[The Conversation Africa] Angola has a unique electoral system. Its main peculiarity is that it involves voters electing the president, deputy president and members of parliament simultaneously with a single mark on a single ballot paper.

[VOA] Hwange, Zimbabwe -- Conservationists in Zimbabwe are trying to rally opposition to a Chinese coal mining project planned in a district within the country's biggest national park. Critics say locals and wildlife will be affected and are urging a...

[spotlight] Dr Yakub Essack's phone is on silent - a luxury for the Gauteng GP. Ever since the third wave of Coronavirus smashed into Gauteng this winter, the phone has been a permanently bleeping fixture in his hand.

[SALC] On Friday, 2 July 2021, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre supported the filing of an urgent application in the High Court of Eswatini before Honourable Justice Qinisile M. Mabuza (Melusi Simelane v MTN Eswatini, Eswatini Mobile and others)...

[Daily Maverick] Opposition gatecrashes SADC meeting with Eswatini ministers aimed at defusing crisis in the kingdom.

[The Conversation Africa] In September each year, South Africa's Gauteng province turns purple. The cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria are well covered with trees - and jacarandas (Jacaranda mimosifolia), with their purple blooms in late spring, are...

[GroundUp] Residents of Ethembeni in Khayelitsha say they urgently need ten to 15 chemical toilets

[New Frame] On Sunday 4 July 2021, two New Frame journalists, Magnificent Mndebele and Cebelihle Mbuyisa, who were on assignment in eSwatini were detained, assaulted and tortured by security forces.

[RFI] South Africa's police minister, Monday, said he was awaiting court instructions on whether to arrest ex-president Jacob Zuma, who has been given a 15-month jail term for contempt.

[New Era] Namibia's three-time Olympian and chairperson of the country's Athletes Commission, Gaby Ahrens, says the withdrawal of sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi from the 400m list of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics by World Athletics sh...

[New Era] Namibian authorities are still waiting to hear if the highly contagious Delta variant is present in the country. The nation eagerly waited on Friday for government to make an announcement if the deadly strain was responsible for the sharply...

[New Era] President Hage Geingob has described the late former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda as a statesman par excellence.

[Daily Maverick] You need most of the fingers on both hands to count the laws broken as a result of former president Jacob Zuma's grandstanding at Nkandla. But police could be wise not to act just yet -- as long as when they do, they target those mos...

[State Department] On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, it is my pleasure to congratulate the people of Malawi on the occasion of your National Day. Our countries boast a partnership rooted in shared values and expressed throu...

[New Era] Storyteller Hermien Elago recently launched a podcast, dubbed 'No More Fig Leaves' to guide people, especially those suffering in silence.

[New Era] Following the rapid surge of Covid-19 cases in the country, the government international relations ministry submitted an official request for support to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. In a prompt response, Finland has reached out to Nam...

[New Era] Namibia recorded an annual decline in May 2021 in the Electricity Sources Composite Index (ESCI), attributed to a reduction in own generation of electricity, resulting in electricity imports recording a massive increase.

[The Conversation Africa] Good communication and understanding of the roles of other disciplines in a health care team has been found to result in fewer medical errors, reduced medical costs and a better patient care experience.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday paid a visit to Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), the country's largest health unit, where victims of the deadly accident on Saturday night on the main north-south highway (EN1) in Manhica dist...

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Interior Minister Amade Miquidade claimed on Saturday that the gunmen who call themselves the "Renamo Military Junta" are now "confined" and "on the defensive".

[AIM] Maputo -- The Gorongosa district court, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, struck a blow in defence of the country's biodiversity last week, when it sentenced 42 illegal miners, who had been extracting minerals from the buffer zone o...

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported a further 938 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

[Nyasa Times] "You called me Prince of Thieves ... now you are "King of Thieves"

[Nyasa Times] Chancellor College (CHANCO)-based social and political commentator Dr. Henry Chingaipe has advised the Tonse Alliance government to stop being arrogant and inimical to constructive criticism from the opposition.

[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Education has instituted investigations into alleged attempted rape of a female student by a teacher at Kalibu Academy in Blantyre.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, said Monday in Luanda that the creation of the organisation he represents is a reality and soon Africa will have a new trade standard.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least ten new projects, valued at USD77.4 million (around 49.5 billion kwanzas), were approved this year by the Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone (ZEE), with a view to increasing private investment and consequently the employmen...

[ANGOP] Golungo Alto -- Over 350,000 coffee seedlings of Robust and Arabic species have been produced so far in this year's agricultural campaign, against 240,460 of the previous year, by the National Coffee Institute (INCA) and partners, in order to...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Luanda province will soon benefit from a total of 923 buses, including conventional and articulated buses, with a view to improving urban mobility in the country's capital, Transport Minister Ricardo D' Abreu said.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan health authorities announced, Monday, the recovery of 70 patients, the reporting of 70 new infections and 2 deaths, in the last 24 hours.