April 16
South Africa: Job Promises for Unemployed Doctors After Kwazulu-Natal Protest [analysis]
Daily Maverick
KwaZulu-Natal's doctors seeking job posts received some hope when the provincial health department finally relented and committed to advertising new posts. Read more »
South Africa: This Week - Discussions On Basic Income in SA, Joburg Crisis Summit, and Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture [analysis]
Daily Maverick
World Haemophilia Day, a special screening of 'Tomorrow's Freedom', and Ndifuna Ukwazi's 12-week political and legal education programme kick off this week. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Sees High Tourist Arrivals From Kenya, Zimbabwe
Capital FM
South Africa (SA) has recorded an increase in the number of tourist arrivals from Kenya and Zimbabwe,highlighting the growing intra-African tourism industry amid the removal of… Read more »
April 15
South Africa: Heavy Rains and Winds Batter KwaZulu-Natal South Coast - South African News Briefs - April 15, 2024
allAfrica
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabweans Increasingly Dissatisfied With Govt Efforts On Electricity Provision
Afrobarometer
Only one in five citizens enjoy reliable electricity supply. Read more »
South Africa: Widely Used HIV Drug in SA Flagged for Reports of Resistance - but Experts Say Don't Panic
spotlight
That HIV can develop resistance to the drugs used to treat it is nothing new, but results from recent studies reveal the emergence of resistance in subsets of people living with… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Gold-Backed Currency Surges Amid Market Skepticism
New Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's newly launched gold-backed currency, known as the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), has hit the ground running, gaining 1.1 percent against the U.S. dollar in its first week of… Read more »
South Africa: Climate Change Is Causing Marine 'Coldwaves' Too, Killing Wildlife [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The effects of ocean warming are profound and well-documented. But sometimes changes in the patterns of winds and ocean currents cause seawater to suddenly cool, instead. Read more »
Africa: Leaders Need to Break the Chokehold of Debt and Austerity. Our Health Depends On It
IPS
As leaders gather for the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank amid the cherry blossom trees of Washington, DC, there is some good news to celebrate. Read more »
Zimbabwe: First Lady Drops Charges Against Watsomba Women Who Booed Her - Admits Police Overreacted
New Zimbabwe
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has dropped charges against nine women from Manicaland who allegedly booed her after she sidelined them during a donation of foodstuffs and clothing. Read more »
Mozambique: Pirates Release Ship Hijacked in Mozambique Channel
AIM
Somali pirates have released the Bangladeshi-flagged merchant vessel "Abdullah', hijacked over a month ago, long with its 23 member crew - but only after a ransom of five million… Read more »
Mozambique: Venancio Mondlane Barred From Running for Renamo Presidency
AIM
The National Council of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has effectively prevented Venancio Mondlane, the Renamo candidate for mayor of Maputo in last year's municipal… Read more »
Africa: Reptiles in South Africa Are Under Threat - but There's Good News Too [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Media reports about the biodiversity crisis and what researchers have argued qualifies as a mass extinction event tend to focus on the big ecological effects. Melting ice sheets,… Read more »
Mozambique: Punch-up Between High Court and Constitutional Council Over Who is in Charge
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Both the High Court (TS) and Constitutional Council (CC) took their electoral battle to parliament last week. The district counts come under the High Court, which says the district… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Issues Recall On Benylin Paediatric Syrup
263Chat
The Medicines Control Authority (MCAZ) has issued a public health alert following a communication received from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) of… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Ramaphosa, Museveni to Discuss DR Congo Crisis
New Times
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected in Uganda on Monday, April 15, for a two-day working visit in which he will discuss the security crisis in eastern DR Congo with… Read more »
South Africa: Digital Textbooks Expand Learning for Engineering Students - South African Study [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In the past four years it's become increasingly common for part or all of a university student's learning to happen online. This transition to digital learning platforms has… Read more »
Malawi: Malawian Journalist Macmillan Mhone Facing False News, Extortion Charges
CPJ
Malawian authorities should drop all legal proceedings against Nation Publications Limited journalist Macmillan Mhone, who is accused of cyber spamming, publishing false news, and… Read more »
South Africa: Members of the Commonwealth and Red Cross and Crescent to Discuss Ihl in South Africa [press release]
ICRC
Pretoria (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the government of South Africa (DIRCO), and the… Read more »
South Africa: No Shelter for Homeless Dog Owners
GroundUp
Except perhaps for a farm in the Karoo Read more »
South Africa: Finally, Five Months After Police Were Filmed Assaulting a Barber, They Have Been Charged
GroundUp
Juma Igiranieza was brutally assaulted during an unexpected raid Read more »
Kenya: South African-Based Fashion Brand Foschini Group Exits Kenya
Capital FM
Foschini Group Kenya, a South African-based fashion brand, has announced its exit from the Kenyan market after appointing new liquidators to take over its establishments. Read more »
Malawi: Exit Technobrain Enter E-Tech Systems As New Passport System Supplier to Malawi
Nyasa Times
The days of TechnoBrain have finally come to an end. Welcome on-board E-Tech Systems--a local information and communications technology (ICT) firm--which Malawi government has… Read more »
South Africa: SAHPRA Recalls Two Batches of Benylin Paediatric Cough Syrup
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has recalled two batches of Benylin pediatric cough syrup. Read more »
South Africa: Macassar Residents 'Will Fight Tooth and Nail' Against Prasa's Plan to Relocate Shack Dwellers
GroundUp
Hundreds marched on Saturday to protest against PRASA's plan to move shack dwellers occupying the Central Line to Macassar Read more »