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Congo opposition parties discuss joint election candidate, fair vote

Congo opposition parties discuss joint election candidate, fair vote

REPRESENTATIVES of Congo's main opposition parties began talks this week in Pretoria on how to ensure the general election on December 20 will be fair and to decide on a potential joint candidate to challenge President Felix Tshisekedi. A crowded opposition field of 25 candidates has been officially approved by the electoral commission in the Democratic Republic of Congo to face Tshisekedi who is seeking a second term. Campaigning for the election in Congo, the world's largest producer of battery material cobalt and a major copper producer will start on November 20. Opposition candidates include Tshisekedi's old rivals such as Martin…
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South Africans blame city as cholera cases rise

South Africans blame city as cholera cases rise

SOUTH Africans blamed their local government for failing to provide clean water as deaths from cholera rose to 15 in the country's most populous province. The health department in Gauteng province declared a cholera outbreak on Sunday in Hammanskraal, an area about 50 kilometres (31 miles) north of the capital Pretoria, in the City of Tshwane. Almost 100 people have been seen at the hospital, and 37 have been admitted to wards, the city government said on Monday, warning residents of Hammanskraal and surrounding areas not to drink tap water. "We are drinking that water, but they don't want to…
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Analysis: Truce in Ethiopia’s Tigray war just first step on long road to peace

Analysis: Truce in Ethiopia’s Tigray war just first step on long road to peace

ESTELLE SHIRBON IMPLEMENTING the ceasefire agreed by the Ethiopian government and forces from the northern region of Tigray will be fraught with difficulties, while thorny political and territorial disputes will need to be tackled to achieve lasting peace. Two years of war between Ethiopia's federal army and Tigray forces have killed thousands of people, displaced millions from their homes, brought hunger to towns and villages across the region and caused catastrophic destruction. The truce signed on Wednesday after just a week of formal peace talks in the South African capital Pretoria reflected heavy pressures on both sides. When the talks…
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Parties to war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region agree to stop fighting

Parties to war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region agree to stop fighting

ALEXANDER WINNING and TIM COCKS THE Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray agreed to cease hostilities, a dramatic diplomatic breakthrough two years into a war that has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds of thousands facing famine. Just over a week after formal peace talks mediated by the African Union (AU) began in the South African capital Pretoria, delegates from both sides signed an agreement described by an AU official as a "permanent cessation of hostilities". "The two parties in the Ethiopian conflict have formally agreed to the cessation of hostilities as well as to systematic, orderly, smooth and coordinated disarmament,"…
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South Africa launches new mega city

South Africa launches new mega city

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER PRETORIA, the capital of South Africa, is the site of the country’s brand new mega city, a R84-billion project that will have 50 000 units. The Mooikloof development, whose first phase will cost R30-billion, is being hoisted as an example of how the government and the private sector can collaborate in major infrastructure projects to enhance service delivery.  The project is expected to create 41 000 jobs.  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who officially launched the project, said once it is completed, the Mooikloof Mega City may end up becoming the world’s largest sectional property development, with…
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