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As of Tuesday, Dec. 29, California only has one of its 58 counties in the orange tier (considered moderate risk) and three counties in the red tier (substantial risk), according to the state’s four-tier coronavirus tracking system. There are now 54 counties in the purple tier as of Tuesday’s updates. One less (Humboldt County is […]
In May, Burundi held a presidential election which was won by Evariste Ndayishimiye, candidate of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party.
Ndayishimiye was hurriedly sworn in after the untimely death of president Pierre Nkurunziza in June.
Rights violations continue
The Council encouraged donor countries which had suspended aid to Burundi to continue dialogue towards resumption of development assistance.
A report by a UN watchdog in September said human rights violations were still being committed in Burundi, including sexual violence and murder.
The country was plunged into a crisis in April 2015 when Ndayishimiye’s predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza decided to run for a controversial third term, which he ultimately won in July 2015.
His candidature, which was opposed by the opposition and civil society groups, resulted in a wave of protests, violence and even a failed coup in May 2015.
Hundreds of people were killed and over 300,000 fled to neighboring countries.
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance on Sunday reversed the suspension of a number of Marondera district party members as factionalism and chaos continues to reign within the main opposition party. BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA This paper is reliably informed that some members from the provincial leadership announced that the whole district committee was dissolved on allegations of “disrespecting” the party leadership within the province. The opposition party’s secretary for rural strategies and mobilisation Happymore Chidziva was in Marondera at the weekend where he told party supporters that no district committee was dissolved. Chidziva yesterday confirmed his visit to Marondera saying it was meant to mobilise party supporters ahead of the 2023 elections as well as the formation of branches. “The district committee was not dissolved. It still exists as it was before. We visited Marondera to educate the members on their roles, use of resources, and how to build political consciousness towards 2021. Our terms of reference were on unity building, consulting on challenges and encouraging them to keep on forming new branches,” Chidziva said. Meanwhile, the MDC Alliance youth assembly has begun mobilisation of youths in rural areas in Zanu PF’s strongholds of Mudzi and UMP as part of the recently launched one million youth recruitment exercise. The youth leaders drawn from Marondera and Murewa have been deployed in rural areas as Chamisa seeks to make inroads into the rural areas. Chidziva said the exercise was going on well. He also rubbished claims that Zanu PF controled the rural votes. “We are doing our best (mobilisation). I do not believe that Mashonaland East is their (Zanu PF) stronghold, rather it’s the centre of intimidation and torture,” he said. Follow Jairos on Twitter@jairossaunyama
2020 brought renewed global focus to issues of social justice in America. From the racial disparities and inequities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic to the killings of George Floyd and so many other Black and Brown Americans at the hands of police officers have all contributed to the evolving social justice “reckoning” across the nation. . As part of this long […]
A 90-year-old woman in the United Kingdom on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive a coronavirus vaccination outside of clinical trials, marking a watershed moment in the fight against the crippling worldwide pandemic.
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media More than half of California is now under a regional stay-at-home order. Last week, when the governor announced the impending shutdown, he said health officials had carved the state into five regions. Their goal is to coordinate a broad emergency response that would reach across county lines and consider […]
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THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has blasted government’s one-size-fits-all approach in responding to COVID-19 at schools, saying its approach will likely endanger the health of learners up to next year. BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA Their assertions come after a number of schools have been recording COVID-19 cases, sending panic among parents, teachers and learners at a time the country is also experiencing an increase in the number of infections. Government, however, has shot down calls to shut down schools, insisting that prerequisite measures to protect learners and teachers were in place. “The government is adamant that in spite of an acute increase of COVID-19 cases among school-age children, schools will continue to operate. Over 30 schools and over 600 pupils and teachers have been affected, and the government seems to have adopted a one-size-fits-all approach in which it waits for COVID-19 to run riot in a school and then close the school,” the PTUZ president Takavafira Zhou told NewsDay in an interview. “There has been severe disruption of children’s education as infected children contaminate other children and adults. It is beyond doubt that pupils at school tend to have a wide transmission circle which can endanger parents,” he said. Zhou said it was sad that the Primary and Secondary Education ministry did not have alternative plans except to send children home from the affected schools while other schools remain open. “Action is urgently needed to make schools safe for teachers and learners and to reduce infection in Zimbabwe. Control of the virus requires an excellent test, track and trace system. “The present situation in many of the worst-affected schools is characterised by confusion, secrecy, mistrust, fear, demoralisation, uncertainty and exhaustion. The ministry has remained far detached from the pathetic situation in schools,” Zhou said. l Follow Harriet on Twitter @harrietchikand1
Military sales by the arms industry’s 25 largest companies totaled US$ 361 billion in 2019, 8.5 per cent more than in 2018, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
The top five positions are occupied by US defence giants. Together with seven other US companies, they represent 61 per cent of global sales.
After the USA, China accounted for the second largest share of 2019 arms sales by the top 25 arms companies, at 16 percent. The six West European companies together accounted for 18 percent.
