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News from southern Africa. 17 July

Approximately 60% of Namibians cannot afford a healthy diet, resulting in food insecurity for 1.5 million people in the country.

In 2022, 800,000 people in Namibia faced severe food insecurity, while 400,000 were undernourished.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report highlights the significant challenges faced by Namibians in accessing and affording nutritious food.

2. A fire in the Kennedy Road informal settlement in Durban has resulted in one death, a missing child, and potentially more casualties.

Eyewitnesses speculate that the fire may have been deliberately started during an argument between two individuals.

Approximately 3,000 people have been left homeless as a result of the fire, with organizations such as Gift of the Givers and the South African Red Cross providing assistance to the victims.

3. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been criticized for signing a controversial bill into law that restricts freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association.

The bill, known as the Patriotic Bill, criminalizes actions that "injure the sovereignty and national interests of Zimbabwe," including citizens' calls for military intervention and sanctions against the country.

Amnesty International and the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights have both condemned the law, stating that it violates human rights and imposes excessive penalties, including loss of citizenship, denial of the right to vote, and the death penalty.

The European Union also expressed concern, noting that the law contradicts Zimbabwe's commitment to respect freedoms and build trust with the international community.

4. Former President Jacob Zuma is seeking medical treatment in Russia shortly after the Constitutional Court ruling that he should return to prison to serve his remaining sentence.

5. In Namibia, a 20-year-old woman's room was set on fire by her ex-boyfriend following an argument.

The fire resulted in the destruction of curtains, clothes, and handbags valued at N$1,500.

The suspect has not been arrested yet, and a police investigation is ongoing.

[freelanews-blog]

BREAKING: Cultists set Imo police station on fire, cartway arms

Hoodlums suspected to be cultists on Monday set the Otoko police station in the Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State on fire. The hoodlums, who sacked the few policemen on duty made away with no fewer than four firearms. A village source who confirmed the development to our correspondent said that the villagers were on the run because of the incident. According to him, the incident happened around 2:50 p.m. on Monday. He said “Otoko Police Station in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State is on fire. Cultists razed down the station and carted away all the firearms.” When contacted on the phone, the state commissioner of Police, Rabiu Ladodo said he was already at the scene of the incident. The CP said “(The) PUNCH, I’m at the scene of the incident. I’m accessing the extent of damages at the scene. I’m with the villagers. Please exercise some patience I will call you once I am through.” Details shortly... Read the full article

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[whatzhuplag]

Huge fire #fire burnt down Buildings, Vehicles, Small corner shops, Electric Powerlines in Abule-Egba/Awori off Abeokuta Expressway at about 1:00am #firedisaster #hugefire #firefighter @nigeriapoliceforce @lagosstategovt @tvcnewsng @channelstelevision (at Abule-Egba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrlX35tnyxD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dqez0dbrcccv

[robertbain]

#fire #smoke #california #wildfires #wildfire #californiawildfires #fire #wildlandfire #california #disaster #firedisaster (at SJSU Photographic Services)

[whitehouseweddingphotography]

To all our friends and families in Ventura County who has been affected by the Thomas Fire 🔥 - our hearts 💕 goes out to you! Please let us know if we can be of any help to you. #ventura #venturacounty #thomasfire2017 #firedisaster #naturaldisaster #firevictims #smoke #airquality #sympathy #love #wishingwell #hope #sticktogether #helpeachother #americanredcross #venturafiredepartment #california #cali #southercalifornia #santapaula #oxnard #camarillo #ojai #whitehouseweddingphotography (at Ventura County, California)

[spartanerica]

Söyleyecek kelimelerim yok, hepsi bir yangında kül oldu... Güller... Kül oldu... #adana #Turkey #firedisaster #spartanerica

[karina1997427]

My heart will go with Fort McMurray... #PrayForFortMcMurray #fortmcmurray #prayforfortmcmurray #fire #firedisaster #cityonfire #weather #canada #albreta

[danung]

The bicycle debris in a building after a residential fire disaster in Kuningan DIstric, South Jakarta. Danung Arifin

[freelanews-blog]

BREAKING: Fire took lives of four family members, one other in Kebbi

Three children of same parents, their mother and another child have been burnt to death in an early morning inferno on Friday in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident, which has thrown residents of the area into mourning, also partially razed the victims’ bungalow. The Chairman of the State Emergency Management Agency, Sani Dododo, who was at the scene, told NAN that the man of the family was not at home when the incident happened. “The incident happened around 1a.m on Friday, in the house of a West African Cotton Company Limited employee, Malam Umar Argungu, who was on duty on that day. “His wife was in the house with their three children: two daughters and a boy, as well as a neighbour’s daughter who was keeping them company because the husband was away,” he said. Dododo said the incident was caused by an electric heater which was unattended to in the house. “The woman had forgotten the heater and it kept on heating till all the water had evaporated. “The house caught fire, which resulted in the death of the woman, her three children and the neighbour’s daughter,” he said. He warned residents of the state to always switch off electricity in their home before sleeping at night, especially during this harmattan season. (NAN) Read the full article

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Fire fighter walked near fire that burned the Johar Market in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.

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Residents tried to extinguish the fire that burned the Johar Market in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.

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A number of firefighters assisted residents tried to cooling the debris of a house during a fire disaster in Jakarta, 7th September 2015.