[Daily Maverick] In an address on Monday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the National State of Disaster would be lifted from midnight. A number of restrictions will continue for 30 days before the government consults other legislati...

[DW] Elections in Zimbabwe are only a year away, but a newly-founded opposition party is already optimistic about its chances. In the meantime, a controversial new law could pose a threat to civil society.

[The Conversation Africa] The Shona and the Ndebele are Zimbabwe's two most dominant ethnic groups. Explaining the ever-present tension between them, historian Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni points to the abuse of the post-colonial state by the ruling Sho...

[Namibian] LAWYERS representing six of the men charged in the Fishrot corruption and fraud case say they will be weighing up their options after the bail applications of the six accused were dismissed in the Windhoek High Court on Friday.

[SAnews.gov.za] Government has noted and welcomed Moody's decision to affirm South Africa's long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at 'Ba2' and revise the outlook to stable from negative.

[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE continues to lag behind in plugging the gaps which are perpetuating the exclusion of women on the economic and financial front, Economic Justice for Women's Project (EJWP) has said.

[IPS] Johannesburg, South Africa -- Food systems are under severe stress around the world now. The thresholds of tolerance are already exceeding limits with millions facing acute food and water scarcity throughout all continents. Over a quarter of Af...

[Daily News] Tanzania has expanded its avocado market to India and South Africa as it strives to boost its local farmers' net returns from their produce, President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced in Dodoma on Monday.

[Namibian] FARMERS in the Tsumeb, Otavi, Grootfontein and Stampriet areas are key contributors to the country's quest for food security and output through commercial agriculture, and they depend entirely on groundwater for irrigation.

[spotlight] Upon entering the Khayelitsha District Hospital one is still met by that 'new hospital feel' despite its tenth anniversary coming up in April. Floors are shiny, all the wood finishes are still intact and polished, walls are adorned with n...

[GroundUp] Refugees and asylum seekers are facing a myriad of problems because Home Affairs has not provided crucial in-person services for two years.

[SAnews.gov.za] Due to an increase in demand for services, the Department of Home Affairs is again extending operating hours at its offices across the country.

[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President David Mabuza, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), has appointed Bonolo Ramokhele as the Chairperson of the SANAC Trust Board of Trustees effective immediately.

[GroundUp] The company is suing a man it accuses of having sold information to a competitor

[Namibian] NAMIBIA A took an unbeatable 2-1 lead in their 50-over series against Ireland Wolves when they won their fourth match by six wickets on Sunday.

[New Zimbabwe] South African music star Makhadzi has hinted at another collaboration with Jah Prayzah.

[ANGOP] Ondjiva -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, Monday in Ombadja, Cunene province, highlighted the importance of State investments in the field of water, stressing that they allow a deep transformation of the local population's fo...

[ANGOP] Ondjiva -- At least 235.000 people from Ombadja, Cuanhama and Namacunde municipalities will benefit from drinking water under the project of transfer from the Cafu capture station from Cunene river, inaugurated this Monday by the President of...

[ANGOP] Ombadja -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, inaugurated on Monday, in Ombadja municipality, Cunene province, the Cafu collection and pumping station.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique and Zimbabwe on Monday decided to transform their Joint Commission into a Binational Commission, which will not only boost the bilateral cooperation ties between the two countries, but also pave the way for the inclusion of...

[AIM] Maputo -- Construction work on the new bridge over the Save River, separating Mozambique's south and central regions, has again been suspended, since December 2021, as a result of the government's financial difficulties in funding the project, ...

[AIM] Maputo -- Anchilo (Mozambique), 4 Apr (AIM) - The World Bank announced on Saturday at Anchilo, in the northern province of Nampula, that it intends to support Mozambique in its programme for the mass use of cooking gas, in what is described as ...

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Attorney-General Beatriz Buchili on Monday swore into office Americo Letela as Director of the Central Office for the Fight against Organised and Transnational Crime and Amelia Munguambe as Director of the Central Office fo...

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

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has arrived in Livingstone, Zambia for a two-day state visit.

[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet has decided to end the National State of Disaster with effect from midnight on Monday, with the exception of a few transitional regulations remaining in place.

[Govt of SA] My Fellow South Africans,

[The Herald] She came, saw and conquered.

[The Herald] Zimbabwean cross-border traders are cutting right back on cash after years of being a target for robbers switching to plastic money.

[The Herald] ZIMBABWE passed the five million mark for first doses of Covid-19 vaccination last week with the record breaking blitz now in progress seeing more than 1,39 million doses administered in the last two weeks, almost 15 percent of the total...