South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa to participate in Extraordinary Summit of SADC Organ Troika

PRETORIA, Jan 31 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to participate in a Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit taking place in Windhoek, Namibia, on Tuesday. The President will be accompanied by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, Minister of Defence and Military…

President Ramaphosa calls for cooperation in energy crisis

PRETORIA, Jan 31 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all South Africans to pay for the electricity they use, as the country works towards overcoming the energy crisis. “As we work together to overcome the energy crisis, I call on all South Africans to pay for the electricity…

Three injured in knife attack near EU Brussels headquarters

Police surround a man sitting on the floor in the Schuman metro station in Brussels where three people were injured in a knife attack on Monday evening  BRUSSELS, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people were injured, one seriously, in a knife attack in a metro station near the European Union…

Greek pilot killed in jet training fall

ATHENS, Jan  31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Greek airforce pilot was killed Monday and a second was missing after their aged two-seat F-4 Phantom jet went down in the Ionian Sea, officials said. The air force said the jet had fallen 46 kilometres south of Andravida military airport in western Greece…

Nigeria extends deadline to exchange old cash

ABUJA, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s central bank has extended the deadline to exchange old banknotes for redesigned ones. There have been long queues at some banks as Nigerians have struggled to meet the original deadline of Tuesday. People now have until Feb 10 to do the swap. The redesign of…

South Africa: Gunmen kill eight, injure 3 at birthday party – police

 GQEBERHA (South Africa), Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday at the weekend in a township in South Africa, killing eight and wounding three others, police said. The birthday celebrant was among those gunned down in the mass shooting in the southern…

Tanzania is safe – Govt

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 29 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — The Tanzanian government has dismissed false claims being spread by some foreign institutions and companies that there is civil unrest in the country. “The government of Tanzania has noted with great concern the false claims being spread by some foreign institutions and companies…

Death toll from Madagascar storm rises to 22

ANTANANARIVO, Jan 29 (NNN-NEWVISION) — The death toll from a tropical storm that lashed parts of northeastern Madagascar last week has climbed to 22, the government’s disaster management office announced, revising its earlier tally. Another 20 people are missing after the storm flooded several districts and cut roads linking them…

Security policy reduces homicides rate in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, Jan 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The security policies implemented by the government of El Salvador are maintaining the trend to reduce the number of homicides, authorities said.     El Salvador reported 18 days without homicides in January 2023, due to the implementation of the Territorial Control Plan (PCT), which…

Sanctions aggravated economic crisis in Venezuela, UN said

CARACAS, Jan 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (DDHH), Volker Türk, stressed that it is evident that the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Venezuela in 2017 aggravated the economic crisis in the country.     When presenting to the press this Saturday the balance of three…