Former Congress of the People (COPE) leader and liberation struggle veteran Mosiuoa Lekota has died. He was 77. 

Lekota, who stepped away from politics in 2025, had been struggling with his health. In a statement, Cope leader Teboho Loate confirmed his passing "after a period of illness". The Lekota family has requested privacy for the family. Loate said that memorial details would be announced in due

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The government has, with immediate effect, banned the export of lithium concentrates and all other unprocessed ores. This comes after noticing that some mining companies had rushed to mine and ship out the mineral before the planned 2027 ban took effect. The ban is indefinite.

Mines Minister Polite Kambamura said the decision followed

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A new report warns that the proliferation of synthetic drugs across West Africa presents the most "urgent and complex" public health and security challenges facing the region. Published by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, the report said the burden of consumption - and its devastating consequences - falls disproportionately on young people.

"The crisis has grown so

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A group of public health physicians is calling for fresh negotiations between Harare and Washington to continue after the collapse of a proposed $367 million bilateral health agreement.

The proposed deal would reportedly have bolstered the country's priority health sectors, including HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child health, and disease outbreak preparedness.

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The Federal Ministry of Health has declared the country free of the cholera epidemic that was first reported in August 2024. This comes after no new cases were recorded since January 14.

The ministry said the containment followed a nationwide response that included distributing more than 20 million vaccine doses and carrying out over 100 medical campaigns. However, health officials warned of rising cases of other

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Several countries are activating emergency plans for their citizens in the Middle East as the escalating attacks lit a fuse under the price of oil and gold - "conflict commodities" which, for different reasons, often reflect geopolitical tensions, reports Ed Stoddard for Daily Maverick.

Meanwhile, South Africa's President Ramaphosa has

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The Rwandan government has rejected sanctions imposed by the United States Department of the Treasury on the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four senior commanders. They argued that the move was "targeting only one party" to the Washington Accords and a misrepresentation of the conflict in eastern DR Congo.

The U.S. Treasury

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Belgian prosecutors have announced the arrest of three people as part of a probe into possible crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Cameroon as a result of the country's secessionist rebellion.

The suspects were believed to be leaders of the Ambazonia Defence Forces (ADF), a militia fighting for the independence of Cameroon's two Anglophone regions in what is a mainly French-speaking nation. They have been

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The Ugandan government has issued a high-level alert following the release of the March-April-May (MAM) 2026 seasonal forecast. It warned of warmer-than-normal temperatures and significant rainfall that could trigger a wave of natural disasters across the country. 

Minister of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hilary Onek, announced that northern and eastern regions would see near- to above-average

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At least 169 people, including senior officials, have been killed in South Sudan when dozens of unidentified armed men attacked Abiemnom county in the north of the country. Ruweng Administrative Area officials said the assailants, believed to have come from neighbouring Unity state and allegedly linked to the SPLA-IO.

The SPLA-IO has denied any involvement in the attack, accusing the Unity state authorities of politicising the

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