Cape Town News
Mary Watson wins Caine literary prize.
Cape Town writer Mary Watson has been awarded the prestigious Caine Prize for African writing for her short story Jungfrau about social relationships in post-apartheid South Africa. The tale, told fro...
Nairobi News
Five Uchumi outlets in Nairobi have reopened for business six weeks after the national supermarket chain declared itself bankrupt. Following the unexpected closure of 17 branches across the country on...
Nairobi News
Dickson Wathika re-elected as Nairobi mayor.
Outgoing Nairobi mayor Dickson Wathika has been chosen by the city council to serve a second two-year term in an internal election marred by bottle- and furniture-throwing and fighting between council...
Addis Ababa News
The Debre Selam Medhanialem (Savior of the World) church in Kechene in northern Addis Ababa has announced plans to build a hospital near its compound in an attempt to meet the health care needs of the...
Maputo News
Sant Egidio centre for HIV-positive children opens.
The Italian non-governmental organisation Community of Sant Egidio has opened a centre for children infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, in Maputo as part of its DREAM (Drug Resource Enhance...
Maputo News
Vehicle registration made easier.
All documents for vehicle registration and ownership will now be handled by a single office thanks to an agreement between government ministries to simplify red tape, the Maputo daily paper Noticias r...
Cape Town News
Former South African president and ikon of the anti-apartheid struggle Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela also affectionately known as Madiba or mkhulu (grandfather) - turned 88 on 18 July.
Birthday wishes f...
Cape Town News
Malays and Islamic leaders to meet in Cape Town.
Thousands of Malays and Islamic leaders, businesspeople, academics and cultural activists will be in Cape Town 30 July-3 August for a meeting titled Opportunities on trade, tourism and education betwe...
Addis Ababa News
Orbis flying eye hospital in Addis Ababa.
Orbis flying eye hospital has landed at Bole international airport in Addis Ababa, where it is carrying out a two-week intensive eye care training programme for eye specialists and supporting staff. U...
Cape Town News
Iranian artists Nasser Palangi and his wife Farideh Zariv are painting a mural in Wale Street in the Bo-Kaap district of Cape Town to thank residents for their hospitality during the recent The Hand o...
Nairobi News
Plans to phase out 14-seater matatus take shape.
14-seater commuter vehicles or matatus will not be licensed for public transport as of 2007 in an attempt to relieve congestion on Kenyas roads. The decision, announced by transport and communication...
Nairobi News
The cost of corruption in Kenya.
Kenyans spend on average KSh1,689 (just under 20) per year on bribes according to a survey conducted by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission in 2005. The cost of corruption is higher in urban than in...
Maputo News
Mavalane hospital to get overhaul.
The Mavalane general hospital on the outskirts of Maputo is to get a major overhaul as part of a construction and renovation project financed by Italian development cooperation. Plans include the comp...
Accra News
The so-called ministries area in Accra is to become off-limits to all but employees in a move aimed at improving working conditions in the public administration. The restrictions, which concern the ar...
Addis Ababa News
Addis Ababa to get speed radars.
The Ethiopian Transport Authority (ETA) is to buy 25 radar machines for monitoring speeding in Addis Ababa in an attempt to curb dangerous driving. The decision follows the introduction of radar equip...
Addis Ababa News
China to build Gotera interchange.
There are plans to build two major flyovers at the Gotera interchange, otherwise known as Confusion Square due to its heavy and chaotic traffic, the English-language business weekly Fortune reports. T...
Addis Ababa News
Addis Ababa tackles cement shortage.
The Addis Ababa cement factory may be reactivated ten years after its closure for environmental reasons in a bid to meet the current cement shortfall in the country. Ethiopia currently produces 1.6 mi...
Accra News
Parliament has approved the long-awaited Persons with Disability bill aiming to improve the quality of life of Ghanaians with physical and mental disabilities and better integrate them into mainstream...
Cape Town News
Potsdam waste water treatment plant opens.
Water supplies in Cape Town have been given a boost following the opening of the refurbished Potsdam waste water treatment plant in late June. The facility in Milnerton, on the coast northeast of the...
Maputo News
New traffic lights are to be installed at major crossroads in Maputo as part of efforts to improve road safety in the capital. The first phase of the project, which is due to get under way in July, in...
Cape Town News
Cape Town to uphold refugees rights.
The city of Cape Town has made a formal pledge to uphold the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the metropolis and help them integrate into society. Many of the people who are seeking asylum hav...
Nairobi News
Korogocho, Nairobis third largest slum, is now on-line at www.korogocho.org. Launched by the local Catholic community, the website in English and Italian contains articles, letters, photographs, detai...
Maputo News
New family of the metical introduced.
The so-called new family of the metical (metical da nova famlia) becomes legal tender as of 1 July. On that date, new coins and notes will come into circulation alongside the existing currency and sho...
Accra News
Emotions are running high in Ghana ahead of the knock-out match between the countrys Black Stars and World Cup favourites Brazil in Dortmund on 27 June. Ghana will be playing without midfielder Michae...
Accra News
The mood is deflated in Ghana following the country's 0-3 defeat by world champions Brazil in their second round World Cup match on 27 June. High hopes quickly turned to anxiety after Brazil scored a...
Accra News
Ghana celebrates Black Stars World Cup success.
Ghanaians are in a jubilant mood following the 2-1 victory by the countrys Black Stars over the United States in the final first-round match of the World Cup on 22 June. Immediately the whistle was bl...
Maputo News
Mozambican airports to get overhaul.
Airport infrastructure in Mozambique is to get an overhaul to the tune of $80 million, the national airports company ADM has said. The project includes the expansion and modernisation of Maputo intern...
Maputo News
Noticias newspaper cuts back on paper.
Mozambiques most popular daily newspaper Noticias has had to cut down its size due to paper shortage. On 8 June the paper shrunk from nine to eight columns, a reduction in size of 12 per cent. The mov...
Cape Town News
Cape Town-based Zimbabweans are to hold a day of prayer for their country on 8 July. The event, organised by the newly formed Zimbabwe Social Forum, will take place at His People Centre at N1 City fro...
Cape Town News
Boulders Beach wins architecture prize.
The information centre and entrance kiosk to the Boulders penguin colony near Simons Town has received the international architecture award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design...
