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[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged flood-affected residents in the Zambezi region to eat the 9 097 bags of rice given to them by the government and to stop resisting relocation.

[Scrolla] Iran shut a key oil shipping route, sending global fuel prices climbing and pushing up food costs for South Africans. President Cyril Ramaphosa says he and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana are both losing sleep over the coming April fuel...

[Namibian] Vice president Lucia Witbooi has urged party members to start preparing for 2029's election immediately to defend the party's foundations against external interference and threats.

[Health-e] Health workers in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, say poor diets, little exercise and unsafe play spaces are putting adolescents at risk in a country already burdened by high obesity rates.

[GroundUp] One forged documents including exam results, and another lied about being the paid sole director of a company while doing articles

[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba says law enforcement will be heightened ahead of Easter and Independence Day holidays, which are usually characterised by increased travel by citizens.

[SAnews.gov.za] Ahead of the Easter Holiday period, the Border Management Authority (BMA) has issued a stern warning to travellers and officials that any involvement in illegal activities will be detected and met with decisive consequences.

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 4 Warning for severe thunderstorms that are expected in Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday.

[Scrolla] President Cyril Ramaphosa says new investigations into police corruption must help clean up crime fighting systems and rebuild public trust in the security services.· Police minister Senzo Mchunu denies claims of links to crime network...

[New Zimbabwe] MBERENGWA East legislator, Tasara Hungwe of Zanu PF has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for allegedly diverting Constituency Development Funds (CDF) to personal use.

[New Zimbabwe] THE ruling Zanu PF party in Mudzi district, Mashonaland East province, is mired in controversy after ordering the suspension of church services across its jurisdiction to pave way for a political rally to promote Constitutional Amendme...

[Capital FM] Pretoria, South Africa -- Kenyan champions Nairobi City Thunder bounced back in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Kalahari Conference to silence home team Johannesburg Giants 71-65 in the presence of their fans at a packed SunBet Arena ...

[263Chat] Ruling Zanu PF party legislator for Zvimba West Advocate Mercy Maruva Dinha has taken the debate over proposed constitutional reforms directly to her constituency as momentum builds ahead of parliamentary public hearings.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has emerged as a regional climate leader following its successful bid to host the Eastern and Southern Africa office of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), with Nairobi set to serve as the hub.

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa introduced a new amendment to the parental leave policy in October 2025. The aim was to provide equitable rights for all parents. Noreth Muller-Kluits, a disability researcher and social worker by training, exam...

[Daba Finance] The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has listed an actively managed exchange-traded fund focused on artificial intelligence, giving local investors access to global companies in the sector.

[Scrolla] The Gauteng Department of Education has cleared only 11% of its 86,367 employees against the National Register for Sex Offenders. Michael Waters of the DA says children are at risk because most Gauteng school workers have not been properl...

[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has issued an advisory dissuading tourists from visiting Mana Pools following incessant rains that damaged infrastructure.

[Daba Finance] Botswana Innovation Fund and Scalar International launched the Scalar Botswana Innovation Program, a 12-month initiative to support climate and digital technology startups.

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration says it will institute a salary adjustment effective April 1, 2026, based on a new remuneration framework informed by a recent job evaluation exercise.

[Namibian] Three roads in the ||Kharas region have been temporarily closed due to severe rain and flood damage after widespread heavy rainfall this week.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate rose slightly to 4.4% in March 2026, driven largely by global fuel price increases linked to escalating tensions in the Middle East.

[Namibian] Satellite internet services provider Starlink says it will pursue an appeal following the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia's rejection of its application to operate in Namibia.

[New Zimbabwe] A convicted rapist, Brian Tatenda Shayanowako (54), who knowingly infected a woman with HIV fled the UK before sentencing and is believed to have escaped to Zimbabwe, triggering an international manhunt. Shayanowako formerly of Lower A...

[RFI] French officials have denied claims by Ramaphosa's presidential office that it has excluded South Africa from the list of invitees to the G7 leaders' summit in June in Paris due to pressure from Washington, saying Kenya has been invited instead...

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[allAfrica] South Africa has said that it had been excluded from the upcoming G7 summit in France after initially being invited.

[SADC] The Southern Africa Regional Workshop on Combating Mineral Crimes was held at the Avani Hotel in Gaborone, Botswana, from 9 to 11 March 2026. The workshop was organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in partnership wi...