REGIONAL NEWS

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and a UNESCO Special Envoy for the Advancement of Girls' and Women's Education, attended a graduation ceremony for pre-school teachers in the South African capital of Pretoria on Tuesday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pretoria for a state visit to South Africa before attending the annual BRICS summit in Johannesburg between Wednesday and Friday.

Mzuzu-based Youth and Society (YAS) has  again written another letter through Ritz Attorneys-at-Law to  Attorney General Charles Mhango  querying him why his office committed  government to pay CDH Investment Bank , on behalf of a private  contractor  – Pioneer Investments (PI) Limited  in the  k2.7 billion Malawi Police Service (MPS) food rations deal.

A Zambian youth activist has paid tribute to the Government of the Republic of Zambia for opening its doors and engaging the Civil Society Orgainisations and youths in the governance of the country.

South Africa will tighten its mine safety regulations to hold mine operators accountable for accidental deaths in the industry, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.

An International Monetary Fund team is expected in Zambia next week as part of consultations on the country’s debt levels, Treasury secretary general Fredson Yamba said on Monday.

Swiss authorities have released around $60 million of funds seized in an investigation into the suspected laundering of money diverted from Angola’s sovereign wealth fund and its central bank, federal prosecutors said on Friday.

ProVia, the safety-focused and reliable budget parts aftermarket brand for commercial vehicle braking systems, today announced its launch in 10 countries across the Southern African region, expanding its availability to 55 countries world-wide, just two years after it was first introduced by WABCO in 2016.

Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) Head of Marketing and Corporate Communication, Jerome Mutumba, has announced that the bank will visit larger centres in Kunene to stimulate demand for development finance.

Economics Lecturer Dr Lubinda Haabazoka says Zambia should shelve its plans of getting an economic bailout package from the International Monetary Fund.

Duduzane Zuma, the son of scandal-plagued former South African president Jacob Zuma, has had his corruption case postponed to January 2019.

Mozambique's Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on Wednesday that the 10th cultural festival to be held in the northern Mozambican province of Niassa will be dedicated to hail social values and reflect on peace and national unity.