The continental African passport promised to roll out in 2020 can only improve mobility in Africa

  By Youyou Zhou, qz.com It’s still up in the air whether the African Union can keep its promise to deliver a continental passport by the end of the year.  The travel document would allow visa-free travel between the Union’s 55-member countries. The potential economic impact is huge. Recently-released data show that intra-African travel continues to lag the world. The continent’s 1.2 billion people made far fewer intra-continental trips — in total, and per person — than Europeans, Asians…

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Sredojevic promises to revive Zambia’s Chipolopolo

  By Gomolemo Motswane, sowetanlive.co.za New Zambia National team coach Milutin Sredojevic has explained that he took the Chipolopolo job because of the challenge of getting the team back to the top of African football. Sredojevic was officially unveiled as the new national team coach on Monday in Lusaka though his appointment was pending final approval from the government, which is responsible for paying salaries. The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) champions have missed out on qualification for…

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Former Malawi Director of Public Prosecution Wadi calls for construction of proper High Court in Lilongwe

  By Duncan Mlanjira As the dust settles following the Constitutional Court hearing of the disputed May 21 presidential election, former Malawi Director of Public Prosecution Ishmail Wadi has advanced calls for construction of proper High Court in Lilongwe. “To be honest, it would be timely to make a small but pertinent observation as well as a polite reminder that the buildings in Lilongwe that are being used by the High Court (General Division) were designed to serve as…

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic once claimed Chelsea legend Didier Drogba wasn’t as good as him

  By Daniel Arambur, republicworld.com Former PSG and Real Madrid assistant coach Paul Clement has revealed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic once said Chelsea legend Didier Drogba was not as good as him. In a recent interview with Goal.com, Paul Clement said: “Zlatan Ibrahimovic does it very openly, speaks very confidently — and at times arrogant — but that is what he is.  “He used to be like that on a daily basis and would ask me questions such as: ‘What is…

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Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network calls for a credible fresh election

  By Duncan Mlanjira The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) applauds the historic decision by the Malawi’s Constitutional Court to order a fresh and credible election within 150 days of the ruling.  In a statement issued on  Tuesday, SAHRDN encourages all parties to accept the verdict and calls on the authorities to implement the court verdict in letter and spirit. SAHRDN says Malawi can implement the court verdict in letter and spirit through fast tracking key reforms,…

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Gaba to miss out clash against his former team Bidvest Wits in Nedbank Cup tie

  By SuperSport.com Gabadinho Mhango will miss out the clash against his former team Bidvest Wits this coming Sunday in the Nedbank Cup Last 32 tie as red-hot  Orlando Pirates striker picked up his fourth yellow card of the campaign. Gaba picked his fourth yellow card during the Absa Premiership 2-1 win over against Chippa United on Saturday in which the Malawian international scored both goals to take his tally to 14 goals. The man of the moment for…

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Bodies of Kobe and 8 others killed in helicopter crash have been released to their families

  By Sarah Moon and Hollie Silverman, CNN The bodies of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other people killed in a helicopter crash last month in Calabasas, California, have been released to their families, according to the website for the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner. Last week, the coroner’s office announced that it had officially identified all nine killed in the January 26 crash. In addition to Bryant, 41, and his daughter, 13, the crash claimed the…

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Malawi Special Olympic athletes win 13 medals at Pan African Games in Egypt

  By Duncan Mlanjira Team Malawi have brought back 13 medals at the first-ever Pan African Special Olympic Games in Cairo, Egypt. They were 7 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze from the 100m, 200m, 800m relay and 1500 categories they participated in. The athletes are Agnes Lekaleka, Clara Phiri, Wema Supuliano, Phillies Supuliano and Desire Namaona. Agnes got 3 gold medals while Desire won a gold medal and a silver. Wemma won silver in 1500 metres while Agnes,…

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Arrest warrant issued for Jacob Zuma over non-attendance at court

  By news24 KwaZulu-Natal High Court has acceded to a request from the state to issue an arrest warrant for former South African president Jacob Zuma over his non-attendance at his corruption trial. The matter has been stayed until May 6 where Zuma will be expected to appear. In court on Tuesday, the State asked Judge Dhaya Pillay to issue an arrest warrant for Zuma after his legal team applied for him to be absent from proceedings in Pietermaritzburg, citing…

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Somalia declares national emergencies after worst locust invasion

  By allAfrica.com The Federal Republic of Somalia has declared its desert locust invasion a matter of national emergency and described it a severe threat to national food security. It was anticipated that the upsurge of the pest invasion could affect the new planting season in the country. “The Federal Government of Somalia is concerned about the risks desert locusts pose to the ‘cropping season which starts in April,” says the government in a statement. “It is vital to…

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