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[VOA] Harare, Zimbabawe -- The United Nations Children's Fund and Zimbabwe have released a report saying nearly half the country's youth are not in school due to poverty exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report says the percentage has more th...

[VOA] Johannesburg, South Africa -- Vagrants doze in doorways and the smell of burning trash fills the air on Commissioner Street, a rundown and dangerous section of inner-city Johannesburg. But look carefully and an observer might notice a few pagod...

[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday stormed the northern region in style as he received a thunderous welcome from Tonse Alliance supporters at Mzuzu airport but UTM supporters were absent.

[New Era] Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen saved Forex traders Michael Amushelelo and Gregory Cloete the trouble of bringing a recusal application when she withdrew from the matter herself.

[New Era] Abed Nghipandulwa, who has been surviving on an oxygen machine for the past eight years, is fighting for his life at home because of a lack of electricity.

[SAnews.gov.za] Government has worked tirelessly to resolve the jet fuel shortage experienced at OR Tambo International Airport.

[SAnews.gov.za] Government remains committed to the agenda of thorough-going transformation, says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has recorded 6 372 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3776298.

[The Conversation Africa] The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa saw the government impose a lockdown in a bid to save lives. It introduced several interventions to cushion the impact of the crisis caused by the shutdown of economic ...

[Namibian] SWAPO veteran Jerry Ekandjo says the national flag belongs to Swapo and any opposition party running with it in the streets should know that it is using a Swapo flag.

[Namibian] WOMEN'S Action for Development (WAD) argues that the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement's proposal to ban foreign nationals from owning land may not pass the legality test.

[Namibian] CITY of Windhoek executives are against a proposal by a private company that cheaply bought a N$10 million plot from council in 2016 to sell it on to a state-owned agency - warning that it could set a dangerous precedent.

[Namibian] - NATASHA YATES

[Namibian] THE Windhoek High Court recorded 119 divorce cases on its court roll on Monday.

[Namibian] THE Oshakati Town Council has started the process of relocating families living in 697 shacks and 133 brick houses built on unserviced land in four informal settlements, Oshakati mayor Leonard Hango said yesterday.

[SAnews.gov.za] Despite a raft of challenges that continue to besiege South Africa, the lives of citizens have significantly improved since the country became a democratic state in 1994.

[The Herald] Zimbabwe will host an international convention on the country's economic growth strategy that is set to be addressed by various speakers from across the world.

[New Republic] President George Manneh Weah has congratulated the Government and People of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion commemorating the 28th Anniversary of Freedom Day on April 27, 2022 of that country.

[New Era] Students at the University of Namibia's Ogongo Campus are devastated as months and sometimes years pass with no lecturers for some subjects on campus. Some have failed and lost out on funding, while others are frustrated. Such subjects incl...

[The Herald] Five people were burnt beyond recognition after the two vehicles they were travelling in were involved in a head-on collision at the 35km peg along the Masvingo-Mbalabala Road yesterday.

[New Era] The government has instituted electronic, digitally verifiable Covid-19 laboratory test results and vaccine certificates that would facilitate smoother and hassle-free travel.

[The Herald] TWO suspected armed robbers who were part of a gang that has been terrorising residents in Kadoma, Chegutu and Norton were shot and killed after they attempted to attack police officers with machetes during their arrest yesterday.

[The Herald] Award-winning comedian Clive Chigubhu has died.

[New Era] A Development Bank of Namibia Covid-19 business relief loan has helped to preserve approximately 950 jobs by providing finance of N$53 million to pay salaries of employees of the well-known tourism and hospitality operation, the Gondwana Co...

[New Era] Two men, convicted of gang-raping a woman in the Omaheke region nearly eight years ago, were sentenced to an effective 18 years imprisonment each by Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute yesterday.

[New Era] The Namibia Deposit Guarantee Authority assets remained safe and secured for the year ended 31 December 2021.

[New Era] Trade Union Congress of Namibia secretary general Mahongora Kavihuha says this year's May Day celebration comes at a time when labour movements are facing stagnated salaries amidst skyrocketing prices of goods and services.

[New Era] Namibia's largest and independent furniture retailer Nictus Furnishers recently opened doors to its second-largest showroom in Walvis Bay.

[New Era] As part of its five-year strategic plan to eliminate informal settlements, the Oshakati Town Council has once more resumed with the relocation of its residents to newly-serviced locations.