President Jacob Zuma Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has rallied behind President Jacob Zuma over new allegations linking him to the multi-billion rand arms deal scandal. The Sunday Times reported that Zuma … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Michael Sata’s son, Mulenga, assured on Friday the nation that President Sata is well, dismissing western media reports that the President who is in New York for the UN summit has been hospitalized. Speculations about … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town’s plans to host Africa’s first summit of Nobel Peace Laureates have seen a major blow with the confirmation that three laureates have withdrawn in protest over Pretoria’s refusal to grant the Dalai … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – Protesters have besieged the UN headquarters in New York, as businesses and New Yorkers brace up for this week’s gathering of world leaders attending the 69th session of the UN General Assembly. The session, which … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – China has donated US$2 million to the African Union Commission to support the AU response to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA), the AU said Friday. The Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia and the AU, … Read More
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government protested last week against “the ungodly treatment” of Nigerians in many countries of the world over the recent outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country. In a statement released in Abuja, … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – President Michael Sata, who has stayed out of public view for the past few months amid speculations on his health, on Friday officially opened parliament, committing his government to move the country forward decisively towards the … Read More
Zambia’s Minister of Labour Fackson Shamenda Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Dangote Industries Zambia Limited (DIZ), a Nigerian firm operating in Zambia, has denied allegations by Zambia’s Minister of Labour Fackson Shamenda that the company’s Human Resources Manager Bala Zango attempted … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The furore over Judge Thokozile Masipa’s acquittal of Oscar Pistorius has continued to reverberate around South Africa. The judge last week found that although the Paralympian had recklessly and negligently killed his model girlfriend … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of 14 Nobel Peace Laureates called on Monday on President Jacob Zuma to guarantee the Dalai Lama a visa to South Africa, after the Tibetan spiritual leader was once again blocked by Pretoria. … Read More
New York, US (PANA) – The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday that the Government of Cuba has provided 165 health professionals, comprising physicians, nurses, epidemiologists, specialists in infection control, intensive care specialists and social mobilization officers, to support … Read More
President of Botswana Ian Khama Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has told the US Government to keep a distance from its internal affairs or follow protocol in registering concerns. The development comes after the American government condemned the arrest and detention … Read More
Oscar Pistorius Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Judge Thokozile Masipa granted Oscar Pistorius on Friday afternoon extended bail while he awaits sentencing, on October 13, for his culpable homicide conviction. Judge Masipa said that the State had failed to prove their claim … Read More
Akinwumi Adesina Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The failure to rapidly grow the agricultural sector in Africa has been caused by weak and old-fashioned policies favouring state-run companies in the supply of agricultural produce, ministers said last week. Nigerian agriculture … Read More
Prof. Fred Segor Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Kenya is committed to meeting the African Union (AU) pledges to rapidly industrialise agriculture through the revival of collapsed agricultural corporations in an effort to boost livestock farming amongst the country’s pastoralists. … Read More
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Visually-impaired voters in Botswana have applauded the country’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) for developing the country’s first Braille ballot paper. Botswana’s public media reported that IEC has launched the Braille ballot paper in collaboration with the … Read More
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, said Monday that border closures and the suspension of flights to Ebola-affected countries in West Africa worsened the impact of the disease on the local populations than the … Read More
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – Over half a billion Malawi Kwacha (about US$1.25 million) was recovered in the wee hours last Thursday after a gang of smartly-dressed robbers burst into one of the major banks in the northern city of Mzuzu. … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma will travel to Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, on Tuesday to try to end the impasse between political leaders after Prime Minister Tom Thabane accused renegade army general Tlali Kamoli of … Read More
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita will lead his country’s delegation at the World Economic Forum 2014 to be held September 10-12 in the Chinese city of Tianjin, official sources said Wednesday. According to the same sources, the … Read More
