April 30
South Africa: Ramaphosa Picks 4 November for Local Government Elections
Scrolla
The president shared the news on Thursday during a meeting with mayors and premiers at the Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni. With less than 190 days left until the big vote, South… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chatunga's Lawyer Says Matonhodze Did Not Take the Fall for Him - Claims Public Just Wanted Mugabe's Son Jailed
New Zimbabwe
Sinenhlanhla Mnguni, the lawyer who secured Chatunga Bellarmine Mugabe's non-custodial sentence, has dismissed claims that jailed co-accused Tobias Matonhodze pleaded guilty so as… Read more »
South Africa: AI Policy Debacle Shows Dangers of Technology Used Without Public Oversight
GroundUp
SA's draft policy contained sources fabricated by a large language model Read more »
South Africa: Severe Heavy Rain Forecast for Four Provinces - South African News Briefs - April 30, 2026
allAfrica
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South Africa: Battle of the Portuguese Coaches - Miguel Cardoso Vs Alexandre Santos
CAF
When Mamelodi Sundowns and FAR Rabat meet in the first leg of the 2025/26 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final in Pretoria next week, the spotlight will not only be on the… Read more »
South Africa: Officials At Nelspruit Correctional Centre 'Too Relaxed' for the Environment [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services expressed its concern over dilapidated infrastructure, poor adherence to protocols, and what it described as "relaxed" attitude… Read more »
South Africa: Ministers Commit to Clearing Military Veterans' Housing Backlog By 2029
SAnews.gov.za
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane and Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga have committed to eradicate the housing backlog affecting military veterans by… Read more »
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Rallies All Spheres of Government to Tackle Water Crisis
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for urgent, coordinated action across all three spheres of government to resolve South Africa's deepening water crisis, warning that poor… Read more »
South Africa: IFP Ready to Fight and Win As Local Government Election Date Is Set [press release]
IFP
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) welcomes the official proclamation of the 2026 Local Government Elections with South Africans set to go to the polls on Wednesday, 4 November 2026. Read more »
Angola: Pope Leo XIV Recalls Visit to Angola
ANGOP
Pope Leo XIV recalled, on Wednesday in Rome, his recent visit to Angola, where he observed the existence of a free church for a free people, at the service of peace and national… Read more »
South Africa: Court Declares Cape Town's New Fixed Charges Unconstitutional
GroundUp
Fixed charges for water, sanitation, and cleaning be set aside from 30 June Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique and Ethiopia Focused On Economic Cooperation
AIM
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has declared that the meetings established with Ethiopian businesses during his official visit to that country are part of the African Union's… Read more »
Namibia: Etosha Anti-Poaching Unit Accused of Burning Suspect's Private Parts
Namibian
Members of an anti-poaching unit based at Etosha National Park have been accused of burning a 35-year-old man's private parts. Read more »
Namibia: Namibia Ranks 23rd Globally in Press Freedom, Second in Africa
Namibian
Namibia has ranked 23rd out of 180 countries globally and second in Africa in press freedom. Read more »
Botswana: Two Men in Court Over Fake Diamond Sale
Botswana Daily News
Two men accused of selling three fake diamond stones at Cumberland Hotel in Lobatse on February 12 appeared before the Lobatse Magistrates Court on April 28. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Presidential Borehole Scheme Brings Relief Across Political Divide
263Chat
In a clear demonstration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's commitment to inclusive governance, the Presidential Borehole Scheme is delivering clean water to communities across the… Read more »
South Africa: Reforms to South Africa's Technical Colleges Keep Failing Students and Employers - Why? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa's 50 public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges are, in the main, struggling institutions. Read more »
Namibia: Workers' Day - a Call to Reflect On Dignity [editorial]
New Era
Workers' Day should be viewed not only as a commemoration, but also as a moment to critically assess the condition and wellbeing of workers today. It is a day that invites… Read more »
Namibia: Traut Tackles Crime Through Collaboration
New Era
Fighting crime through stronger collaboration with communities and law enforcement is among the short-term priorities that newly-elected Windhoek East councillor Jochen Traut has… Read more »
Namibia: May Day Takes Tripartite Turn ... Govt, Unions and Employers Join Forces for Opuwo Event
New Era
As Namibia prepares to mark International Workers' Day tomorrow, a new approach to the commemoration is emerging. Read more »
South Africa: Water Contractors Down Tools, Demand Payment From Ethekwini Municipality
GroundUp
Mayor Xaba promised outstanding payments would be processed soon Read more »
South Africa: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Parts of SA
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms over the northern half of the Northern Cape, as well as the central and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Government Sets 2026 Winter Wheat Producer Price
263Chat
The Government has approved a producer price of US$524.56 per metric tonne for the 2026 winter wheat season, in a move aimed at encouraging farmers to increase production. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Masarira Condemns Delay in Civil Servants' Pay Rise
263Chat
Opposition Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) party has accused the government of failing to honour a promised salary increase for civil servants that was expected to… Read more »
South Africa: Introducing the Africa Youth Portal - A New Initiative to Empower the Next Generation of Policy Leaders [press release]
SAIIA
The project launch, hosted at SAIIA's headquarters in Johannesburg on 23 April, marks the commencement of a multi-year partnership between SAIIA and the Mastercard Foundation. Read more »
