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The Real Estate Board is urging members of the public to verify the legitimacy of dealers via its website to avoid becoming victims of real estate fraud. This comes against the background of a case currently before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish...
He replaces Debretsion Gebremichael, whose immunity from prosecution was removed Thursday.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International said Thursday that scores of civilians were killed in a \"massacre\" in the Tigray region, that witnesses blamed on forces backing the local ruling party.
The \"massacre\" is the first reported incident of large-scale civilian fatalities in a week-old conflict between the regional ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize.
\"Amnesty International can today confirm... that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town in the southwest of Ethiopia's Tigray Region on the night of 9 November,\" the rights group said in a report.
Amnesty said it had \"digitally verified gruesome photographs and videos of bodies strewn across the town or being carried away on stretchers.\"
The dead \"had gaping wounds that appear to have been inflicted by sharp weapons such as knives and machetes,\" Amnesty said, citing witness accounts.
Witnesses said the attack was carried out by TPLF-aligned forces after a defeat at the hands of the Ethiopian military, though Amnesty said it \"has not been able to confirm who was responsible for the killings\".
It nonetheless called on TPLF commanders and officials to \"make clear to their forces and their supporters that deliberate attacks on civilians are absolutely prohibited and constitute war crimes\".
Abiy ordered military operations in Tigray on November 4, saying they were prompted by a TPLF attack on federal military camps -- a claim the party denies.
The region has been under a communications blackout ever since, making it difficult to verify competing claims on the ground.
Abiy said Thursday his army had made major gains in western Tigray.
Thousands of Ethiopians have fled across the border into neighboring Sudan, and the UN is sounding the alarm about a humanitarian crisis in Tigray.
On Thursday, September 10, Biden for President Wisconsin will host a “Sister to Sister” voter registration organizing event with Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson. They will be joined by Black women leaders from across Wisconsin for a conversation about what Black women across the state can do to get registered […]
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regions.com A new survey from Regions Next Step, Regions Bank’s financial education program, finds that nearly half of small business owners (46%) have invested more money in their business amid the financial pressures created by the COVID-19 outbreak. Technology and e-commerce platforms are the leading areas of increased investment. Approximately 1 in 5 (18%) of small business […]
Police have arrested 102 businesspeople for allegedly refusing to accept the Zimdollar.
In a Press statement, police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said 28 cases were set to appear in court and cautioned traders against rejecting the volatile currency.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police reiterates that traders and business entities who continue to refuse to accept Zimbabwe currency, bond notes and coins as legal tender in business transactions risk being arrested and taken to court for the law to take its course,” he said.
Nyathi urged members of the public to continue reporting businesses that refuse to accept bond notes which are a legal tender.
Some traders and businesses are not accepting bond coins, $2 and $5 notes.
BY SIMBARASHE SITHOLE MAFIOS Gomo, an illegal fuel dealer at St Alberts business centre in Mashonaland Central province accidentally burnt his home and daughter yesterday after he tripped and fell on a firewood heater while carrying petrol. The petrol spilled onto the heater and burnt his seven-year-old daughter who was sleeping and destroyed property worth US$3 500. Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe confirmed the case. The minor is currently admitted at St Alberts Mission Hospital where her condition is stable. “We are warning members of the public to desist from keeping highly flammable products in their homes and fuel should only be sold at service stations,” Mundembe said.
At the time of publishing, Musk's COVID-19 tweet was retweeted 70 000 times, quoted more than 21 000 times and received close to 270 000 likes.
… the people, led by our African-American constituency and our “suburban woman …
Confirmed cases = 48
\t\tNumber of deaths = 1
\t\tRecoveries = 24
\t\tActive cases = 23
\t
\tJohn Hopkins Uni stats valid as of June 12, 2020
June 7: Days of prayer ends today
\tPresident Eric Masisi’s call for national prayers in efforts against COVID-19 ends today.
Total confirmed cases = 40
Total recoveries = 23
Total deaths = 1
Active cases = 16
\tFigures valid as of close of day June 6, 2020
June 1: President tests negative – again
\tThe government this morning announced that President Eric Masisi was due to be released from home quarantine after testing negative for COVID-19.
Major incidents covered previously:
\tJune 1: President tests negative – again
May 31: Tourism top on president’s agenda as reopening continues
May 25: govt prioritize data amid stay away campaign
May 20: Extreme social distancing ends, country zoned
May 19: president in Harare for SADC meeting
May 13: More recoveries, ex-prez leads local donors
May 11: capital Gaborone declared high-risk area, ‘quarantined’
May 10: Regulations on resumption of road transport
May 8: Steve Harvey’s donation arrives, relaxed lockdown starts
May 6: Phased lifting of lockdown starting May 8
May 1: Face masks compulsory in public, shared spaces
April 23: All MPs released from quarantine after tests
April 14: Cabinet donates 10% of salaries towards COVID-19 relief fund
April 10: stubborn MPs moved into govt supervised quarantine
April 9: Tally rises to 13, all MPs placed under quarantine
April 1: Botswana president tests negative
March 22: President in coronavirus self-isolation after Namibia trip
\tGovernment has prioritized reviving the country’s tourism sector as the gradual reopening of the economy continues after a virus lockdown.
