June 24
Namibia: Relief As Etosha Gets Horse Mackerel Quota
New Era
The fisheries ministry has allocated a horse mackerel quota to Etosha Fishing Corporation, it announced on Monday. Read more »
Uganda: Janet Museveni's 78th Birthday Marked With Sports Gala, Tributes At Phillip Omondi Stadium
Nile Post
KAMPALA -- The 78th birthday of First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataaha Museveni was marked with celebrations, tributes and sporting activities at Phillip… Read more »
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Appears Before the NCOP for Questions and Oral Reply Session [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, tomorrow, Thursday, 25 June, at 14:00, appear before the National Council of Provinces for a question-and-answer session with Permanent Delegates to… Read more »
South Africa: Defence Force Recovers Stolen Military Weapons in Joint Operation
SAnews.gov.za
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Military Police, in collaboration with the South African Police Service (SAPS), has successfully executed two intelligence-driven… Read more »
Namibia: NamPower Charges Ahead With Grid Plan
Namibian
NamPower says it is rolling out a multibillion-dollar transmission expansion programme aimed at strengthening Namibia's electricity network and meeting growing demand in different… Read more »
Nigeria: NACA, Global Fund and Partners to Convene National Close-Out Meeting On Covid-19 Response Mechanism Investments in Nigeria [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), in collaboration with the Global Fund and key implementing partners, will convene a national close-out meeting on 23 June 2026… Read more »
Malawi: Diplomatic Facade? How a Businessman's Claimed Consular Role Sparked Questions Over Malawi's Oversight
Nyasa Times
For years, businessman Mahmood Azhar Chaudhry moved in influential circles, displaying what appeared to be the trappings of diplomatic status: a residence identified as the… Read more »
South Africa: Over 13,000 Migrants Have Already Left and June 30 Has Not Arrived Yet
Scrolla
The Border Management Authority says over 9,000 Malawians and 3,000 Zimbabweans left through Beitbridge alone in the past five days. March and March, the movement behind the… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Refutes Alleged Fuel Export-Reimport Framing As Illogical
Premium Times
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has dismissed allegations that its petroleum products are exported to Lomé, Togo, and subsequently re-imported into Nigeria, describing the act as… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt Must Account for Missing Journalist Haidar Qandil
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egyptian authorities to immediately reveal the whereabouts of prominent journalist Haidar Qandil, who disappeared Monday after leaving… Read more »
Nigeria: Survivor - How Gunmen Killed My Pregnant Sister Inside Labour Room
Daily Trust
Daniel Nanle, a resident of Kawel community in Mushere District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, has recounted how his younger sister was killed by gunmen during an… Read more »
Nigeria: 'London Property Saga' - Ozekhome's SAN Rank Temporarily Withdrawn
Daily Trust
The Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended Mike Ozekhome, a senior lawayer, from the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Read more »
Tanzania: When Farmers Lead, Agroecology Delivers Food Security and Resilience
Daily News
ACROSS Africa, where millions of households depend on agriculture for food, income, and livelihoods, a quiet transformation is taking place. Read more »
South Africa: Firoz Cachalia - a Police Minister Surrounded By Landmines
Daily Maverick
With so many dynamics involving control and criminality swirling around the police and the criminal justice system, it is difficult to know where the truth lies. And, with the… Read more »
South Africa: MPs Demand Answers As DHET Admits Data Gaps On Foreign University Academic Posts
Daily Maverick
Members of Parliament have demanded stricter scrutiny of university hiring practices after the Department of Higher Education and Training admitted it cannot accurately determine… Read more »
South Africa: The Hidden Story Behind Cape Town's Foreign Property Purchases
Daily Maverick
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has argued that foreign money touches only the top end of the city's increasingly unaffordable property market. Daily Maverick scraped Airbnb's… Read more »
Botswana: BDF to Phase Out Asbestos Camps
Botswana Daily News
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has committed to phasing out asbestos accommodation and offices at its camps, and relocating personnel to safer facilities. Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of Malawians Queuing for Buses in Durban
GroundUp
Home Affairs official says it is not certain that everyone will have been assisted by 30 June Read more »
South Africa: Kugompu Shops Close As March and March Demands Repatriation of Immigrants
GroundUp
This is the fourth recent anti-immigration march in the city Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Court Dismisses Former Chief Justice's Suit Against Ghana
Ghanaian Times
The ECOWAS Community Court has dismissed all seven claims filed by former Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, against the Republic of Ghana, according to Deputy Attorney-General and… Read more »
South Africa: Why Biodiversity Is Becoming a Core Economic and Investment Issue
Daily Maverick
Global markets are beginning to reward nature-positive business practices, and South African organisations have an opportunity to join the movement. Read more »
South Africa: Cat Matlala's Dodgy Police Tender Case Separated From Top Cops, Sparking Plea Deal Speculation
Daily Maverick
Organised crime accused Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala will now face charges relating to a dodgy police tender separately from other co-accused, including several senior police officers.… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Reveals First Lady Janet Survived Serious Health Scare
Independent (Kampala)
President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni, recently survived a serious illness and is now recovering well. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Tech Innovators Get Chance to Transform Healthcare Through Cimas Healthathon
263Chat
Cimas Health Group has opened applications for the third edition of its Healthathon innovation challenge calling on Zimbabwean innovators to develop technology-driven solutions… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Pushes Transmedia to Improve Financial Sustainability
263Chat
Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Zhemu Soda has urged Transmedia Corporation to diversify its income streams and strengthen debt recovery efforts… Read more »
