Southern Africa

Africa: Hage Geingob – Namibian President Who Played a Modernising Role

[ad_1] Hage Gottfried Geingob served as the third president of Namibia from 2015 until his death on February 4 2024. He was Namibia's first prime minister from 1990 to 2002, and served as prime minister again from 2012 to 2015. Geingob was born on 3 August 1941. He joined the ranks of the national liberation movement South West African People's Organisation (Swapo during its formation in 1960. As the official statement declared: The Namibian nation has lost a distinguished servant […]

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Africa

Africa: South Africa’s Military Is Expected to Do More Than Ever With Tighter Budgets – How the Force Has Declined Over 30 Years

[ad_1] The South African National Defence Force marks 30 years this year, having been established on 27 April 1994. It's as old as the country's constitutional democracy, the result of a negotiated political settlement that ended apartheid. The defence force consists of the army, air force, navy, and military health service. It's an amalgamation of the former apartheid era South African Defence Force, the militaries of the former nominally independent Bophuthatswana, Transkei, Ciskei and Venda, and the former liberation armies […]

February 5, 2024 2

Entertainment

Zimbabwe: Musicians Sing About Neglected Tropical Diseases

[ad_1] Gloria Muruva — In a bid to raise awareness of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), some musicians have collaborated on a song that was being played to mark Neglected Tropical Diseases Day last week. World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day was celebrated internationally on all social media platforms on the 30th of January under the theme "Unite, Act and eliminate" and it was officiated by Dr Thoko Elphick Pooley, the international head of uniting to combat NTDs. Musician Dereck Mpofu collaborated […]

February 5, 2024 3

Africa

Africa: Updates On 66th 2024 Grammys Winners List

[ad_1] The 66th 2024 Grammys is ongoing today, February 4th, 2024. SZA has the most nominations with a total of nine, followed by Phoebe Bridgers, recording engineer Serban Ghenea, and Victoria Monét, who each have seven. Jack Antonoff, Jon Batiste, Brandy Clark, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift have six nominations each. The Recording Academy has added three new categories for the 2024 edition. These categories are African music performance, alternative jazz album, and pop dance recording. […]

February 5, 2024 3

Africa

Africa: ‘South Africa 1-0 Nigeria’, Tyla’s Grammy Win Sets Tone Ahead of Afcon Semi-Final Showdown

[ad_1] To some critics, this is a forestaste of what Nigerians should expect on Wednesday, gloating that South Africa are already in an early lead ahead of the AFCON semi-final clash against Nigeria. South African singer, Tyla on Sunday defeated four Nigerian artistes to win the Best African Music Performance category at the 66th Grammy Awards. Tyla who had her breakthrough with the hit song 'Water' in 2023 defeated a line-up of Nigerian artistes that includes Davido, Burna boy, Asake […]

February 5, 2024 3

News

Angola: MPLA Parliamentary Group Praises the Team’s Performance

[ad_1] Luanda — The MPLA Parliamentary Group congratulated the National Team for its performance in the African Football Championship (CAN'2023), which takes place in Côte d'Ivoire, considering the campaign honorable. In a communication to which ANGOP had access, on Saturday, the MPLA Parliamentary Group expressed its enormous pride in the Palancas Negras, for yet another historic feat, with reaching the quarter-finals, positioning themselves among the eight best in Africa. On behalf of the Deputies of the MPLA Parliamentary Group and […]

February 5, 2024 2

News

Africa: Afcon2023 – South Africa’s Coach Speaks On Semi-Final Clash With Nigeria

[ad_1] He also noted that not many people in South Africa believed in the team. Hugo Bruce, South Africa's coach, says he will approach the semi-final match against Nigeria differently from Bafana Bafana's style in their quarter-final game against Cape Verde on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the hero as South Africa beat Cape Verde 5-3 on penalties following a goalless 120 minutes to advance to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. […]

February 5, 2024 3

News

South Africa: How Bafana Bafana Learnt the Art of Shutting Out Noisy Naysayers in Quest for Afcon Glory

[ad_1] Bafana Bafana are into the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals. This should silence their critics. When Bafana Bafana lost their first match of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2-0 to Mali, the team's detractors and naysayers brought out their loud-hailers and were ready to write them off. "Typical Bafana Bafana" was the sentiment on social media. "The pilot must keep the aeroplane idling at the airport. The boys will be home soon," some said. Failure to […]

February 5, 2024 3

News

Nigeria/South Africa: Afcon 2023 – Eagles Move to Bouake On Tuesday Ahead of Bafana Clash

[ad_1] Interestingly, when Cote d'Ivoire hosted their only previous Africa Cup of Nations finals in 1984, Nigeria played their semi-final match against Egypt in Bouake. The Super Eagles of Nigeria will move to Bouake on Tuesday to continue their campaign at the ongoing 34th Africa Cup of Nations. The Nigeria national team, which has remained in Abidjan since their opening game, will leave Cote d'Ivoire's commercial capital to face South Africa's Bafana Bafana in the semi-final. According to a statement […]

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