Full address – Presidential update on government response to coronavirus pandemic
\tTotal confirmed cases = 35
Total recoveries = 20
Active cases = 14
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 31, 2020
\tThe Botswana government is emphasizing data collection at public and private business places as a key plank in the fight against the pandemic.
Total confirmed cases = 35 (new cases = 5)
Total recoveries = 19
Active cases = 15
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 24, 2020
\tGovernment announced an end to extreme social distancing on Wednesday signaling the end of Three Phases of lockdown.
Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 election to Biden is motivated by money, not his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, Washington insiders say.
The Chief Medical Officer of Jamaica Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie has declared that the island’s dengue outbreak is now over. This comes as the data from the Ministry of Health and Wellness’s National Epidemiology Unit showed that for the last...
Doctors who helped stop Ebola call on Joe Biden's transition team to address COVID-19's racial and economic inequities. The evidence shows a safety net under the most vulnerable protects us all.
The 2020 Independent Film Project (IFP) has just announced the 2020 Gotham Award nominees and the list is impressive to... View Article
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(Jamaican Observer) The teenaged male who was last month captured in a chilling video viciously assaulting a distressed girl has been slapped with two charges and is to face the courts this month end.
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As Gauteng prepares to dig more than one million graves, Dlamini-Zuma has been accused of lying to South Africans about the scale of COVID-19 deaths.
Football players’ encounter has a white supremacist history.
Nairobi — As the country heightens the war against the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Police Service continues to receive support from various stakeholders, in order to ensure officers are not exposed to infections.
The latest support came from the National Gun Owners Association (NGAO) which has partnered with the Ministry of Health to train nearly 2,000 police officers on measures they should deploy while executing their duties, particularly in the hotspot areas.
He was speaking at Pangani Police Station, where he handed over a sanitization booth donated by the association members- in honour of the late Captain Akber Sumra, a pilot who died in a plane crash in Maasai Mara.
The sanitization booth was unveiled by Deputy Inspector General of Police Edward Mbugua- who has called on other members of the public to support the police service.
Among the measures in place to combat the infections is a dusk to dawn curfew imposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta, countrywide, and cessation of movement in and out of Eastleigh, a densely populated suburb in Nairobi, Mombasa's Old Town area and Mandera in northern Kenya that borders with Somalia.
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery had previously used racial slurs in a text message and on social media, a prosecutor said Thursday as a judge weighed whether to grant bond for the defendant and his father. Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, have been jailed since their arrests in May, more than two months after Arbery was slain. The McMichaels, who are white, chased and fatally shot the 25-year-old Black man after they spotted him running in their neighborhood just outside the port city of Brunswick. Questions about […]
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The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident captured in a video being circulated, showing policemen in confrontation with two members of the public. The video shows a man hurling expletives...
Former NBA player Lamar Odom and his fiancé Sabrina Parr appear to have reunited one week after announcing their breakup. ... View Article
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President Donald Trump has publicly disengaged from the battle against the coronavirus at a moment when the disease is tearing... View Article
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Municipal spokesperson Sivuyile Myeko said members of the public, who had come into contact with Zangqa, should urgently go for screening and testing.
Myeko said all 39 councillors of the municipality and an undisclosed number of municipal workers will be tested on Wednesday.
\"In the light of the above revelations, the municipality has temporarily closed its premises for purposes of disinfection.
\"Members of the public are urged not to enter the municipal premises, and to utilise their ward councillors where urgent assistance may be required.
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A statement issued by Dr. Kereng Masupu, coordinator of the presidential task force on COVID-19 read: “Following the confirmed COVID-19 case of a truck driver who came into Gaborone through the Tiokweng border on Sunday 09 May 2020…
\t“… the COVID-19 Presidential Task Force would like to advise the public that only those who have been issued Pink Permits for travel into and out of Gaborone are suspended with immediate effect until further notice.
A phased return to work measure starts today with a series of strict guidelines among which are:
\t\tMaintaining a register of employees, visitors, customers etc. that interact with a facility
\t\tObservance of social distancing of 1 – 2 metres apart
\t\tProvision of sanitizers and means of washing hands at premises
\t\tWearing of face masks (home-made)
\t\tDeny entry to persons who fail to abide by guidelines
\tPresident Eric Masisi was personally at the airport in Gaborone to receive a donation from American TV star Steve Harvey.
\tBotswana’s president and vice president have been released from home quarantine after testing negative for COVID-19.
The presidency in a statement today said: “Director of Health Services has released His Excellency, Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, President of the Republic … and …Vice President Slumber Tsogwane from home quarantine today, 23rd April 2020.
“His Excellency the President, Members of Parliament, Senior Government Officials and members of the media who attended are urged to follow home quarantine rules and not risk the spread of the disease to
Confirmed cases = 15,181
\t\tNumber of deaths = 399
\t\tRecoveries = 4,891
\t\tActive cases = 9,891
\tStats valid as of close of day June 12, 2020
June 12: 14,554 cases, rape SoE, Buhari bemoans virus impact
\tNigeria recorded a daily record toll of 681 cases as the case load reached 14,554 with 387 deaths and 4,494 recoveries.
Confirmed cases = 14,554
\t\tNumber of deaths = 387
\t\tRecoveries = 4,494
\t\tActive cases = 9,673
\tStats valid as of close of day June 11, 2020
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June 11: 13,873 cases, Ekiti to enforce restrictions
\tThe Ekiti State government on Wednesday warned that it was going to enforce virus restrictions issued by Governor Kayode Fayemi given that some residents continued to disregard the order especially on banning public gatherings.
Confirmed cases = 13,873
\t\tNumber of deaths = 382
\t\tRecoveries = 4,351
\t\tActive cases = 9,140
\tStats valid as of close of day June 10, 2020
June 10: Record 663 cases as cases pass 13,000
\tNigeria recorded its highest daily tally on Tuesday with 663 new cases as the case load hit 13,464 according to the NCDC.
Doctor strike information by BBC Africa LIVE page
\t\tConfirmed cases = 13,464
\t\tNumber of deaths = 365
\t\tRecoveries = 4,206
\t\tActive cases = 8,893
June 9: 12,801 cases, Kano mystery deaths virus-related
\tMost unexplained deaths across Nigeria’s northern Kano State months back were virus-related, health minister Osagie Ehanire has said.
Confirmed cases = 12,801
\t\tNumber of deaths = 361
\t\tRecoveries = 4,040
\t\tActive cases = 8,400
\tStats valid as of June 8, 2020
June 8: Abia governor tests positive, churches reopen
\tAbia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, is the latest leader of state government to be infected.
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and Huron-Clinton Metroparks announced recently that a multi-year, pilot partnership that focuses on widening access to new programs and recreation for city and suburban families, to use the world-class parks, greenways, and public spaces managed by the two organizations, according to a press release. Through the partnership, Metroparks will create a … Continued
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Certain activities are still, however, prohibited at Kirstenbosch gardens. Here's what is off limits for now.
The High Court has upheld the decision by Uganda Law Council to suspend prominent lawyer Geoffrey Nangumya from practice for 16 months and get him to refund client's money he recovered and used for personal interests.
In July 2018, the Law Council, the professional regulator of lawyers, suspended Nangumya after he confessed recovering money on behalf Emmy Tumwine and instead of conveying to him, pocketed it.
Nangumya's troubles stem from a petition that city businessman Tumwine filed at the Law Council, accusing the seasoned lawyer of picking Shs63 million from Muwema and Company Advocates, the law firm which was representing his opponent in a land dispute.
In ordering Nangumya to refund the money, the five-member committee of the Law Council chaired by Bruce Kyerere, Joyce Nalunga Birimumaaso, Miriam Namutebi, Simon Kinobe, Frank Nigel Othembi asked him to pay Tumwine Shs1m for pursuing his complaint and also Shs1.5m to the committee, itself.
The Judges ruled that Nangumya had failed to demonstrate to the Law Council and in their court in any way that he informed or remitted the said money to Tumwine.
Gauteng will emerge with the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the coming days, overtaking the Western Cape, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said.
GRAPHICS | Gauteng recording more Covid-19 cases a day than Western Cape has at any point
He said, when the country moved from lockdown level 4 to 3, there was a large inward movement of people as economic activities resumed.
\"It is anticipated that while every province will, unfortunately, witness an increase in their numbers, areas where there is high economic activity will experience an exponential rise – beginning with Gauteng and Western Cape and followed by Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.\"
Western Cape numbers have not yet surged as expected
Touching on Western Cape, Mkhize said the department had received reports that members of the public remained reluctant to subject themselves to quarantine and isolation, despite the government having secured the sites in various parts of the province.
Mkhize said, having compared the real numbers with those depicted in predictive models, the department had noticed that the Western Cape had not quite reached the surge expected by modellers.
PRESIDENT Hage Geingob yesterday admitted contravening the lockdown regulations when the Swapo Party held a birthday celebration in April at parliament in Windhoek.
Geingob said the party admitted guilt and not being on the right side of the law, and was consequently punished.
Don't fight the police,\" he said and added that the Ndilimani cultural troupe was not at the party as previously reported.
Initially the ruling party denied holding a birthday party, a move which was heavily criticised by the public.
Ndeitunga yesterday confirmed to The Namibian the party paid a N$2 000 fine.
