Africa

Jailed property mogul Frank Buyanga has filed a South African High Court application seeking an order to stop his extradition for trial in Zimbabwe. Buyanga has been in jail since November 10 last year following his arrest by the South African police at the behest of the Zimbabwean authorities. His …

Zimbabwe’s foreign affairs ministry has described as sheer criminality, the attack on the country’s ambassador to Sudan, Emmanuel Runganga Gumbo’s home by rebels in the war-torn African country’s capital, Khartoum Monday. In a statement Tuesday, ministry spokesperson Livit Mugejo said the criminals targeted the chancery because there was no occupant …

South African Home Affairs officials at the Verification Visa Centres are allegedly demanding bribes from desperate Zimbabweans seeking to submit applications to regularise their stay in the neighbouring country beyond the expiry of their Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) whose grace period has been extended to December 2023. The official submission …

British A-list actor Idris Elba British A-list actor Idris Elba, who also has Sierra Leonese citizenship and heritage, has called for a peaceful general election in Sierra Leone, which will take place on Saturday. “This election, please let it be peaceful,” he said in a message in pidgin English. He …

China’s Zijin Mining (601899.SS) and Norinco Group, South Africa’s Sibanye Stillwater (SSWJ.J) and an investment vehicle owned by ex-Glencore officials have been shortlisted in the race to buy Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mines, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Zambia’s mines minister Paul Kabuswe said in February there …

Sudanese rebels ransacked the office and home of Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Sudan Hilda Mafudze and stole valuables belonging to the envoy. In a statement, Sudan’s foreign ministry condemned the attack and urged the international community to also speak against the ‘terrorist and criminal behaviour’. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns …

Kenya and the European Union have signed a trade deal in a coup for Brussels as it seeks deeper economic ties with Africa in the face of competition from China. Kenyan President William Ruto presided over a ceremony in Nairobi on Monday to mark the formal conclusion of negotiations for …

Russia reported fierce fighting on Sunday on three sections of the front line in Ukraine, a day after hosting an African peace mission that failed to spark enthusiasm from either Moscow or Kyiv. A Russian-installed official said Ukraine had recaptured Piatykhatky, a village in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, and were …

By Daniel Kachere News EditorZimbabweans in South Africa have been given a lifeline after the country’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) yesterday extended the validity of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs) to December 31 this year, Nhau/Indaba has established. ZEPs are legal documentation issued to Zimbabwean nationals living and working in …

Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic use of marijuana. However, the tiny islands of Antigua and Barbuda recently became one of the first Caribbean nations to grant Rastafari official sacramental authorization to grow and smoke the herb that …