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[New Zimbabwe] TRANSPORT minister, Felix Mhona has warned contractors who are rehabilitating roads across the country against poor workmanship, saying those who compromise quality will be compelled to redo the work.

[Premium Times] Erratic internet connection is routine in Nigeria, with the country trailing in terms of broadband penetration and speed averages.

[Nation] Passengers flying Kenya Airways to the United Kingdom can now connect to 26 cities in the UK and Europe after the national carrier signed a code-share agreement with British Airways.

[ISS] Will COP26 allow a 'just transition' from gas and other fossil fuels?

[VOA] Nairobi -- Chinese companies like Huawei and the Transsion group are responsible for much of the digital infrastructure and smartphones used in Africa. Chinese phones built in Africa come with already installed apps for mobile money transfer services that increase the reach of Chinese tech companies. But while many Africans may find the availability of such technology useful, the trend worries some experts on data management.

[HRW] One year ago Fikile Ntshangase, an environmental activist from South Africa, was gunned down in her home in Somkhele in KwaZulu-Natal province, after raising concerns about a coal mine in the area. No arrests have been made.

[RFI] War correspondent Karim Ben Khelifa has created an augmented reality app that takes users to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country of crippling poverty despite its immense natural wealth. Young boys and men are forced to work for armed rebels and shady intermediaries who control the mines where precious minerals for our smartphones and other electronic goods are found.

[Citizen] Dodoma -- Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL, is among institutions that have been named by the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) that borrowed Sh896 billion without the approval of the Ministry of Finance and Planning as required by law.

[Daily News] WHILE the bill proposing amendments to the Road Traffic Act of 1973 is set for the second reading in the Parliament, road safety stakeholders insist the new legislation must impose strict and appropriate penalties to deter persistent offenders.

[Daily News] TANZANIA Revenue Authority (TRA) has recorded impressive performance by paying over 400bn/- to tax payers countrywide as VAT refund.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa will use the upcoming international climate change talks to lobby for more investment for developing countries to assist them in implementing their plans for a transition to low carbon emission economies.

[Daily Maverick] Die Rooi Granaat has recently been transported from the seaside resort of Yzerfontein which Evert Smit and Marais Ziervogel found 'just too frantic'. In Aurora they have found a place where frantic has never been seen.

[allAfrica] As the build-up and the stakes for the global climate talks intensify, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for serious and solid commitments and coordinated climate action to avoid 'a one way ticket to disaster'.

[Daily Maverick] Steel industry workers have lost more than R200m in wages since the strike started on 5 October. The strike could have ended a week ago if Numsa accepted an improved wage offer of 6% from workers. Instead, the trade union insisted on an 8% adjustment.

[Govt of SA] The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is aware of a fake Circular Notice 22 circulating on social media platforms regarding the NSFAS allowance increase for the 2022 academic year. NSFAS can confirm that the Circular is fake and consists of false information.

[GroundUp] The strike by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) workers in the steel and engineering sector has ended.

[Nation] Two foreign firms are locked in a bitter court battle over a 650kg gold haul valued at Sh2.6 billion that was mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and stored in Nairobi.

[Vanguard] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says banks in the country have remained stable, robust and resilient in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Vanguard] The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has upgraded its forecast for Nigeria's economic growth in 2022 and 2021 to 2.7 per cent and 2.6 per cent respectively, citing recovery in non oil sectors and rising price of crude oil.

[Premium Times] The all-share index jumped 454.40 points to 41,704.11, while market capitalisation rose to N21.8 trillion at the end of trade.

[Vanguard] Onitsha -- THE Founder/General Superintendent of Living Christ Mission, LCM, Professor Daddy Hezekiah (MFR), (JP), (Ambassador of Peace) and (International Mayor of Peace), has charged Nigerians not to use the present economic hardship in the country as an excuse to indulge in ritual killings, robbery, Obtaining by false Pretence, OBT, cultism, kidnapping and other vices.

[Namibian] A CALL out by the Bank of Namibia last week seeking N$2,1 billion for the state has attracted a whopping N$4,2 billion, the central bank announced on Wednesday.

[Namibian] THE Namibian Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) says it will increase taxi fares to 15% as of November - even if the Ministry of Works and Transport does not approve.

[Namibian] THE national petroleum company has given its employees until 19 November to get their first or second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

[Namibian] NAMIBIA'S automotive industry is still developing but the country's geographical location makes it an attractive destination for vehicle manufacturers.

[The Conversation Africa] In Zambia's mining industry, wages and working conditions have consistently declined for 30 years. This is primarily because of changes to labour laws. Strikes have been banned, the subcontracting of workers has become easier, and wages are negotiated at each workplace, rather than for the industry as a whole.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Médecins Sans Frontières' Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines (MSF Access Campaign) has hosted the first of a three-part webinar series which will examine how Intellectual Property (IP) has blocked access to Covid-19 therapeutics. The forum also explored lessons from Brazil's Law reform process and delved into the status of the local IP law reform process in South Africa and how the reform can enable better access to medical tools as well as benefiting South Africa's economic developme

[The Conversation Africa] On paper, privacy rights for citizens of countries throughout Africa are well protected. Privacy rights are written into constitutions, international human rights conventions and domestic law.

[Premium Times] By intentionally growing crops among trees in a way that each crop does not inhibit the growth of the other, farmers in the Nigerian capital promote sustainable ecosystems that support efficient biodiversity.

[allAfrica] New York -- In the lead-up to the 26th global conference on climate next week in Glasgow, Scotland, nations, scientists and climate activists have begun to discuss the role of low-income countries in reducing fossil fuel emissions. Many regard the meeting, hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy, as the last chance to forge policies to rescue the earth from catastrophic global warming.The evidence of a climate crisis is evident already in extreme weather events such as floods and droughts. Africa is among the most-