[Times of Zambia] -President Hichilema (left) receives instruments of power from Mr Lungu at his inauguration ceremony at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka.

[New Frame] As our social crisis escalates year after year, we are perilously close to an entirely unviable situation. There is a way out, but it can only be built in the realm of the popular.

[Nyasa Times] Minister of education Agness Nyalonje has said providing quality education to all Malawians is hampered by the increase of population growth citing the figures of children born on this year's Christmas as an example.

[Times of Zambia] 2021 has been a historic year for Zambia.

[Namibian] With the death of archbishop Desmond Tutu, a rich moral library has burnt down and a voice with a clear clarion call has gone silent.

[The Herald] THREE armed robbers masqueraded as police officers and raided four homes in Bulawayo, robbing the owners of a total of US$29 700, a car and several cellphones at gunpoint.

[New Zimbabwe] SERVICE chiefs must urgently find effective ways to end the rampant armed robberies and other criminal activities involving uniformed forces, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) President Paddington Japajapa has said.

[The Herald] The Public Service Commission (PSC) has joined President Mnangagwa in commending the heroic actions of Mr Sirizani Butau, a truck driver from Kadoma, who over the Christmas holiday risked his own safety to rescue others involved in an ac...

[The Herald] EFFORTS to revive industries here gained momentum in 2021, resulting in improved capacity utilisation for several companies and, going forward, more attention will be given to assisting ailing firms and resuscitating some of the closed o...

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has recorded 12 979 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of laboratory confirmed cases to 3 446 532.

[SAnews.gov.za] The City of Cape Town has advised the public, and motorists in particular, that numerous roads in the city centre have been closed due to the funeral service for the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has gazetted amendments to Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations from midnight last night.

[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom has connected Unit 4 of Kusile Power Station project to the national grid.

[SAnews.gov.za] A special Cabinet meeting has approved several changes to the Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations.

[DW] Health officials reported a nearly 30% drop in new COVID cases, suggesting the country has passed the peak of its fourth wave of infections, and prompting the easing of some restrictions.

[The Herald] ZIMBABWE'S Warriors became the first team in Group B to arrive in Cameroon for the AFCON tournament where they are set to make a fifth appearance at the continental football showpiece.

[Daily Maverick] Nafiz Modack and his co-accused, Jacques Cronje and alleged corrupt Anti-Gang Unit Sergeant Ashley Tabisher, will hear whether they have been granted bail on 19 January 2022.

[Daily Maverick] A series of four articles examines issues of policy, laws, rights, culture, popular culture, language, stigma, crimes, discrimination and individual experiences of the queer community in four African countries.

[Daily Maverick] A series of four articles examine issues of policy, laws, rights, culture, popular culture, language, stigma, crimes, discrimination and individual experience of the queer community in four African countries.

[Nyasa Times] The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Minister of Lands & Urban Development, Kezzie Msukwa and Ashok Kumar Sreedharan in relation to corruption and bribery investigation by the Bureau.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Following the death of South African anti-apartheid and peace icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, here are some of the ways he also advocated for a healthy planet

[The Herald] While economic progress has dominated the headlines, largely because 7,8 percent growth and the spread of that growth to so many at the bottom of the economic ladder through rural development and agricultural programmes, the political pr...

[The Herald] Police in Harare are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of Terence Dondo of St Mary's Chitungwiza.

[The Herald] A self-styled prophet from Power of Unity in Christ Church will know his fate on January 7 when Harare regional magistrate Mrs Gloria Takundwa makes a judgment in a case he is accused of raping one of his congregants.

[The Herald] Additional board members for the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) and the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) have been appointed by President Mnangagwa as the Second Republic continues to ensure there is transparency and ac...

[Govt of SA] "We welcome the end of the curfew, but President Ramaphosa needs to go a step further and end the National State of Disaster"

[The Herald] The success of the previous farming season has been laid bare as seen by the saturation of key consumer grains, which usually run out of stock during this time of the year.

[The Herald] Temporary Importation Permits (TIPs) cannot be issued for periods exceeding an initial three months to qualifying importers to cover the visitor's stay in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has said.

[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has sent condolence messages to the Sibanda and Gumede families following the death of Advocate Siwanda Kennedy Mbuso Sibanda last week in South Africa and Highlanders Football Club president Ndumiso Gumede in Bulaway...

[The Herald] MASHONALAND West Province has set a target of 320 000 hectares to be put under maize this year, with farmers now being advised to plant medium and early maturity varieties.