May 02
South Africa: South Africans Are Abandoning Smallholder Farming - History and Policy Can Help Explain Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South African smallholders are abandoning farming. The decline in field cultivation is a problem, since many of these smallholder households struggle to make ends meet. If people… Read more »
Malawi: President Chakwera Calls On Journalists to Tell the Malawi Story
Nyasa Times
Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has challenged Malawi media to help build the nation by telling the Malawian story. Read more »
South Africa: Great White Sharks Off South Africa's Coast Are Protected By Law, but Not in Practice. Why This Needs to Change [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In less than eight years, white sharks in South Africa have all but disappeared from their historical hotspots in False Bay and Gansbaai, on the Western Cape coast. These areas… Read more »
South Africa: Mineworkers Disrupt Cosatu May Day Rally in Soweto
GroundUp
"What are we celebrating, when we are losing our jobs?" Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Blocks Workers' Procession, Cites Security Reasons
New Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) issued two statements warning the Workers Day organisers against convening a procession and roadshows on the day of commemorations. Read more »
Mozambique: CNE Admits Huge Fake Registration - More Than Half a Million Ghosts Can Vote in October
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
There are 587,941 more registered voters than there are voting age adults in Mozambique, the National Elections Commission admitted this morning. And it stressed that the figure is… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Macheso Postpones Album Launch
The Herald
Sungura maestro Alick Macheso and Orchestra Mberikwazvo has postponed his album launch to August 2 from June 7. Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About Water and Sanitation
GroundUp
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
South Africa: Millions Owed to Scholar Transport Providers in Eastern Cape
GroundUp
Total shutdown avoided after transport department promises to pay by 15 May, but disruptions reported in some areas Read more »
Zimbabwe/South Africa: Free State Stadium to Host Bafana Vs Zimbabwe FIFA World Cup Clash
SAFA
SAFA acting CEO Dr Thulani Ngwenya confirmed that the South African senior men's national team will return to Bloemfontein for the first time since the 2010 FIFA World Cup. They… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mutorashanga Man Acquitted of Raping a 72-Year-Old Granny
New Zimbabwe
A 62-year-old Mutorashanga man, Knowledge Machazi who was jailed six years last year for raping a 72-year-old granny had his sentence and conviction set aside by the High Court… Read more »
Zimbabwe: ZCTU Blasts Rampant Corruption, Says Inequality Gap Widening
New Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Congress (ZCTU) of Trade Unions has bemoaned rampant corruption on the back of concerns that the gap between the haves and have-nots continues to widen. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mental Health Patients Filling Up Prison Psychiatric Institutions Due to Stigmatisation By Relatives
New Zimbabwe
A High Court judge Philda Muzofa has challenged authorities to ensure that mental health issues are prioritised to avoid the commission of crimes by mentally challenged people and… Read more »
South Africa: Workers Hold Vigil Outside Gauteng Health Department, Demanding Permanent Jobs
GroundUp
National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) says workers will protest daily Read more »
Namibia: IPC Says Workers' Day Not a Political Platform, Yet Calls for Vote
Namibian
In a moment of irony, the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) issued a statement on Workers' Day (1 May) that the day should not merely be used as a political stage, but in the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Econet Opens First Free Remittance Corridors to Zimbabwe
263Chat
Zimbabwe's largest telecommunications and technology company, Econet Wireless, has achieved an Africa first by opening two free remittance corridors into the country, completely… Read more »
South Africa: Eskom Reaches Significant Milestone in Curbing Load Shedding
SAnews.gov.za
Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says the end of load shedding is "within touching distance". Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chamisa Close Ally Walks Out of Worker's Day Commemorations After ZCTU Leader Uses Zanu-PF Mantra
New Zimbabwe
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's close ally Ostallos Siziba on Tuesday walked out on the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president, Florence Taruvinga's Workers Day… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Social Development Head Departs Amid Corruption Allegations
GroundUp
Matilda Gasela headed several forensic audits despite facing allegations herself Read more »
Namibia: Nambrew Boosts Namibian Rugby
Namibian
Namibian rugby received a boost on Tuesday when Namibia Breweries announced a N$3 million sponsorship for the coming year. Read more »
Namibia: From Self-Confessed Cocaine Addict to Murder Suspect
Namibian
Wentzel Maasdorp, the alleged suspect in the murder case of Delia Maasdorp (40), who was found dead in her flat in Klein Windhoek on Sunday, was a cocaine addict for almost 13… Read more »
May 01
South Africa: ANC Veteran Disappointed Over State Capture Leaders on Party List - South African News Briefs - May 1, 2024
allAfrica
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Malawi: Electricity From Farm Waste - How Biogas Could Help Malawians With No Power [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the world's lowest electricity access rates -… Read more »
South Africa: Village Activists Take Marikana Mining Company to Court
GroundUp
Tharisa Mines is trying to gag us, say Oridile Kgatea and Rodney Kotsedi Read more »
Africa: Apartheid Victims Demand Reparations
DW
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, dozens of South Africans have set up a protest camp outside the Constitutional Court. They are demanding reparations for human rights… Read more »