[Swazi Media] Police in Swaziland (eSwatini) blocked a march for democracy and arrested leaders, torturing at least one of them, according to reports.

[GroundUp] Thousands sign letter calling for Department of Health to act urgently

[The Herald] AFTER setbacks spawned by Covid-19 last year, 2021 promises to be a year of progress as it begins today against the backdrop of a good rainy season, prospects of a vaccine against the global plague and unprecedented economic and infrastr...

[The Herald] Tropical Depression Chalane, which entered Zimbabwe on Wednesday, further weakened and finally dissipated with its remnants moving into Botswana, leaving minimal damage and no loss of life or injuries.

[New Zimbabwe] FORMER Zimbabwe Cricket chief executive Dave Ellman-Brown, one of the key figures behind the country attaining Test status in the early 1990s, has died at the age of 82.

[Nyasa Times] Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda has directed the Independent Police Complaints Commission to probe the incident when police and civilians engaged in running battles at Bvumbwe Trading Centre in Thyolo where two mem...

[New Zimbabwe] A BULAWAYO-based rapper, ASAPH has been short listed to represent Zimbabwe in the Listeners Choice Award at the MTV Africa Music Awards.

[The Herald] THE President will from today start his annual leave with his deputies -- Vice Presidents Kembo Mohadi and Constantino Chiwenga -- set to take turns as acting President until his return to work on February 2.

[Nyasa Times] A ward councillor in Nsanje is in court on allegations that he beat his herdsman to death over the missing of four goats.

[MBC] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday called on people in the country to have a focussed collective attitude and advance national interests if the nation has to consolidate gains made in the first 185 days of his administration.

[The Herald] Zanu PF UK/EU District chairman Cde Masimba Tawengwa has died of Covid-19.

[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has ordered a forensic audit on Harare City Council to get to the bottom of deep-rooted corruption that has seen two mayors, many councillors and senior officials being arrested.

[Nyasa Times] Leader of opposition and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president for the South Kondwani Nankhumwa on Thursday shunned the welcoming ceremony of former governor for the Reserve Bank of Malawi Dr. Dalitso Kabambe into the party.

[Daily Maverick] Investors had high hopes for the JSE in 2020. After a lacklustre five years, ending December 2019, when the JSE managed subpar returns of 6% and barely beat inflation, it was hoped that 2020 would be the year of recovery. Instead, it...

[Nyasa Times] Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) on Wednesday announced measures to deal with the impending Tropical Cyclone Chalane which is already in the Country.

[263Chat] Newly elected MDC-T President Douglas Mwonzora has taken control of the party and immediately hit the ground running by announcing new members of the party's national executive and national standing committee.

[263Chat] The long awaited most talked about musical performance in 2020 will now take place on 2 January 2021. The Best of Both Worlds show which is taking place at the Harare International Conference Centre will be exclusively available on Gateway ...

[The Herald] The Meteorological Services Department has advised that the Tropical Depression Chalane which made landfall north of Beira in early hours of today and started moving westward towards Zimbabwe, has reduced strength but heavy rains and str...

[The Herald] South Africa is not closing its land borders under new Covid-19 lockdown Level 3, but will deploy more staff to improve the flow of human and vehicular traffic in the fist two weeks of January, SA Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaled...

[New Zimbabwe] Newly elected MDC-T president, Douglas Mwonzora has scoffed at repeated claims by political rivals that he and colleagues in the opposition party were on the Zanu PF-led government's payroll.

[AIM] Maputo -- At least 1.2 million people in the central Mozambican provinces of Sofala and Manica are likely to be affected by tropical cyclone Chalane, which since the early hours of Wednesday has been battering the city of Beira, causing strong ...

[New Zimbabwe] A ZIMBABWE-born nurse, Judith Machiwenyika, now based in the UK, has been honoured with an MBE in the 2021 Queen's New Year Honours list for her services to the minority, particularly during the Covid-19 response.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolans have been urged to strictly respect for the rules on the Situation of State of Calamity, ahead of the New Year celebrations.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola recorded sixty-two new positive cases of Covid-19, two deaths and 232 recoveries, in the last 24 hours.

[Nyasa Times] Five judges of the High Court of Malawi, who presided over the landmark May 21 2019 presidential election nullification petition, and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Chifundo Kachale, who is also a High Court judge...

[Cosafa] Zimbabwe have been forced to put their preparations for the African Nations Championship finals (CHAN) on hold after nine members of the squad tested positive for COVID-19 when the team re-grouped after Christmas on Monday.

[263Chat] Prominent Businessman and Arts and music promoter Paul Shambare affectionately known as Elder Shambare has broken new boundaries after receiving three Honorary Doctorate Degrees from the International Institute of Philanthropy, Internationa...

[Daily Maverick] Could it really be that the year everyone wants to forget is also the year our roll of dishonour is longer than usual? Ben Trovato rounds up our fellow countrymen violating every law, commandment or tenet of basic human decency

[SAnews.gov.za] Leading experts in South Africa's vaccine procurement strategy say while securing a COVID-19 vaccine is top of the country's agenda, it is not a magic bullet that will end the pandemic.

[Daily Maverick] When South Africa went into lockdown expectant mothers had to give birth in the middle of a pandemic. Some of them share their experiences of birth and motherhood in a masked and socially distanced world.