Southern Africa

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:08:36 GMT
Africa: All of Africa Today - September 5, 2025
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Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:37:54 GMT
South Africa: No Sex Workers Will Be Prosecuted While Court Process Plays Out
[GroundUp] NPA issues directive to prosecutors not to enroll new cases

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:20:15 GMT
South Africa: People's Bill - South Africa's Civil Society Push to Rescue Its Public Sector
[New South Institute] The testimony was dry, technical and utterly consequential. One after another, they approached the virtual podium, union leaders, policy architects, ethicists, and a lone ordinary citizen. Their audience was a panel of South Afr...

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:06:22 GMT
South Africa: How SA Influencers Help the Tobacco Industry to Spread Confusing Messages
[Bhekisisa] Sbusiso Leope, better known as DJ Sbu, is part of a social media campaign that's been pushing back on parts of the tobacco Bill that is in front of Parliament. He's just one of many influencers who say they are defending informal traders,...

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:48:09 GMT
South Africa: Gun Violence Petrifies Brakpan Residents - South African News Briefs - September 5, 2025
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Thu, 04 Sep 2025 06:48:00 GMT
Africa: All of Africa Today - September 4, 2025
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Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:55:42 GMT
South Africa: Childline Raises Alarm After Rising Cases of Girls Giving Birth - South African News Briefs - September 4, 2025
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Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:23:05 GMT
South Africa: Motsoaledi Undergoes Successful Eye Surgery At Public Hospital
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has undergone successful eye surgery performed by a predominantly young team of medical professionals at St John Eye Clinic in Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:49:39 GMT
South Africa: They Invest Just 5% of Their Income -- But Plan to Make Trading Their Job
[InfoWire] As South African traders become more strategic and discerning about their choices, what they expect from their broker of choice has also changed significantly. According to recent data from Kantar's Global Brand Health Tracking study¹...

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:22:17 GMT
Namibia: Listen! Namibia's Peter Shalulile On His Major Milestone
[Cosafa] We have a varied COSAFA Show for you this week, taking in a top striker, a women's football coach on the rise and the aftermath of the of the CAF Women's Champions League 2025 | COSAFA Qualifiers that were won by Gaborone United Ladies FC.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:00:45 GMT
Malawi: NFRA Rewards Farmers With Heft Maize Price Increment
[Nyasa Times] National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) has with immediate effect increased maize buying prices to motivate farmers and traders to deliver more maize to the agency.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:14:09 GMT
Malawi: Dirty Plot Unmasked - Shadow MPs Used As Pawns to Bring Down Dr. Usi
[Nyasa Times] A leaked press statement by individuals calling themselves "Shadow MPs and Councilors" of the Odya Zake Alibe Mulandu movement has exposed what appears to be a calculated scheme to smear and weaken Vice President Dr. Michael Usi ahead o...

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:09:12 GMT
South Africa: Tickbox Consultations Without Truly Listening Won't Save the NHI. Changing Governance Structures May
[Bhekisisa] If the government is serious about building trust in the health sector, it must start by fixing the way the National Health Insurance (NHI) will be governed. Adjusting the scheme's governance framework would show that leaders are not ...

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:02:29 GMT
Zimbabwe: Former Central Bank Governor Gono's Bid to Avoid Trial in U.S.$3 Million Debt Case Hits a Snag
[New Zimbabwe] A bid by the former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Gideon Gono, to avoid trial in a US$3 million debt case has hit a snag after the High Court overturned the latest application for absolution.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:02:28 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt Sets Deadline for Issuance of Title Deeds to 384 000 Resettled Farmers
[New Zimbabwe] Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka has urged resettled farmers to prepare for the issuance of title deeds, which he said will be completed by June 30, 2026.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:51:14 GMT
South Africa: KZN Family Still Searching for Missing Patient After 7 Years
[Health-e] Imagine taking your child to the hospital only to be told, days later, that they are missing.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:47:03 GMT
South Africa: Alexandra Container Homes Still Empty Four Years After Construction
[GroundUp] Johannesburg mayor says allocation is in final stages but does not commit to a timeframe for occupation of the complex built during the covid pandemic

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:26:30 GMT
South Africa: Chart of the Week - Postbank Loses Social Grant Clients
[GroundUp] More than 75% of Postbank's clients have moved to private banks

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:50:46 GMT
South Africa: High Court Victory Challenged - Civil Society Braces For Next Round In Block 5/6/7 Case
[The Green Connection] Just when civil society thought it could breathe a sigh of relief - believing that justice had prevailed for the ocean environment, the climate, and the people - the State and Shell are back. They want to appeal the court's ear...

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:06:59 GMT
Zimbabwe: Minister Professes Ignorance On Surge in Gun Crimes
[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT has professed ignorance over recent cases of gun killings in the country, which appear to be targeting influential people and businessmen.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:06:55 GMT
South Africa: Caught Between Government Departments, Limpopo Families Live With Raw Sewage
[GroundUp] Families in Lebawakgomo have tried for years to get someone to stop sewage flowing into their yards

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:02:55 GMT
Zimbabwe: Hosts Zimbabwe Seek First Under-17 Title in 18 Years
[Cosafa] COSAFA Qualifiers will be staged in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 11-20 with 12 teams hoping to reach the continental finals that are to be held next year.

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:48:46 GMT
Africa: Malawi's Political Parties Pledge Health Commitments Ahead of Elections
[allAfrica] As Malawi prepares for national elections this September, women's, children's, and adolescents' health has taken center stage in political dialogue. In a two-day engagement organized by Amref Health Africa in Malawi under the Collaborativ...

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:39:56 GMT
Africa: All of Africa Today - September 3, 2025
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Wed, 03 Sep 2025 05:46:47 GMT
South Africa: Education Board Urges Calm as Matrics Prepare for Exams - South African News Briefs - September 3, 2025
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Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:31:03 GMT
South Africa: Treasury and SARS Invite Public Comment On Draft 2025 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill
[SAnews.gov.za] National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have invited the public to comment on the 2025 draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) and its accompanying Explanatory Memorandum, published on 16 August 2025.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:31:02 GMT
South Africa: Health Dept Wishes Motsoaledi Well As He Undergoes Eye Surgery
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health Has extended its best wishes to the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, as he prepares for a scheduled eye operation on Thursday, 4 September 2025, at the St John Eye Care Centre, located near Chris Hani ...

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:30:25 GMT
Zimbabwe: Southlea Park Woman Nabbed With 44kg of Dagga
[263Chat] A 39-year-old woman appeared at the Mbare Magistrates' Court after being found in possession of 44 kg of marijuana in Southlea Park, Harare.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:30:24 GMT
Zimbabwe: Pomona City Launches $1 Million Biodigester Facility for Sustainable Urban Development
[263Chat] Pomona City, one of Zimbabwe's most ambitious urban developments, has unveiled a $1 million biodigester facility as part of its commitment to sustainable living.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:30:23 GMT
Mozambique: Between Mozambique and China Reached 5.18 Billion Dollars in 2024
[AIM] Maputo -- The volume of bilateral trade between Mozambique and China reached 5.18 billion US dollars in 2024, influenced by projects carried out in engineering, agriculture, health and education.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 05:30:22 GMT
Mozambique: Hands Over 840 Houses to Idai Victims
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday inaugurated, in the Guara-Guara Resettlement Centre, in the central province of Sofala, 840 houses built for those people affected by Cyclone Idai, which hit Sofala in 2019.

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