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Mukuru Launches Secure Mobile Wallet in Zimbabwe

HARARE, ZIMBABWE– Mukuru, a leading next-generation financial services platform, has officially launched its new mobile wallet in Zimbabwe. The launch follows Mukuru’s recent award of a Deposit-Taking Microfinance Institution (DTMFI) licence by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. This milestone brings enhanced digital
January 13, 2025
Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi

Ndlozi and Tetyana Resign from South African Parliament

Johannesburg – Popular Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP and the party’s former national spokesperson, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, has resigned from South Africa’s Parliament, the party confirmed on Thursday. The EFF issued a statement saying, “The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has received the
January 9, 2025
Zimbabwe Abolishes Death Penalty In Historic Legal Reform

Zimbabwe Abolishes Death Penalty In Historic Legal Reform

Zimbabwe joins 24 African nations in ending capital punishment as President Mnangagwa signs abolition bill into law. Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has abolished the death penalty, transforming sentences for approximately 60 death row inmates and ending a practice dating back to British
January 1, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa touts economic gains in new year message

President Cyril Ramaphosa praised South Africa’s government of national unity (GNU) for economic improvements in his new year’s address, while neighboring Mozambique faces political turmoil following Frelimo’s contested election victory. South Africa has achieved its first primary budget surplus in 15 years,
December 31, 2024
mpumalanga accident

Seven killed in N4 Toll Road head-on collision

Two-car crash near Belfast claims multiple lives including toddler, one person hospitalized. Seven people died when two cars collided head-on along the N4 Toll Road between Belfast and Wonderfontein in Mpumalanga on Tuesday afternoon. A two-year-old child was among the victims. The
December 31, 2024