Cricket South Africa reveals a new ODI squad for 2023 competitions as Proteas women's team and presents fresh players alongside experienced leaders for matches against India and Sri Lanka. A 15-member team has three rookies…
Zimbabwe: Covid-19 hits border prisons
Border prisons at Beitbridge and Plumtree have been sealed off after six people — four inmates and two prison officers — tested positive for Covid-19 following PCR tests done to prevent the spread of the…
Zimbabwe: Government summons US envoy over White House…
The Zimbabwe Government has summoned American Ambassador Mr Brian Nichols to discuss claims made by a senior US official that Zimbabwe was one of several countries interfering in violent protests in the US. Violence has…
19 militants killed in Egypt
Nineteen armed militants were killed in the northern Sinai region of Egypt, a military spokesperson said Sunday. Tamir er-Rifai said the militants were killed in recently held operations by security authorities but acknowledged five Egyptian…
East Africa: Shippers, EAC partner states poke holes…
The Shippers Council of Eastern Africa on Thursday challenged the government to address outstanding issues at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot or risk losing trade to Tanzania. Council CEO Gilbert Langat told the Star on…
Ethiopian militias, Sudanese army clash close to the…
Clashes between Sudan’s military and Ethiopian militias have taken place near the border with Ethiopia over the past three days, a spokesman for the Sudanese army said late Thursday. Brigadier General Amer Mohamed Al Hassan…
Ugandan top official dies from coronavirus
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s undersecretary and ambassador Necva Abbas Kadeh ed-Dem has died from the novel coronavirus in Sudan, local sources said Wednesday. Dem succumbed to the virus at a hospital in the capital Khartoum,…
Electrical buses have sanitizer sprinklers, wi-fi, ports for…
In Kampala, street vendors, erratic drivers and hundreds of commuter taxis contribute to the traffic chaos in the city centre every day. But after road tests around Kampala last week, Kiira Motors newly released 12-metre…
Kenya: It’s time we prioritize the textile and…
COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented disturbance on social, political and economic structures all over the world. World leading economies have been brought to an almost complete halt. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned of…
Zimbabwe govt shift policy on cannabis farming
The government of Zimbabwe has announced a change in the policy that governs the investment and production of medicinal cannabis in the country. Last year, the government approved the industrial production of hemp for the…
Battles over corn import regulation
The stakes around maize importation have always been high, but they could have just gone a notch higher. Government agencies are now engaged in a fierce behind-the-scenes battles over which one of them should be…
Zimbabwe: Medical team hails local laboratory tests
The visiting Chinese anti-Covid-19 medical delegation has given the thumbs up to Zimbabwe’s National Microbiology Reference Laboratory in Harare. Chinese laboratory scientist Dr Zhang Di said the facility was at par with the laboratory he…
KRA urges Kenyans to file their returns
The Kenya Revenue Authority has urged Kenyans to file their 2019 annual tax returns before the June 30 deadline, the coronavirus pandemic notwithstanding. “As we continue to stay at home so as to avert the…
Egypt set to step up crackdown on journalists…
UNESCO launched a global campaign this year called “Journalism without fear or favor” to celebrate journalists on World Press Freedom Day on May 3. But in Egypt, the celebration had a different taste with more…
Sudan and Egypt set to resume talks on…
Sudan and Egypt have resumed talks on pending issues over the Nile dam project in Ethiopia, the Sudanese Council of Ministers said Tuesday. The council said in a statement that the meeting was attended by…
UAE develops rapid laser testing technology for coronavirus
QuantLase Imaging Lab, the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange-listed medical research arm of the International Holdings Company, IHC, announced that it has developed novel equipment that allows for much faster mass screening, with test results available…
NNPC set to build hospitals in 14 states
To strengthen the nation’s health sector, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, is set to build robust medical facilities in 14 states. He made the disclosure in Abuja…
Egypt tightens COVID-19 restrictions for Eid holiday
Egypt will bring forward the start of its curfew by four hours to 5 p.m. and halt public transport from May 24 for six days during the Eid holiday, as it seeks to curb the…
East African truck drivers face COVID-19 backlash
Kenya’s Namanga border has been classified as a high-risk area by the government after recording a high number of COVID-19 infections in the area, especially among truck drivers. Drivers who transport essential goods to Uganda,…
