Zimbawe’s Senate Has Voted To Remove The PEOPLE’S Vote. Mnangagwa Stsys To 2030.

by panafricantv - June 30, 2026June 30, 20260

By Victoria Wilson | Photo: Agororo1 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Zimbabwe’s Senate voted 75 to 4 on 24 June, 2026 to pass Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill No. 3. The bill extends President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s current term by two years, from 2028 to 2030, and removes the direct popular election of the president. Going forward, a joint sitting of parliament will choose Zimbabwe’s head of state. Citizens will not. The National Assembly had already passed the bill 216 votes to 42. ZANU-PF holds a two-thirds majority in both chambers, the threshold required to amend the constitution. What the Bill Does CAB3 also abolishes the Zimbabwe Gender Commission and the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission, two bodies established by the 2013 Constitution to address

Single Spine Salary Structure Under Strain; Independent Emoluments Commission to Drive Reforms – Vice President

by panafricantv - June 26, 2026June 26, 20260

By Stanley Kwabla Arku | Presidential Correspondent Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang says the Single Spine Salary Structure is no longer meeting the evolving demands of Ghana’s labour market, underscoring the need for reforms to restore fairness, stability and industrial harmony. Speaking at the opening of the 2026 National Labour Conference in Ho, the Vice President said although the Single Spine Salary Structure, introduced about 15 years ago, represented a bold effort to achieve equal pay for equal work, the system is now under significant strain. According to her, persistent public sector wage disparities, labour agitations and the fragmented governance of public sector emoluments continue to exert considerable pressure on the national economy. “While many successes have been recorded, the system is now

China-Africa Trade Hit $348 Billion Last Year. Now Africa Has Duty-Free Access To 1.4 Billion Consumers.

by panafricantv - June 26, 2026June 26, 20260

By Victoria Wilson Photo: Andrew Thomas / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) China is Africa’s largest trading partner. The two sides exchanged $348 billion in goods in 2025. African exports to China grew 14.5 percent in the first four months of 2026. Since 1 May, every African country with diplomatic ties to Beijing ships its goods to a market of 1.4 billion consumers with zero tariffs at the gate. Africa’s trade deficit with China stood at $36.8 billion for the first four months of 2026 — up 48 percent year-on-year. The continent primarily exports raw materials; copper, cobalt, cocoa, oil, coffee, bauxite. China primarily exports manufactured goods in return; machinery, electronics, solar panels and vehicles. African governments across the continent have made the

Five Days To June 30: African Nations Airlift Thousands As South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Deadline Looms

by panafricantv - June 25, 2026June 25, 20260

By Victoria Wilson Photo: Matt-80 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) South Africa’s June 30 anti-migrant deadline is five days away, with police deploying nationwide and protest groups saying they will not stand down. Ghana has evacuated approximately 1,000 citizens. Nigeria has flown home over 260, with more than 1,000 in total being processed. Mozambique repatriated 700 after five of its nationals were allegedly killed in Mossel Bay, a figure the South African Foreign Minister has disputed. Zimbabwe has evacuated 139. In Durban, roughly 10,000 Malawians gathered in an open field waiting for buses home. More than 8,000 have since left. At least 12 African immigrants have been reportedly killed since March 2026, though the South African government has disputed some of the

Kenya’s Courts Hault U.S. Ebola Quarantine Facility At Laikipia Air Base

by panafricantv - June 24, 2026June 24, 20260

By | Victoria Wilson Photo: Christiaan Kooyman / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Health, Aden Duale, stood before a High Court judge on 23 June 2026 and announced the immediate halt of all construction at Laikipia Air Base. Justice Patricia Nyaundi had found him in contempt the day before, for defying suspension orders she had issued in late May. The injunction was extended to 23 July 2026. The facility was a 50-bed quarantine and biocontainment centre, proposed to receive American citizens who contracted Ebola abroad. It was to be built at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump, with the authorisation of President William Ruto. Photo: Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana / Wikimedia Commons (Attribution) Ruto

From Memory To Action: Accra Reparations Conference Adopts Roadmap For Global Justice

by panafricantv - June 20, 2026June 20, 20260

By Makiza Micheline Latifa “Let it be recorded that when history beckoned, we did what was right for the memory of the millions who suffered the indignity of slavery.”Those words, delivered by President John Dramani Mahama during the adoption of the landmark United Nations resolution on the trafficking and enslavement of Africans on March 25, echoed strongly as the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps of the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans concluded in Accra.After three days of deliberations bringing together heads of state, scholars, activists, legal experts, traditional authorities and members of the African diaspora, participants adopted what organizers described as a practical roadmap for advancing reparatory justice beyond recognition and into action.Far

Accra Reparations Summit Opens With Demands for Accountability Beyond Words

by panafricantv - June 19, 2026June 19, 20260

By Makiza Micheline Latifa Can there be reparatory justice without accountability?That question framed much of the discussion at the opening of the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps of the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans, as political leaders, scholars, activists and members of the African diaspora gathered in Accra to advance the global movement for reparations.The conference follows the adoption of a historic United Nations resolution led by Ghana that recognized the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans as the gravest crimes against humanity, marking a significant milestone in decades of advocacy by African states, Caribbean nations and descendants of enslaved peoples across the world.The opening ceremony brought together some of the most influential