South Africa’s President Ramaphosa to engage with Nissan Global

YOKOHAMA (Japan), Aug 29 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa participated in a Japan-South Africa Business Forum at the Nissan Global Headquarters in Yokohama, Japan.  This engagement by the President forms part of his working visit to Japan, where he arrived on Tuesday to participate in the 7th Tokyo International Conference…

Italy: Interior Minister Salvini bans latest migrant ship from entering Italian waters

MILAN, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy’s outgoing Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has signed a decree banning a rescue ship carrying about 100 migrants picked up off the Libyan coast from entering Italian waters. The move follows a similar ban on another rescue ship on Tuesday as part of a closed…

Venezuela’s political crisis talks ‘not working,’ says opposition leader Guaido

CARACAS, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido admitted that talks with the government of President Nicolas Maduro aimed a resolving the country’s political crisis “aren’t working.” Talks mediated by Norway first took place in May in Oslo with several subsequent rounds in Barbados. But Maduro called off…

Bolivia lost 1.2 million hectares to fires this year: Government

LA PAZ, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fires have destroyed 1.2 million hectares of forest and grasslands in Bolivia this year, the government said. The news comes after President Evo Morales suspended his re-election campaign to direct the government’s response to a growing environmental disaster in the Bolivian portion of the…

US: Hurricane Dorian appears to spare Puerto Rico, heads for Florida

FAJARDO (Puerto Rico), Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A strengthening Hurricane Dorian appeared to have largely spared Puerto Rico Wednesday, barreling past the US territory that is still recovering from a powerful storm two years ago. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said the hurricane watch and tropical storm warning…

Kenyan watchdog bans pornographic songs; restricts them to bars, clubs

Tetema and Wamlambez songs banned in Kenya NAIROBI, Aug 29 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Two highly popular Kenyan songs have been banned by the country’s arts watchdog, the Kenya Film and Classification Board, KFCB.Head of the KFCB, Ezekiel Mutua, disclosed that his outfit considered Tetema (a Tanzanian song) and Wamlambeez (by Kenyan…

Malawi top court orders 14-day ban on opposition protests

LILONGWE, Aug 29 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Malawi’s Supreme Court of Appeal has imposed a temporary ban on protests in the country. The order was granted late Monday with the government confirming the order on social media.The order imposes a 14-day moratorium against opposition demonstrations in all parts of the country. Registrar…

Tanzanians demand return of seized plane from South Africa

The demonstrators pointed out how Tanzania had helped the ANC during the fight against apartheid DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Tanzania have dispersed hundreds of protesters, who were demanding the release of a Tanzanian plane seized in South Africa last week, from outside South Africa’s High…

Colombian Police seize 300kg of cannabis in coffin

BOGOTA, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian police found 300 kilograms of marijuana hidden inside a coffin. Police seized the drugs after inspecting a vehicle and the contents of the coffin at a check point. “The seizure was carried out after an inspection of a hearse, which contained two coffins,” said…

Russia aims high with new passenger plane

The MC-21 plane is billed as a competitor to Boeing and Airbus MOSCOW, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia is set to unveil its new passenger plane MC-21, billed as a competitor to Boeing and Airbus even as the project is overshadowed by sanctions and setbacks with its predecessor, the Superjet.President…