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Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87

May 29, 2025

* Ngũgĩ was tipped to win the Nobel Prize for Literature countless times, leaving fans dismayed each time the medal slipped through his fingers * He will be remembered not only as a Nobel-worthy writer, but also as a fierce proponent of literature written in native African languages By Wedaeli Chibelushi, BBC News Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a titan of modern African literature — a storyteller who refused to be bound by jail, exile and illness — died yesterday aged…

Tanzania completes East Africa’s longest bridge without loans

May 27, 2025

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* The US$260 million John Magufuli Bridge project spans 3.2km across Lake Victoria set to open to traffic on June 19, 2025 * The bridge reduces reliance on ferries, improving travel safety and efficiency, and unlocking economic potential in the Lake Zone By Solomon Ekanem, Africa Business Insider Tanzania has completed is US$260 million John Magufuli Bridge, the longest in East Africa and one of the 10 longest on the African continent — without relying on loans but using…

Contrasting stories of two African women Presidents: Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan and Namibia’s Ndemupelila Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

May 25, 2025

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* The two African female presidents have inherited challenges arising from independence gaining political parties that now deems power as an entitlement or a reward for securing independence rather than to be earned from having an impact in their countries Both presidents are facing a popular resistance to the continuity of their regimes from the younger generation that feels alienated, and the two presidents have approached the challenges differently By Rutashubanyuma Nestory, Tanzania Digest Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan…

Malawi’s education sector is in crisis as demotivated teachers struggle with impact of austerity measures—ActionAid International

May 23, 2025

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* Ms. Maluwa*, a Standard 5 teacher at Bumba Primary School in Rumphi District, dreamed of teaching as a way to uplift her family and inspire girls in her community to pursue education instead of early marriages * However, after 14 years in the profession, she regrets her decision: “I now believe teaching is the least valued profession * With over 200 students in my class and inadequate teaching and learning materials, delivering quality education is nearly impossible Maravi…

ActionAid International advises Malawi and 5 other debt-ridden African countries to reject coercive IMF policies, seek debt relief or cancellation and expand domestic tax revenues

May 23, 2025

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* They should demand the democratisation of decisions on debt relief and cancellation, with the creation of a UN Framework Convention on Sovereign Debt, and support the UN Framework Convention on Tax * They should also prioritise the substantive gender equality commitments made in the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action — 30 years old this year – by ensuring that women’s rights are upheld in economic policy By Duncan Mlanjira In the recent research released this month…

Chakwera to engage youth in wildlife and environmental conservation

May 23, 2025

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* He was responding to Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa call to member countries to adopt science-based approach in environmental conservation * And to consider taking aboard the youth and women in this cause in winning the battle of conserving wildlife and the environment By Mary Makhiringa MANA in Harare, Zimbabwe President Lazarus Chakwera Malawian youths constitutes as the highest in the country’s population, thus he is committed to fully engage and empower the young population in wildlife conservation — thereby…

SADC Transfrontier Conservation Area member states called to critically conserve wildlife

May 22, 2025

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SADC Executive Secretary, Elias Mpedi Magosi * The environment is currently facing serious change of environmental issues such as poaching, which is negatively affecting member states to embrace wildlife conservation * Government Ministers urged to work towards conserving the environment and wildlife rather than perusing for assertion of laws and signing of documents by Presidents that they fail to refer to and uphold By Mary Makhiringa, MANA in Harare, Zimbabwe Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary, Elias Mpedi…

‘Loss of biodiversity jeopardises sustainable development and creates a fragile, uncertain future’—Ministry of Natural Resources & Climate Change

May 22, 2025

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* In Commemoration of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2025 under the theme; ‘Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development’ * The theme underscores the critical linkages between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework * Two universal agendas that must be pursued in synergy, in line with the recently adopted Pact for the Future By Duncan Mlanjira The Ministry of Natural Resources & Climate Change underscores that the loss of biological diversity —…

South Africa’s firebrand freedom fighter Julius Malema hits back at US President Trump’s antics to discredit the Rainbow country’s land expropriation policy

May 21, 2025

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* Calls Trump’s press conference as an interaction dominated by white privileged men, who have amassed wealth at the expense of African people * The EFF is proud that its legislative and political agenda, led by Malema has shaken the corridors of imperialism in Washington By Duncan Mlanjira South Africa’s firebrand freedom fighter Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has responded to a press conference that US President Donald Trump convened in Washington in the presence of President Cyril…

His Majesty Kalonga Gawa Undi unveils new Chewa Heritage Foundation leadership

May 19, 2025

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His Majesty Kalonga Gawa Undi * The appointments are made under Section 5.4 of the Foundation’s Constitution and take effect immediately Maravi Express His Majesty Kalonga Gawa Undi — King of the Chewa people in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique — unveils has appointed a new steering committee to lead the Chewa Heritage Foundation (CHEFO) for the next three years. A statement signed by re-appointed CHEFO chairperson, Dr. Stanley Chakhumbila Khaila, “the appointments are made under Section 5.4 of the…