The two Russian companies in the ranking accounted for 3.9 percent.
For the first time, a Middle East company has become a top arms supplier in the world.
Edge, based in the United Arab Emirates, occupies the 22nd position, and accounts for 1.3 percent of total arms sales of the top 25 firms.
For senior SIPRI researcher Pieter Wezeman, the high demand for weapons from local governments and the will of the countries in Middle East to become independent from foreign manufacturers are favouring the growth of Middle Eastern companies.
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA HARARE Mayor Jacob Mafume, who is being accused of parcelling out residential stands, has been granted $30 000 bail by High Court Judge Justice Benjamin Chikowero. Mafume appealed to the High Court after he was denied bail by magistrate Bianca Makwande who said he was likely to interfere with witnesses in the matter. But Justice Chikowero ruled out that Makwande had misdirected herself by denying Mafume bail. He was ordered not interfere with witnesses, to surrender his passport and to continue residing at his given residential address, as part of his bail conditions. It is alleged that Mafume allocated residential stands to his sister Rotina Mafume and secretary at his law firm Rutendo Muvuti without following due process. The State alleges that in March this year Mafume allegedly called housing director Admore Nhekairo asking him to allocate stands to Rotina and Muvuti but the council had closed interviews for home seekers. But Mafume allegedelly used his influenced responsible council employees to allocate the stands to the two. Rotina and Muvuti were allocated the stands valued at $219 938 although they were not on the waiting list. More to follow…
You Come At the King, You Best Not Miss: LeBron James Reveals His Feelings About Apparent Kyrie Diss
“I’ve dedicated my career to health and wellness. My role as Zillow’s health advisor is a continuation of my commitment to prevention and population health,” said Dr. Benjamin, who founded the Bayou La Batre Rural Health Clinic in Alabama.
The Ethiopian government has confirmed that soldiers shot at a United Nations team which was driving in the north of the country where the army has been fighting Tigrayan forces. A spokesman blamed the UN staff saying they were not supposed to be in the area. He accused them of driving straight through two check points before they were detained. The UN is yet to comment on Sunday's incident. The team was reportedly trying to reach a camp for Eritrean refugees. There are fears that some have been caught up in the conflict and reports that refugees have been forced onto trucks and back to Eritrea. The Ethiopian authorities have released a statement saying that humanitarian assistance must be 'led and coordinated by the Ethiopian government' - BBC
In Texas, a family who performs gospel music together contracted COVID-19 after recording a virtual concert for fans this summer.... View Article
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A retired British shop clerk received the first shot in the country's COVID-19 vaccination program Tuesday, the start of an unprecedented global immunization effort intended to offer a route out of a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million. Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, got the shot at 6:31 a.m. on what public health officials have dubbed 'V-Day.' She was first in line at University Hospital Coventry, one of several hospitals around the country that are handling the initial phase of the United Kingdom's program. As luck would have it, the […]
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President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the closing address at the ANC NEC meeting.
By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is facing new scrutiny Tuesday after failing to lock in a chance to buy millions of additional doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, which has shown to be highly effective against COVID-19. That decision could delay the delivery of a second batch of doses until Pfizer fulfills other international contracts. The revelation comes as Trump's plans to host a White House summit aimed at celebrating the expected approval of the first vaccine later this week. His administration is seeking to tamp down public skepticism over the […]
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NJPAC's annual free Kwanzaa Family Festival is where family members of all ages will be engaged with activities dedicated to the Kwanzaa seven principles of Kwanzaa: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity) and Imani (Faith).
Undeterred by the LAPD's attack on protesters Sunday, Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles and allies resumed their daily Block Garcetti action this week outside of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s home. Challenging Garcetti's […]
The post #BlockGarcetti Protest Marks 15th Day After LAPD Attack appeared first on Essence.
By Associated Press Undefined High tides flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice on Tuesday, propelled by winds that were stronger than predicted, and an experimental system of inflatable barriers wasn't activated to prevent water from invading the lagoon city. The system, while still in an experimental phase, gets activated when high tides are predicted to reach at least 1.3 meters (4 feet, 4 inches). Tuesday's tide was predicted to reach 1.25 meters. Instead, it kept rising, to a height of 1.38 meters, in late afternoon. Some shops were flooded, and Venetians waded in water as they scrambled to set out […]
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NASCAR announced Tuesday that Auto Club Speedway’s event weekend scheduled for Feb. 26-28 in Fontana had been canceled and realigned to the Daytona Road Course for the second race of the season, Feb. 19-21. “First and foremost, the health, safety and well-being of our fans, competitors, stakeholders and track personnel remains our top priority,” said […]
The 12 Days of Christmas: The average Georgian drinks for 4 days in a row over the holidays, reveals survey. Almost half of respondents say drinking at Christmas is a family tradition. Over 1 in 3 say they gift booze to loved ones at Christmas. A quarter admit they spike their morning coffee with alcohol during … Continued
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