November 15
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Dismisses Electoral Interference Reports
The Herald
The ruling Zanu PF party has dismissed as malicious, media reports claiming that it had a hand in electoral outcomes in South Africa, Mozambique and Botswana. Read more »
Kenya/Zimbabwe: Rains Disrupt Warriors, Kenya Preparations Ahead of Friday Clash
New Zimbabwe
Bad weather conditions have been a setback in Polokwane for Zimbabwe and Kenya ahead of Friday evening's AFCON Qualifiers clash at Peter Mokaba Stadium. Read more »
South Africa: Johannesburg Employment Opportunity - Research Manager [analysis]
Democracy Works
DWF is an independent foundation committed to building and promoting inclusive, equitable and sustainable consensus orientated democracies in Africa. We do so by supporting the… Read more »
South Africa: Mental Health / Bonitas - 70 Percent of South Africans Are Not Coping Mentally
Daily Maverick
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 'Globally, one person attempts suicide every 26 seconds and one person dies from suicide every 40 seconds.' Each suicide is a… Read more »
November 14
South Africa: 'Smoke Them Out' Remark at Illegal Miners Sparks Outrage - South African News Briefs - November 14, 2024
allAfrica
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Mozambique: The Roots of Unprecedented Protest in Mozambique
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
General strike continues after 3 weeks and 50 killed by police Read more »
South Africa: Police Urge Illegal Miners Still Underground to Resurface
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Police Service's (SAPS) Operation Vala Umgodi task team in the North West province has reiterated the call to those illegal miners who are still underground in… Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Must Take Strong Stand Against Spiralling Police Killings and Assault On Peaceful Assembly
AI London
Responding to the apparent police killings of seven people amid post-election protests in Nampula on 13 November 2024, Amnesty International Deputy Regional Director for East and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Doesn't Meddle in Neighbours' Electoral Processes
The Herald
In recent times, we have seen our beloved country being falsely accused of interfering in political events in the region, with the ridiculous accusations being made just because… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Lobito Atlantic Railway Reinforces Transport Capacity with New Wagons [press release]
Trafigura.com
The Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) has taken an important step this week towards strengthening its transport capacity with the arrival in Lobito, Angola, of the first batch of 275… Read more »
Southern Africa: Mozambique Unrest Costing Region
VOA
Southern African Development Community leaders are expected at a coming summit to address the scores of civilian fatalities and injuries that have occurred in Mozambique since the… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique's Last Stand for Democracy? [analysis]
ISS
After 25 years of electoral fraud and one-party dominance, mass protests are the last resort for the opposition and the public. Read more »
Namibia: Food Insecurity Affects Vulnerable Populations ... Japan Pledges N$9.3M
New Era
Poverty eradication minister Doreen Sioka said malnutrition, food insecurity and inadequate healthcare are pressing issues that disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Read more »
Mozambique: Election Results Spark Protests and Unrest in Mozambique
People's Dispatch
Protests have erupted in Mozambique following the release of the electoral results, though the roots lie in long-standing discontent with the status quo Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Sets Deadline for Wheat Harvesting
The Herald
The Government has set November 15 as the date by which wheat harvesting should have been be completed to ensure the crop is saved from the predicted increasing rains. Read more »
South Africa: Businessman Hamilton Ndlovu Found in Contempt of Special Tribunal Forfeiture Order
SAnews.gov.za
Controversial businessman Hamilton Ndlovu has been ordered by the Special Tribunal to 30 days imprisonment with the order suspended for 30 days. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Miss Universe Zimbabwe Sakhile Dube National Costume Explained
The Herald
Miss Universe Zimbabwe Sakhile Dube's national costume has turned heads in Mexico ahead of the preliminary show as fans showered her with love and praise over the dress. Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Is Deeply Disturbed By Allegations of Abuse of the Expanded Public Works Programme [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is shocked by disturbing allegations of corruption in government's Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The Department of… Read more »
Namibia: Concerns Over Govt Control As Musariri Is Appointed Acting Managing Editor At New Era
Namibian
The appointment of Confidence Musariri as acting managing editor at New Era has triggered concerns over government interference. Read more »
South Africa: Top SAFA Boss Appears in Court
SAnews.gov.za
President of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Danny Jordaan, together with two co-accused, have been granted bail after appearing in the Johannesburg Specialised… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Condemns Israeli Government's Annexation Orders for the West Bank
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa has expressed dismay at a statement attributed to Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who called for the annexation of the West Bank on Monday. Read more »
South Africa: Durban Police Brutality Case Heads to Trial After Years of Delays
GroundUp
The trial of 14 SAPS officers for the death-in-custody of Regan Naidoo in 2018 has been set down for June 2025 Read more »
Lesotho: Basotho Want Parliament to Heed Voters' Demands but See MPs As Serving Their Own Interests
Afrobarometer
Most citizens say representatives never listen to ordinary people. Read more »
Angola: Angolan Prince Started Campaign to End Atlantic Slave Trade Long Before Europeans Did - New Book [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
For centuries, it has been held that the ideas and movement for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade came from western abolitionists. No input from Africans has been… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Colonial Powers Tried to Stifle Traditional Healing in Zimbabwe. They Failed and Today It's a Powerful Force for Treating Mental Illness [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In Zimbabwe's Shona language, mental illness is known as chirwere chepfungwa or kupenga. Before British colonial settlers arrived in 1890, traditional healers (n'anga) played an… Read more »
