June 03
South Africa: Bosses Who Hire Undocumented Workers Could Soon Face Jail Not Just a Fine
Scrolla
Labour deputy minister Jomo Sibiya says employers are driving demand for undocumented workers and the law must now go after them directly. The Employment Services Amendment Bill… Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Keep Power Tariffs Unchanged After Withdrawing KPLC Review Bid
Capital FM
NAIROBI,Kenya,June 3-Kenyan households, businesses and manufacturers will continue paying current electricity rates after the government withdrew a retail electricity tariff review… Read more »
Kenya: Energy Ministry Withdraws Electricity Tariff Review Application
Capital FM
The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has announced the withdrawal of a retail electricity tariff review application that had been submitted by Kenya Power and Lighting Company… Read more »
Gambia: GALA Threatens Nationwide Protest If NAWEK Fails to Stabilize Electricity By Mid-June
The Point
The Gambia Against Looted Assets (GALA) has warned that it will mobilise citizens across the country for a nationwide protest on June 19 if electricity supply does not improve… Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Sounds Alarm Over Looming Region-Wide Hunger
Namibian
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for urgent and coordinated regional action to strengthen food security, climate resilience and agricultural systems. Read more »
Ghana: $182m Plan to Cut Energy Losses Launched
Ghanaian Times
An estimated $182 million strategic plan aimed at improving energy efficiency and reducing electricity consumption in public institutions was launched in Accra on Friday. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Economy Steady At 4.6pc, but Debt and Energy Costs Weigh On Outlook - EBRD
Capital FM
Kenya's economy is projected to maintain steady but subdued growth in the near term, even as rising energy costs, tight fiscal space and global trade disruptions weigh on broader… Read more »
South Africa: Judgment Looms in Deadly Usindiso Fire Trial - South African News Briefs - June 3, 2026
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Zimbabwe: Chinese Nationals Flee Haroni River After Exposé - As Community Welcomes Government Intervention
New Zimbabwe
CHINESE nationals who devastated parts of Haroni River through illegal riverbed mining have fled and left their Rusitu Valley camp empty after being exposed in a collaborative… Read more »
Africa: Ghana Launches Agriconnect Compact to Strengthen Food Security, Create Jobs, and Mobilize Investment [press release]
World Bank
The Government of Ghana, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, today launched its AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security,… Read more »
Liberia: U.S.$179.4m Gap Threatens County Development By 2029
Liberian Observer
A new study commissioned by Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has uncovered significant fiscal, institutional, and procurement-related challenges threatening Liberia's… Read more »
Africa: Call for Bigger Investment in Africa's Blue Economy
Daily News
AFRICA must accelerate investment in its blue economy and place coastal communities at the heart of ocean conservation if it is to unlock billions of dollars in economic… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Release Fx Guidelines, Approves Export of $50,000
Vanguard
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued fresh Foreign Exchange Guidelines which provides that an individual can export $50,000 cash. Read more »
Namibia: Govt Suspends 15 000 Unverified Pensions
Namibian
The government has temporarily suspended the grants of 15 825 old-age pension beneficiaries whose names could not be verified on the National Population Registry System. Read more »
Nigeria: NLC Threatens Solidarity Strike With Teachers Over Kidnappings
Vanguard
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has threatened to embark on a solidarity action with teachers and other workers across the country if governments fail to address worsening… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Finland Seek to Deepen Economic Cooperation, Bilateral Engagement
ENA
Ethiopia and Finland have expressed their keenness to bolster their economic cooperation. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania, IMF Affirm Their Strong Ties in Supporting Economic Stability
Daily News
TANZANIA and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reaffirmed their strong cooperation in supporting economic stability and development programmes as the new IMF Resident… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana, UK Sign Landmark £215m Growth Partnership Agreement
Ghanaian Times
GHANA and the United Kingdom have signed a landmark UK-Ghana Growth Partnership agreement; aimed at delivering tangible benefits for Ghanaians and businesses operating in the… Read more »
Africa: Can Sudan's Dried Meat Delicacy Escape the Suitcase and Conquer New Markets? [analysis]
African Arguments
Sharmout, a traditional Sudanese dried meat, is already popular among Sudanese communities abroad where it is transported and sold through the 'suitcase trade.' The challenge now… Read more »
Africa: AI Offers Promise for Agriculture, but Smallholder Farmers Risk Being Left Behind [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Globally, agriculture faces mounting pressures. These are driven by climate change, land degradation, labour shortages, supply chain disruptions and the demand for food from a… Read more »
Africa: Tax Data Can Be Mined to Shape Better Policies. South Africa, Uganda and Zambia Show How [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Bilateral aid to Africa fell by nearly a quarter in 2025, the largest annual decline in the history of official development assistance. Meanwhile, sovereign debt interest payments… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Treasury Reaffirms Grain Import Levies As GMAZ Legal Challenge Loses Momentum
263Chat
Efforts by the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) to portray Government's grain import levy framework introduced under Statutory Instrument 87 of 2025 as legally… Read more »
South Africa: General Fuel Levy Reduction Cushions Consumers
SAnews.gov.za
While petrol consumers will face an increase in prices from today, government's reduction in the general fuel levy will actively cushion South Africans against even steeper hikes… Read more »
South Africa: Government Welcomes Drop in Diesel Prices
SAnews.gov.za
Government has welcomed the drop in diesel prices of between R2.62 and R3.25 per litre, effective Wednesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Shell Operated Nigeria Pipeline for Years Despite Internal Pollution Warnings - - Report
Premium Times
Internal documents reveal Shell executives repeatedly raised concerns over the integrity of a major Nigerian pipeline years before widespread pollution incidents triggered lawsuits… Read more »
