January 31, 2019
South Africa: South Africa's Top Woman CEO Retires - Where Will Ramos Go Now?
The retirement announcement of Absa Group CEO Maria Ramos has sparked speculation about what could be next for "the fixer", who was part of the national treasury in 1994, and went… Read more »
January 30, 2019
South Africa: Supporters of 'Please Call Me' Inventor Vow to take on Vodacom
Supporters of Nkosana Makate, inventor of Vodacom's "Please Call Me", have vowed to shut down the service provider's head offices in Midrand on Thursday, 702 reports. Read more »
South Africa: Lauryn Hill Promises She'll Show Up For South African Fans
Those fans who were doubting that award-winning artist Lauryn Hill will be a no-show apparently have nothing to worry about. Read more »
South Africa: Major Restructuring Looming for Cash-Strapped Power Utility?
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has said that a discussion will have to be held on whether energy parastatal Eskom should be split into three separate entities, ESI… Read more »
January 29, 2019
Mozambique: Frelimo Wants Chang Back, But Opposition Smells A Rat
Mozambique has asked for the extradition of former finance minister Manuel Chang, who is detained in South Africa on U.S. charges over a corruption scandal in his home country,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Lawyers March Against 'Threat to Rule of Law by Military'
Zimbabwe lawyers have taken to the streets to protest against the alleged abuse of rule of law by the State. Read more »
January 25, 2019
Africa: Africans Offer Different Lenses On the Future of Work On a World Stage
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has served all three legs that make up the International Labour Organization (ILO) - representing at one time or another, workers,… Read more »
January 24, 2019
South Africa: Schweizer-Reneke Teacher Wins Court Battle Over Suspension
Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke teacher Elana Barkhuizen has won her Labour Court challenge and had her suspension lifted, according to Times Live. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Songs That Made Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi My Hero
It's hard to believe that my favourite Zimbabwean singer is gone. Read more »
January 23, 2019
Zimbabwe: Music Legend Mtukudzi Dies
Zimbabwe's legendary musician, Oliver Mtukudzi has died at Avenues Clinic in Harare. Read more »
Southern Africa: Will Dropping Zimbabwe's Sanctions Harm or Help?
The violent crackdown on nationwide protests by Zimbabwe security forces was met by deafening silence from the country's neighbours and the Southern African Development Community… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Surviving Zimbabwe
allAfrica editor's note: The author of this blog post is anonymous because of fear of reprisals. The writer visited Zimbabwe in the past 12 months. Read more »
South Africa: Prosecuting Authority Withdraws Charges Against Duduzane Zuma - For Now
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is expected to provisionally withdraw corruption charges against Duduzane Zuma, Business Day reports. Read more »
January 22, 2019
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Must Act, But Don't Give Up on Zimbabwe – Former Envoy Tells U.S.
Zimbabwe, a land of unparalleled beauty and infinite potential, is again under democratic and economic siege. Armed men are removing residents from their homes. Unknown assailants… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Ramaphosa Calls for End to Zimbabwe Sanctions
President Ramaphosa, who is in Geneva, Switzerland for the release of a report by the International Labour Organisation, urged the EU to lift whatever sanctions it may still have… Read more »
South Africa: Democratic Alliance Doubles Down on Anti-ANC Election Message
According to EWN, a billboard commissioned by the Democratic Alliance (DA) that features a list of names of victims in the Life Esidimeni tragedy and the Marikana massacre has been… Read more »
January 21, 2019
South Africa: Tributes for Dumisani Kumalo - From Anti-Apartheid Campaigner to Influential Diplomat
Dumisani Kumalo, a leading anti-apartheid organizer in the United States who later served for a decade as South African ambassador to the United Nations, died on Sunday… Read more »
Southern Africa: Africa's Revolutions Have Brought Disappointment - But Hope Remains
When I immigrated to the United States from South Africa towards the end of the 1960's I was totally unaware of the wars of liberation against Portuguese colonialism that had begun… Read more »
January 18, 2019
Zimbabwe: What Now After a 2nd Internet Shutdown, and Treason Charges for Activists?
Zimbabwe's government has again forced a "total Internet shutdown", Misa Zimbabwe says, after a violent crackdown by police when huge crowds protested against dramatic fuel price… Read more »
Botswana: 'Most Feared Man In Botswana' Arrested on Corruption Charges
Former Botswana director-general of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) Isaac Kgosi has been arrested at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport on his arrival… Read more »
South Africa: Popular TV Host Johan Stemmet Steps Down After 28 Years
Johan Stemmet, popularly known for hosting the game show, Noot vir Noot, has called it quits after 28 years. Read more »
January 17, 2019
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Falls Short on Human Rights Obligations, Says HRW
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has done little since taking power to carry out reforms reflecting a commitment to respect for human rights, according to a new report from a leading… Read more »
January 16, 2019
Africa: How Multinationals Avoid Paying Their Taxes
Two pioneering studies which expose in new detail how multinational corporations avoid paying tax in a developing nation are likely to intensify pressure on the largest firms… Read more »
South Africa: Black Coffee Proves It's Never Too Late to Go Back to School
Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as DJ Black Coffee, has proven that you are never too old nor too successful to go back to school. Read more »
January 15, 2019
Africa: Could South Africa Become a 'Fragile State'?
State failure has become a 21st century analytical preoccupation. It is traditionally defined by the inability of key state institutions to deliver public goods to their citizens… Read more »