June 11
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Needs 101 Remedies, But Will Anyone Implement Them?
Daily Maverick
Resistance from within Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is hampering efforts to implement 101 urgent corrective measures identified by an intervention team, raising fresh concerns… Read more »
South Africa: The Battle for Joburg - ANC Weighs Chikane, Makhura and Masuku to Take On Zille
Daily Maverick
With Johannesburg's future hanging in the balance, the ANC is considering three very different contenders - Frank Chikane, David Makhura and Loyiso Masuku - as it searches for a… Read more »
Rwanda: Jobs, Growth Get Lion's Share of 2026/27 Budget
New Times
Economic transformation programmes will absorb nearly two-thirds of the proposed Rwf7.8 trillion budget for the 2026/27 fiscal year as the government seeks to sustain growth,… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Extends 2025 Budget Implementation to September 30
Leadership
The Senate on Thursday approved a three-month extension of the implementation period for the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act, shifting the deadline from June 30,… Read more »
Tanzania: Govt Unveils Sh86.3tr 2026/27 Development Plan
Daily News
THE government has unveiled an ambitious Sh86.3trn National Development Plan for the 2026/27, prioritising job creation, inclusive economic growth, and strategic investments as… Read more »
Kenya: Govt Cuts 2026 Economic Growth Forecast to 5pc
Capital FM
The government has revised Kenya's 2026 economic growth forecast downward to 5 percent from the earlier projection of 5.3 percent, citing the impact of the Middle East conflict on… Read more »
Kenya: Over 31mn Kenyans Registered Under SHA As Govt Moves to Clear NHIF Debts
Capital FM
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has announced that more than 31.2 million Kenyans have so far registered under the Social Health Authority (SHA), marking a major expansion in… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu Did Not Say Many Nigerians Want Him Dead - He Was Referring to 'Cabals'
Africa Check
IN SHORT: Ahead of Nigeria's 2027 election, social media posts have claimed that President Bola Tinubu said many Nigerians want him dead. Evidence shows he was referring to… Read more »
Uganda: Budget Aligns With NRM Manifesto, Ten-Fold Growth Agenda - - Katabazi
Nile Post
Rukiga County MP and policy analyst Patrick Katabazi has said the government's Shs84.3 trillion budget is closely aligned with the National Resistance Movement (NRM) manifesto for… Read more »
Sudan: Cabinet Approves Darfur Regional Governance System Act for 2026
SNA
The Council of Ministers, at its regular meeting held Wednesday in Khartoum and chaired by Prime Minister Kamil Idris, approved the Draft Darfur Regional Governance System Act for… Read more »
South Africa: Who Is Fit to Judge the President?
Scrolla
· The Democratic Alliance wants stricter standards for MPs serving on the impeachment committee, saying it is Parliament's most important accountability process. Read more »
Kenya: CS Mbadi Defends Tough 2026/27 Budget Amid Economic Pressures
Capital FM
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has defended the government's 2026/2027 budget, saying the country is facing difficult economic realities that have made the current financial… Read more »
South Africa: Property Information Withheld - - the Cape Town Planning Tribunal That Answers to No One
Daily Maverick
As members of Cape Town's municipal planning tribunal can now effectively serve for life (as revealed in Part 1 of this series), Daily Maverick interrogates the tribunal's lack of… Read more »
South Africa: Five Church Robbery Suspects Due in Court - South African News Briefs - June 11, 2026
allAfrica
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South Africa: Poice Committee to Engage Impeachment Committee Over Processes to Invite Major General Rhoode Over Phala Phala [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on Police has resolved that there is a need to engage the Impeachment Committee to prevent duplication of oversight work on matters relating to the South… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Draft Budget Aims to Maintain Achievements Registered Through Reforms
ENA
The 2.339-trillion Birr federal government draft budget for the upcoming 2019 Ethiopian fiscal year aims at maintaining the achievements registered through the comprehensive… Read more »
Kenya: Sports Fund Gets Budget Increase for 2026/27 Financial Year
Capital FM
The Sports sector has received an increase in the 2026/27 financial year budget after the Cabinet Secretary for Treasury, John Mbadi, allocated KSh 25.2 billion to the Sports,… Read more »
Botswana: Thaga Urges Council to Diversify Revenue Streams
Botswana Daily News
Serowe District Council chairperson, Mr Atameleng Thaga has urged fellow councilors and council officers to find alternative revenue streams to counter the unique challenges posed… Read more »
Botswana: Tlokweng Council Rejects Township Upgrade Proposal
Botswana Daily News
Tlokweng District councillors have unanimously rejected a proposal by government to upgrade their village to a township. Read more »
South Africa: Parliament's Failure Has Allowed Corruption to Flourish and Left a Nation Betrayed [opinion]
Daily Maverick
The Zondo and Madlanga Commissions have shown that South Africa's accountability architecture has been compromised and criminal syndicates have taken full advantage. Read more »
South Africa: Fifty Years On, South Africa Needs a Youth Employment Revolution
Daily Maverick
South Africa's calamitous youth unemployment data must spur us to respond decisively. Here's what that response should look like. Read more »
Rwanda: Domestic Resource Mobilisation Is a Vote of Confidence in Rwanda's Governance
New Times
The fact that domestic resources and borrowing will account for 93 per cent of Rwanda's 2026/27 national budget is a powerful statement about the country's steady march towards… Read more »
Rwanda: Fertiliser Subsidy Hits Rwf64bn As Middle-East Turmoil Spikes Prices
New Times
The government's budget allocation for fertiliser subsidies will increase from Rwf39 billion in 2025/26 to Rwf64 billion in the 2026/27 fiscal year, a rise of Rwf25 billion, or… Read more »
South Africa: National Assembly Passes the Defence Amendment Bill [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The National Assembly (NA) today passed the Defence Amendment Bill which amends the Defence Act of 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002) to ensure compliance with a ruling of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Democracy Day - Support Tinubu's Reforms, Protect Nigeria's Freedom, APC Chairman Urges Nigerians
Vanguard
ABUJA -- The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has called on Nigerians to safeguard the nation's democratic gains and support… Read more »
