEWS
EGYPT is optimistic about welcoming more visitors this year with numbers increasing steadily since January to around half a million tourists a month, Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled El-Enany told Reuters. Tourism revenue, an important source of foreign currency for Egypt, plunged by 70% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tourism usually accounts for up to 15% of the country's gross domestic product. Monthly tourism revenues stood at about $500 million in April, half of what they were before the pandemic. But Egypt hopes for a recovery by the end of the year when it aims to have vaccinated…
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May
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Zim court halts chief justice’s tenure extension

Zim court halts chief justice’s tenure extension

NEWS
MACDONALD DZIRUTWE ZIMBABWE’S High Court dealt a blow to President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday, ruling his decision to extend Chief Justice Luke Malaba's tenure by five years was invalid because it breached the constitution. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which employs all judges, said the decision means that Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza becomes acting chief justice pending the outcome of an appeal. The outcome is a setback to Mnangagwa whose ruling party also changed the constitution to allow him to appoint senior judges without going through a public vetting process. Chief Justice Luke Malaba The opposition has accused Mnangagwa of…
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May
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt, Morocco send aid to Palestine

Egypt, Morocco send aid to Palestine

NEWS
NIDAL al-MUGHRABI and STEPHEN FARRELL EGYPT is sending ambulances and Morocco is sending food, medinices and water to Palentsine, where over 130 have died from bombardment by Israel. Both countries announced the aid on the day that protests grew across Africa against the actions of the Israeli government. The 10 ambulances have gone into Gaza to pick up casualties for treatment in Egyptian hospitals, medical and security sources said. The ambulances entered Gaza at the Rafah crossing, which is otherwise closed for five days over the Eid al-Fitr holiday and the weekend and is due to reopen on Monday. A…
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May
14
2021
By The African Mirror
This is how Magashule guns for Ramaphosa

This is how Magashule guns for Ramaphosa

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule is gunning for his boss ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. Magashule has turned to the courts for his political survival but passages of his 128 page affidavit reveal that he has Ramaphosa in his sights. After the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) confirmed his suspension and ordered him to apologise, Magashule turned to the court to have the decision overturned and has used the occasion to justify his right to suspend Ramaphosa. He has, infact, asked the court to find that his suspension of Ramaphosa was lawful and constitutional.  Magashule has revealed, in his…
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May
15
2021
By The African Mirror
SA’s Loyiso Mkize debut for DC Comics

SA’s Loyiso Mkize debut for DC Comics

NEWS
MPHO RANTAO DREAMS really do come true, at least in the case of South African visual artist Loyiso Mkize. Mkize has made his international debut with his first comic book issue for DC Comics’ ‘BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS’, which is set to go on sale in the US on July 8. The Cape Town-based artist, and author of the first-ever South African superhero, took to Instagram to share the big news, announcing his work with DC along with a sneak peek of the issue episode featuring popular DC Comics’ villain The Riddler.   “🚨Achievement unlocked! 🚨 My debut for DC comics!!! Recently…
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May
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Mali PM forms new govt

Mali PM forms new govt

NEWS
MALI Prime Minister Moctar Ouane resigned and was reinstated yesterday in a formality required before forming a new government, the office of transitional president Bah Ndaw said. Ouane was named interim prime minister in September after the overthrow of president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
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May
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Kenyans protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza

Kenyans protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza

NEWS
POLICE fired teargas to disperse a crowd of more than 200 people protesting in Kenya's capital Nairobi yesterday against the Israeli bombing of the Palestinian territory of Gaza. Several demonstrators were arrested, a Reuters witness said. The march started after Eid prayers at a nearby mosque. Protesters waved banners with the Palestinian flag and with the words: "Kenyans stand with Palestine" and "Our freedom is incomplete without the Freedom of Palestine - Nelson Mandela". "I stand with my brothers and sisters in Palestine and I pray day and night that my sisters and brothers get peace," said protestor Rayan Sheikh.…
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May
14
2021
By The African Mirror
SA moves to protect WhatsApp’s users

SA moves to protect WhatsApp’s users

NEWS
SOUTH Africa's Information Regulator is seeking legal advice to get messaging platform WhatsApp to revise its privacy policy in the country to align with standards used in the European Union (EU). Earlier this year the Facebook-owned messaging app informed users that they would need to consent to new privacy policy terms, which will take effect tomorrow, or stop using the service. The update, which allows WhatsApp to collect personal data from users, has prompted a global backlash. The Regulator said that it had written to WhatsApp LLC and requested it to revise its privacy policy in South Africa to the…
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May
14
2021
By The African Mirror
President’s “illegal” changes stopped

President’s “illegal” changes stopped

NEWS
DUNCAN MIRIRI KENYA’S High Court yesterday ruled that a drive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to change the constitution was illegal, stopping what his critics have called a political move designed to check his deputy, whom he has fallen out with publicly. Parliament has already passed the proposed amendments, popularly known as the Building Bridges Initiative, which mark the biggest change to the East African nation's government structure since a new constitution was adopted in 2010. But issuing a ruling on several challenges lodged by various parties, a five-judge bench of the court said Kenyatta had used a constitutional provision reserved…
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May
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Ivory Coast Prime Minister in hospital

Ivory Coast Prime Minister in hospital

NEWS
ANGE ABOA  IVORY Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi, 65, has been admitted to hospital in Paris for medical tests, two sources close to him said. Achi, a close confidant of President Alassane Ouattara, was named prime minister in March following the death of the West African cocoa producer's second premier in less than eight months. The sources said Achi was being treated for "severe fatigue" suffered since his appointment in March. Achi replaced Hamed Bakayoko, who died of cancer at 56. Bakayoko had replaced Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who died following cardiac issues last July. A government spokesman was not immediately…
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