[spotlight] If South Africa is serious about ending TB, protecting people living with HIV, and safeguarding the next generation from nicotine addiction, Parliament must finally pass the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, a...

[Daily Maverick] Two significant events unfolded in the past week - an apparent U-turn by the NPA of its admission to political interference in post-TRC prosecutions, and former president Thabo Mbeki's pushback after being subpoenaed to appear before...

[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) is facing serious financial problems after nearly K5 trillion was wiped from the market in just five months.

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[Parliament of South Africa] The Select Committee on Social Services has expressed its dissatisfaction in a meeting today with the Free State Department of Health's briefing on progress in implementing commitments arising from the committee's oversig...

[CAF] Freshly crowned African champions Mamelodi Sundowns showed off their TotalEnergies CAF Champions League trophy to thousands of adoring fans in a day-long trophy parade in the nation's capital of Pretoria.

[Scrolla] Soldiers will be deployed on 30 June to stop citizens from demanding IDs from foreigners during planned anti-immigration marches across South Africa. Three days after the defence minister confirmed the deployment publicly, the army put ou...

[Namibian] We stand together to confront a historical truth that, for over a century, was met with calculated silence, and to advance an unyielding demand for reparatory justice.

[263Chat] Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi, says Parliament is expected to begin formal debate on a constitutional bill next week, with the legislative process likely to be completed by the end of June.

[SAnews.gov.za] National Treasury has announced the publication of its Sovereign Use of Proceeds Framework, together with the accompanying Second Party Opinion.

[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President Paul Mashatile is undertaking a working visit to the Republic of India to engage with business leaders and investors and attract more investment for both countries.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park is set to mark a historic milestone as President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the official launch of the Park's centenary commemorations at Skukuza Rest Camp in Mpumalanga on Saturday evening.

[DA] The Democratic Alliance has written to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, Kgomotso Ramolobeng, to demand an emergency meeting after revelations that nearly 28,000 parolees have disappeared from the system, inclu...

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Advocate Duma Boko has hailed the long-standing relations between Botswana and Belgium, describing the partnership as instrumental in the growth of Botswana's diamond industry and broader development effort...

[Nyasa Times] The Tobacco Commission (TC) has issued a stern warning to tobacco farmers over widespread poor handling practices that continue to damage Malawi's tobacco quality, depress prices, and increase rejection rates at auction floors.

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) is expecting to rake in an additional P450 million annually when it officially introduces Value Added Tax (VAT) on remote digital services on June 1.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi is increasingly depending on grants instead of loans from international lenders because of the country's growing debt crisis and weakening economy, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has said.

[Nyasa Times] South African authorities have intercepted a Malawi-registered truck allegedly transporting drugs worth about K106 billion, leading to the arrest of two Malawians and a Zambian at the Beitbridge Border Post between South Africa and Zimb...

[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Government has hailed India for donating 1,000 metric tons of rice to support families facing hunger following devastating climate shocks that have pushed millions into food insecurity.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's manufacturing employment rate has dropped from 4.3 percent in 2010 to 3.9 percent in 2024, highlighting a worrying decline in the country's industrial sector, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB).

[Nyasa Times] A shocking parliamentary inquiry has exposed a deep corruption crisis in Malawi's public hospitals, with patients allegedly being forced to pay bribes for treatment, fake receipts being issued, drugs stolen and sold privately, and despe...

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's gold industry delivered more than 12,600 kilogrammes of bullion between January and April 2026, driven by stronger output from large-scale miners. April deliveries from major mining operations rose more than 28% year-on-year...

[GroundUp] The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority is proposing large-scale solar plants on the Katse and Mohale dams

[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed government departments and agencies responsible for road safety to urgently coordinate efforts to curb rising fatalities on Zimbabwe's roads following three major accidents in five days which k...

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[The Conversation Africa] The Namibian genocide was one of the first genocides of the 20th century. Between 1904 and 1908, tens of thousands of Ovaherero and Nama people were killed under German colonial rule.

[ANGOP] Mbanza Kongo -- Angola has registered so far a total 13 positive cases of monkeypox in the northern provinces of Cabinda and Uige, the country's Health minister, Silvia Lutucuta, announced on Thursday.

[allAfrica] During my years working in Malawi's health system - from clinician and public health officer to leading national public health programmes, and now as Minister of Health - I have seen firsthand how neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) shape ...

[GroundUp] Campaign laid blame for South Africa's skyrocketing electricity tariffs at the feet of the fossil fuel industry

[GroundUp] Key state witness is stranded in Dubai