[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[The Exchange] Due to strong investment incentives, Africa's internet access is growing at one of the fastest paces in the world. Africa's youthful population and rapid urbanization are strong drivers of digitalisation demand.

[IPS] Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe -- In Chitungwiza, right next to the highway, 36-year-old Nesbit Gavanga and his five colleagues use shovels as they load trucks with sand.

[AIM] Maputo -- Terrorists attacked the coastal district of Memba, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, on Sunday, shortly before dawn, according to the independent television station STV.

[SAnews.gov.za] Deaths linked to COVID-19 have left nearly 150 000 children orphaned, UNICEF South Africa said.

[spotlight] In July this year temperatures in some parts of the Free State dropped as low as minus 8 degrees Celsius while in some hospitals, patients were told to bring their own blankets or brace the cold without.

[New Zimbabwe] University of Zimbabwe law professor, Lovemore Madhuku, has claimed that detained legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole are victims of their own political party's decision to refuse to dialogue.

[SAnews.gov.za] Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, has expressed concern at the results of the Gross Domestic Product for quarter two, which show that the GDP decreased by 0.7% after two consecutive quarters of positive growth.

[VOA] Maputo, Mozambique -- Mozambique's president said Islamist militants in the country's northern Nampula province have killed six people, all by beheading, and abducted three others. The Islamist militant movement in northern Mozambique is spread...

[The Conversation Africa] South African president Cyril Ramaphosa's business interests are threatening to derail his presidency and stall his economic and political reform agenda.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday confirmed that, over the previous two days, terrorists have attacked several villages in Erati and Memba districts in the northern province of Nampula.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has approved a bill focused on regulating the creation, organization and operation of Non-Profit Organizations, in order to fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism through this type of i...

[SAnews.gov.za] The Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has emphasised the need for a collective solution from the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) bloc to mitigate the global food, fuel and financial crisi...

[SAnews.gov.za] The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) calls on members of the public to refrain from distributing and spreading false information about the organisation's data collectors.

[New Zimbabwe] Rights lawyer Beatrice Mtethwa who is representing Citizens Coalition for Change(CCC) legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole on Tuesday called for the detention of prosecutor Micheal Reza and Lancelot Mutsokoti after they failed t...

[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe dollar has recorded a 6,1% decline on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Foreign Exchange Auction but market watchers have hinted that the development is a good sign which will close the parallel market gap.

[New Zimbabwe] A Chivhu pastor has dragged justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to the High Court, challenging court user fees in a case he won against the government.

[New Zimbabwe] Self-exiled former cabinet Minister, Walter Mzembi, has accused the government of trying to tarnish and undermine late President Robert Mugabe's legacy.

[The Herald] With Government targeting 3, 5 million households for this year's Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme, concerted efforts are already being made to rid the input distribution process of possible corrupt tendencies that may compromise the programm...

[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- A Comboni nun was killed in the attack in a mission in the city of Chipene in the province of Nampula in northern Mozambique, which took place on the night between September 6 and 7. Sister Maria De Coppi, an 84-year-old Com...

[Namibian] AFTER suffering an opening match defeat against Uganda, Namibia bounced back with back-to-back victories against Botswana and Sierra Leone to book their place in the semifinals of the ICC u19 Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Gabor...

[GroundUp] Organisations say the period for public comment on selection of commissioners is inadequate

[SAFA] The South African senior women's national team recently played two friendly internationals against Brazil - at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday, 2 September 2022, and at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Monday, 5 September 2...

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[263Chat] In sub-Saharan countries 490 million children in 35 sub-Saharan countries are at risk from the worst impacts of climate change, and at least 11 million children across the continent face food insecurity due to extreme weather events includi...

[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- The Stop Stockout Project (SSP) has drawn attention to challenges in accessing contraceptives at public health clinics across South Africa in its latest survey.

[Govt of SA] Government notes the results of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for quarter two, as released by the Statistician General. The GDP decreased by 0,7% after two consecutive quarters of positive growth.

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[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Public Works, Carlos Mesquita, launched on Monday work on the rehabilitation and widening of Section 17 of the motorway from Maputo to South Africa (National Highway Number 4 - EN4).

[Daily Maverick] Although retail giant Shoprite posted record results for the year to July 2022, the market did not respond favourably, with the share price falling more than 7% intraday to close at R217.63.