Nomsa Maseko

Africa

South Africa Correspondent at BBC

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Rwanda planning to attack Burundi, President Évariste Ndayishimiye tells BBC

1 month ago | bbc.com | Nomsa Maseko |Natasha Booty

Rwanda planning to attack Burundi, president tells BBCNomsa Maseko in Bujumbura & Natasha Booty in LondonBBCPresident Évariste Ndayishimiye made the comments in an exclusive interview with the BBCBurundi's President Évariste Ndayishimiye tells the BBC he has seen "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to attack his country, and that Rwanda had tried to launch a coup a decade ago in Burundi akin to "what it's doing in the Democratic Republic of Congo" now.
Men risk drowning to flee conscription by Congolese rebels

2 months ago | msn.com | Nomsa Maseko

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Men risk drowning to flee conscription by rebels

2 months ago | bbc.com | Nomsa Maseko

Men risk drowning to flee conscription by Congolese rebelsNomsa MasekoBBCJordan Bita says he kept away from main roads, trekking through bush, to avoid the advancing rebelsJordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
South Africa’s succulent plants under threat from poachers in the Karoo

Dec 25, 2024 | businessandamerica.com | Nomsa Maseko |Rob Wilson
Mozambique protests must go on for '2 to 3 months', opposition leader says

Dec 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | Bruno Garcez |Nomsa Maseko |Jose Tembe

Protests that have led to weeks of clashes with Mozambique's security forces need to continue for "maybe two to three months", the country's opposition leader has told the BBC. Venâncio Mondlane has been calling on his supporters to protest against the results of October's presidential elections, in which he came second to the candidate from the governing Frelimo party.
Kako izgledaju "nemilosrdni” južnoafrički rudnici zlata pod kontrolom bandi

Nov 27, 2024 | b92.net | Nomsa Maseko

Ndumiso radi u drugom oknu rudnika i izašao je na površinu prošlog meseca, pre ovog aktuelnog obračuna između ilegalnih rudara i vlasti koji je doveo do jedinstvene pat-pozicije. On sada čeka da vidi kako će se situacija razvijati, pre nego što odluči da li će se vratiti. Pat-pozicija je usledila nakon vladine odluke da zauzda industriju koja se otela kontroli, sa bandama nalik mafiji koje ga vode.
Namibians vote as ruling party seeks to extend 34-year rule

Nov 27, 2024 | msn.com | Basillioh Rukanga |Nomsa Maseko

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Namibians vote as ruling party seeks to extend 34-year rule

Nov 27, 2024 | yahoo.com | Basillioh Rukanga |Nomsa Maseko

Voting is under way in Namibia in what could be the most competitive election since independence from white-ruled South Africa 34 years ago. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is seeking to become the country's first female president. She is running on behalf of the governing South West Africa's People's Organisation (Swapo), to replace Hage Geingob, who died in February after nine years in office. But high unemployment, poverty, inequality and corruption allegations have eroded support for the party.
A mineração controlada por gangues na África do Sul: 'A vida debaixo da terra é cruel'

Nov 25, 2024 | terra.com.br | Nomsa Maseko

Junto de outros 600 homens, Ndumiso vive e trabalha numa pequena "cidade" controlada por gangues — o local tem até mercados e um distrito de prostituição — que cresceu nas profundezas de uma mina de ouro sul-africana desativada. Ndumiso disse à BBC que, após ser despedido por uma grande empresa da área de mineração, decidiu juntar-se à gangue no mundo subterrâneo para se tornar o que é conhecido como "zama zama", termo que descreve um mineiro ilegal.
"La vida bajo tierra es brutal, muchos no salen vivos": las ciudades subterráneas en las que transcurre el despiadado negocio de la minería ilegal en Sudáfrica

Nov 22, 2024 | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Nomsa Maseko

Junto con otros 600 hombres, Ndumiso vive y trabaja en una pequeña “ciudad” controlada por una banda -con mercados y hasta una zona roja- que ha crecido en las profundidades de una mina de oro en desuso de Sudáfrica. Ndumiso le contó a la BBC que, tras ser despedido por una gran empresa minera, decidió unirse a la banda en su mundo subterráneo para convertirse en lo que se conoce como un "zama zama", un minero ilegal.