South Africa’s Eskom supplies Zimbabwe with 400 megawatts of power

HARARE, Aug 10 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — South African utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. began exports of up to 400 megawatts into Zimbabwe on Friday, easing a protracted power crisis characterized by daily outages lasting up to 18 hours.State-owned Zesa Holdings expects a combination of lower demand and the additional supply to…

Kenya’s first all-female SWAT team set up

The 48 commando officers, drawn from the Administration Police Service (APS), have undergone through five months of physical and combat drilling NAIROBI, Aug 10 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya has for the first time witnessed the graduation of an elite all-female Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, the first of its kind…

Two dead, one injured when tourist boat collided with fishing boat in Greek waters

ATHENS, Aug 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two boats collided on Friday night in the Argolic Gulf, east of Peloponnese peninsula, Greece, killing two men while a woman was seriously injured, Hellenic Coast Guard said. The accident took place between Porto Cheli and Spetses island, a popular weekend destination, about three hours…

UN calls for humanitarian truce in Libya

Fighters of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) TRIPOLI, Aug 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) called for a humanitarian truce between the rival parties in Libya, as the armed conflict in the capital Tripoli continues between the UN-backed government and the east-based army.…

Mexico will not repeat mistakes in fighting crime: Pres Obrador

MEXICO CITY, Aug 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that his government will not fall “into the trap of declaring war” on criminal gangs, a day after about two dozen bodies were found in the western state of Michoacan. “We are going to keep fighting crime,…

South Africa donates over R100 million to South Sudan

JUBA, Aug 10 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa has donated over R100 million worth of humanitarian assistance to the Republic of South Sudan. International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Candith Mashego-Dlamini officially handed-over the humanitarian assistance in the South Sudanese capital, Juba on Thursday. “We are here not only to pledge…

Women changing South Africa for the better: Pres Ramaphosa

PRETORIA, Aug 10 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa says women in the workplace and in the boardrooms, in the factories and on the farms are changing South Africa for the better. Speaking at this year’s Women’s Day celebration event held in Vryburg in the North West, on Friday, Ramaphosa paid tribute…

Chad: Dozens dead in fresh ethnic fighting

N’DJAMENA, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 37 people have been killed in fresh fighting this week between farmers and herders from rival ethnic groups in Chad, President Idriss Deby said. The violence broke out over three days in the province of Ouaddai, astrategic area on the eastern border with…

Portugal prepares to ration fuel before tanker drivers strike

LISBON, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Portugal’s government is set to ration fuel for the public and take special measures to ensure supplies to hospitals and airports in preparation for a planned strike by tanker drivers. The government’s decision to declare an energy crisis indicates it expects negotiations between drivers and…

Mediterranean Sea: Rescue ship plucks 85 African migrants from the sea

 ROME, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ocean Viking charity ship plucked 85 African migrants from the sea off Libya on Friday (Jul 9), the latest rescue in the Mediterranean. The Ocean Viking, operated by French NGOs SOS Mediterranee and Doctors without Borders (MSF), had to call off its initial search…