September 07, 2023
Zambia: Former Zambian First Lady Arrested For Alleged Theft
Police in Zambia arrested Esther Lungu, the wife of former president Edgar Lungu, Bloomberg reports. Read more »
South Africa: Karpowership Agrees to Donate Game Farm in Power Plant Deal With Govt
Karpowership agreed to purchase and donate a game farm to a provincial wildlife authority in an effort to speed up permission for one of the three gas-fired power stations it plans… Read more »
South Africa: Police Say They Have Found Gun Used to Kill Rapper AKA - South African News Briefs - September 7, 2023
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September 06, 2023
South Africa: Mozambique Asks Why South Africa Has Not Taken Up Electricity Offer - South African News Briefs - September 6, 2023
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September 05, 2023
South Africa: Suspended Public Protector Mkhwebane Wanted to Return to Work Despite Ramaphosa Order
The Office of the Public Protector said that suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is not an employee of the Chapter 9 institution, despite her plan to return to work,… Read more »
South Africa: Residents Withhold R1.2 Million in Rates From eThekwini metro - South African News Briefs - September 5, 2023
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September 04, 2023
South Africa: More Than 1,200 Govt-Owned Properties are Illegally Occupied - South African News Briefs - September 4, 2023
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September 01, 2023
South Africa: We Are One Country, Govt Tells Western Cape - South Africa News Briefs - September 1, 2023
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August 31, 2023
South Africa: Earth Tremor Hits Parts of Johannesburg - South African News Briefs - August 31, 2023
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South Africa: UPDATE - At Least 70 People Dead in Johannesburg Building Fire
At least 70 people died and 50 others were injured when a fire broke out at a five-storey building in the Johannesburg CBD on Thursday morning, News24 reports. Read more »
August 30, 2023
South Africa: Weather Service Expects Hot, Wet Summer as El Niño Arrives - South African News Briefs - August 30, 2023
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August 29, 2023
South Africa: Millions Due to Disabled Children - But Where Did The Money Go? - South African News Briefs - August 29, 2023
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August 28, 2023
Africa: Seventy-Third Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa Kicks Off in Gaborone
As Africa slowly recovers from the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, health ministers from across the continent, health professionals, members of civil society, and experts… Read more »
South Africa: Opposition Party to Take Report on Ramaphosa Game Farm Deal on Review - South African News Briefs - August 28, 2023
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August 25, 2023
South Africa: eThekwini City Manager to Earn Almost as Much as Ramaphosa - South African News Briefs - August 25, 2023
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August 24, 2023
South Africa: Govt Plans Major Expansion of Electricity Grid - South African News Briefs - August 24, 2023
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August 23, 2023
South Africa: Parliamentary Committee Recommends Removal of Public Protector - South African News Briefs - August 23, 2023
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August 22, 2023
South Africa: Veteran TV Journalist Derek Watts Dies
South African investigative journalist Derek Watts, best known for anchoring M-Net's multi-award-winning programme Carte Blanche, has died. Watts worked on Carte Blanche for more… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Premier Urges Military Action Against Illegal Mining - South African News Briefs - August 22, 2023
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August 21, 2023
South Africa: R63 Billion Municipal Debt Cripples Power Utility's Distribution Capacity - South African News Briefs - August 21, 2023
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August 18, 2023
Zimbabwe: What You Need to Know Just Days Before Zimbabwe's Election
Zimbabweans will cast their ballots in the presidential, legislative, and local council elections on August 23. Read more »
South Africa: Groundwater - Key to Mitigating the Effects of The Climate Crisis #AfricaClimateHope
The scene before me was a stark contrast to the world we had known. Empty pools, people lining up for hours for daily rations of water, and dry, parched vegetation, all served as a… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Good Governance Watchdog Deported From Zimbabwe Days Before Polls
The international CEO of Good Governance Africa (GGA) Chris Maroleng and three of his colleagues were deported from Zimbabwe just days before the elections.The GGA said in a… Read more »
South Africa: Transnet CEO Warns of Trucking Job Losses as Rail Improves - South African News Briefs - August 18, 2023
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August 17, 2023
South Africa: Opposition Parties Talk New Coalition to Unseat Ruling ANC in 2024
Several opposition parties - on the invitation of the country's official opposition the Democratic Alliance (DA) - vowed to set aside their political differences in… Read more »