Zimbabwean health minister David Parirenyatwa has reportedly challenged private manufactures in the country to produce condoms so as “to address concerns over the size of condoms imported from China”. According to NewsDay, Parirenyatwa said the move would also save on…
RIP Kwese TV: Kwese’s Satellite-TV Closing Down After 18 Months (TechnologyZimbabwe)
It seems Kwese TV (the satellite offering) is shutting down after a troublesome 18 months. Considering all the hard work Kwese invested to actually set up it’s a bit sad that they have failed to make a dent on the…
FAO seeks inclusion of nutrition analysis in masters’ degree curriculum (Nation)
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO) has called for a partnership with the federal government and some universities on the inclusion of food and nutrition security analysis in their Master’s Degree curriculum. FAO Country Representative, Mr Suffyan Koroma,…
Strike: Organised Labour Adopts Strategy to Beat Court Order (ThisDay)
Members of the organised labour have responded swiftly to alleged government’s move to arm-twist them into abandoning Tuesday’s nationwide industrial action. THISDAY gathered that since the National Industrial Court barred the Nigeria Labour Congress, United Labour Congress and Trade Union…
14-year-old makes history in Paraguayan derby (Nation)
Aged 14, Fernando Ovelar is not old enough to drive, to vote or to drink but he is old enough to play professional football for Cerro Porteno. And on Sunday he became the youngest ever goalscorer in Paraguay’s biggest derby…
Lagos to Complete Oshodi Transport Interchange First Quarter 2019 (ThisDay)
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that the ongoing Oshodi Transport Interchange being executed to evolve a seamless way by which Lagos residents commute across the state daily will be completed within the first quarter of 2019. Consequently, the state…
Rihanna and Axl Rose hit out at Donald Trump’s use of their music at rallies (Guardian)
Rihanna and Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose are the latest artists to criticise Donald Trump for the unauthorised use of their music at his rallies in the runup to the US mid-term elections on Tuesday. After the Washington Post’s…
Brian Kemp’s Office, Without Citing Evidence, Investigates Georgia Democrats Over Alleged ‘Hack’ (NYTimes)
For weeks, Brian Kemp, the Georgia secretary of state and Republican candidate for governor, has faced accusations that he is trying to suppress the minority vote in his race against Stacey Abrams. And just days ago, a federal judge ruled…
Ireland warns UK over post-Brexit border issue (BBC)
The UK government has been warned to stick to its commitment to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said a time-limited arrangement – or one that could be unilaterally ended by…
Police dog involved in over 200 arrests has died (NYPost)
A Florida police dog credited with taking part in more than 200 criminal arrests has died. The Boynton Beach Police Department said in a statement that 13-year-old Hutch died Saturday. The Belgian Malinois had been retired for four years and…