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[Premium Times] The National Executive Council (NEC) has set up a committee charged with addressing unemployment and national security in the country.

[Vanguard] A Nigerian company -E.F. Network Ltd, has developed a mobile application that can make a device unusable by thieves, to curb theft or resale of mobile phones and other gadgets in the country.

[Namibian] PROCUREMENT of local agro products by government offices, ministries and agencies (OMAs), is becoming crucial for value chain creation and the survival of the agro sector.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Two new international telecom operators will enter into the Ethiopian market until April 2021 once the due process of competitive bid evaluation is completed, according to Ethiopian Communication Authority.

[263Chat] Zimbabwe set out an ambitious agenda to privatize over 15 of its loss-making and ailing State Entities and Parastatals (SEPs) in under 2 years. Privatization formed a vital cog in the success of the Transitional Stabilization Program (TSP), which is set to expire before the end of 2020.

[Daily News] UN Women has said 118 rural women in Shinyanga and Singida regions are set to benefit from Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and entrepreneurship.

[New Zimbabwe] Government's tough decision to throttle leading mobile money transfer agent, Ecocash has backfired with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) recording a $1.9 billion decline on the 2 % revenue tax collections.

[Ethiopian Herald] Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed paid a visit to Were Babo Woreda of the South Wollo Zone of Amhara State, which is among the most severely affected areas in the country by the invasion of desert locust.

[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has pleaded with EU and the US to unconditionally remove sanctions which it said were causing untold suffering among ordinary Zimbabwean citizens.

[Botswana Daily News] Molepolole -- Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development Mr Tumiso Rakgare has applauded Masterminds, a youth corporation for utilising youth development fund programme to curb unemployment.

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The Ministry of Agriculture Development and Food Security has undertaken a study on opportunities available in the agriculture value chains.

[New Zimbabwe] A Goldrush has hit Penhalonga in Mutasa, Manicaland province with claims some senior politicians and members of the security sector are heavily involved.

[New Zimbabwe] The continuous salary increases to cushion employees from the unbearable inflationary pressures have seen Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's (ZIMRA) collections surpassing set targets by 27 % with salaried individuals emerging top revenue injectors among the taxed categories.

[New Era] Rundu -- The Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has said it is too late for farmers in the region to complain about the oil exploration project that will soon start south of Rundu at Kawe village.

[New Era] The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Namibian households and overall affected both households and individuals in multiple ways. More often than not, the pandemic had a negative effect on the income of many households - either because household members lost their jobs or their work hours were severely reduced.

[New Era] Cleophas Katuuo, a renowned livestock farmer in the Omaheke region has defied traditional norms and societal stereotypes by successfully venturing in horticulture. Not only has he managed to plant some much needed crops, but he successfully turned his newly acquired mode of farming into a fully-fledged business.

[Vanguard] At the backdrop of the huge costs and losses attributable to product theft and facility vandalisation, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has indicated that it would still be financially stable in the current year to next year.

[New Era] The Covid-19 pandemic has put an end to the 'business-as-usual' notion hence the increase in the need for innovation. This is according to Utoni Nujoma, Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation, when speaking at the launch of Namibia's Productivity Awareness Campaign week. Nujoma noted that Namibia needs to move away from the traditional thought of innovation as just being about new products and services and should strive towards the adaption of innovation as a new way of working -

[CAJ News] Bulawayo -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal Rights Watch warned Zimbabwe would suffer further food insecurity if property rights were violated.

[263Chat] African governments have been urged to embrace the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)'s Trusted Travel Platform to protect local economies and lives as the continent prepares for its largest free trade area.

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[The Herald] Nurses in the public sector are to be held to high professional standards with those who strike likely to be moved from the permanent staff and having to reapply for fixed term contracts should they wish to resume work under a revamped nursing service now being designed by the Ministry of Health and Child Care.

[The Conversation Africa] Trade routes have been significantly disrupted this year in efforts to contain COVID-19. The effects of this are already showing: global growth is set to contract by 4.9% and growth in sub-Saharan Africa will contract by 3.2%.

[New Times] As Rwanda advances plans to establish a centre for nuclear science and technology, it has now started working on its nuclear stronghold by joining the international treaty that provides assistance in case of nuclear and radiological accidents.

[Premium Times] The telecom giant said he has held a number of senior operational roles at MTN

[Nairobi News] Kenyans commuters could from Tuesday be stranded if the threat by the Association of Matatu Operators to withdraw their services is executed.

[ISS] Instead of cutting all department budgets by a fixed percentage, Treasury should shortlist specific areas for protection.

[Vanguard] The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, blamed the reappearance of queues in petrol stations across the country on the protest against police brutality, especially the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the Nigeria Police.

[Premium Times] The Mambilla hydropower project has a generation capacity of 3,050 Mega Watt (MG), when completed.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Days after President Donald Trump accused Ethiopia of breaking a deal he had negotiated over Egypt's rights to water from the Nile, the African Union is kick-starting renewed trilateral talks on the issue between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan.