May 09
South Africa: Foot and Mouth Disease Detected On Eastern Cape Farm
SAnews.gov.za
The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform has confirmed cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) on one of the farms in the province. Read more »
Malawi: Returning Children to School As an Impetus to Recover From Effects of Natural Disasters in Nkhota Kota
Nyasa Times
Zenius Milward and his fellow learners were happily enjoying an English lesson at Msenjere Full Primary School in Nkhotakota when an unexpected visitor forced its way into their… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Teachers Say Government Has Ignored Calls for Discussions On Salary Increments
New Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) has revealed that the government has ignored several of its calls for meetings to discuss their salary increments. Read more »
Zambia: Car Batteries Project Becoming Reality
Times of Zambia
SO Zambia is this July set to begin the manufacturing of car batteries locally! Read more »
South Africa: Activists Want 12 More Pieces of Public Land Used for Housing
GroundUp
Parking lots in Cape Town's city centre should be used for affordable housing, says Ndifuna Ukwazi Read more »
Southern Africa: Angolan Referee Elected the Best in Southern Africa
ANGOP
Angolan Jerson Emiliano dos Santos was distinguished this Thursday with the award for best referee in Southern Africa, in the first edition of the COSAFA Awards'2023. Read more »
Angola: Parliamentarians Approve Maximum Sentence for Crimes of Minors' Raping
ANGOP
Members of the Angolan Parliament (MP) on Thursday reached consensus on the maximum sentence of eight in prison for crimes of sexual rape against a minor. Read more »
Southern Africa: Global Fund Provides 126 Million Dollars for Angola's Health System
ANGOP
The Global Fund will make US$126 million available to fight malaria, tuberculosis and HIV in Angola, the head of the organization's Africa and Middle East department, Caty Fall… Read more »
Angola: Elephants Kill Four People in Huila Province
ANGOP
Four people died on Wednesday, crushed by a herd of 14 elephants in the commune of Tchinconco, municipality of Quipungo, Huíla province, Angola's south region. Read more »
Angola: Government Defends Setup of Marine Ecosystem Management Platform
ANGOP
The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Carmen dos Santos, defended on Thursday, in Luanda, the creation of a marine ecosystem management platform, to ensure the… Read more »
South Africa: Thebe Magugu's Folklorics Collection Featured in Met Exhibition
Fame Frenzy
South Africa's darling of fashion Thebe Magugu must have been shouting from the rooftops after his collection was chosen, among others, to be exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum… Read more »
South Africa: Mihlali Gets Cooked by Rihanna's U.S. Fans After Sharing "Airbrushed" Photo
Fame Frenzy
Beauty influencer Mihlali Ndamase rubbed shoulders with the who's who of Hollywood last week when she attended Rihanna's Fenty Beauty Soft Lit Glow event in Los Angeles. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Senior Zimbabwean Official Says Corruption Hurting Economy
VOA
Zimbabwe's prosecutor general -- the former head of the country's anti-corruption commission -- says corruption is costing the country nearly $2 billion annually, devastating the… Read more »
South Africa: Opposition Voices Alarm As ANC Enlists Zanu-PF Help for Elections Campaign
Daily Maverick
Opposition parties have expressed concern over reports that the ANC has asked Zanu-PF for assistance with its elections campaign, given the Zimbabwean ruling party's controversial… Read more »
Mozambique: Angolan and Namibian Troops Leave Mozambique After 3 Years
AIM
According to the South African platform "DefenceWeb', a farewell ceremony for the Angolan and Namibian contingents, held at the airport in the Cabo Delgado provincial capital,… Read more »
Mozambique: Civil Society Call for Strategies to Balance Savings and Consumption
AIM
Civil society organizations have called for the adoption of strategies that allow for a balance between savings and consumption in implementation of the Sovereign Wealth Fund in… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF Should Be Barred From South Africa's Elections [press release]
DA
In its desperate attempt to hang on to power by any means necessary, the ANC is co-opting the SADC region's electoral outcasts - ZANU-PF, to come and assist them contaminate South… Read more »
South Africa: Western Cape Separatist Loses Complaint Against Daily Maverick
GroundUp
A ruling by the Press Ombud has helped clarify clauses about fact versus opinion in the Press Code Read more »
South Africa: Pandor Highlights Importance of Student Activism in Support of Palestine
SAnews.gov.za
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, has welcomed the growing international movement of student activism in support of justice for the people of… Read more »
South Africa: President to Engage Northern Cape Residents On Various Issues
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa will today lead government's interaction - in the form of a District Development Model Presidential Imbizo - with communities and stakeholders within the… Read more »
Malawi: Lilongwe Moves Towards No Blackouts Again As Kanengo Power Substation Doubles Power Supply
Nyasa Times
Officials from Escom are now over the moon after Kanengo Power Substation has doubled its power supply to 158 megawatts from 85 megawatts. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Improves On World Press Freedom Index Ranking
Nyasa Times
Malawi has made tremendous improvements in the promotion and safeguarding of media freedom, according to the 2024 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders. Read more »
Malawi: ACB Given 14 Days to Disclose Money Spent On Investigating, Prosecuting Discontinued Case
Nyasa Times
In a quest of transparency and accountability, a grouping of CSOs in the country have demanded the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) should, within 14 days from 8th May, update… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Ih Securities Optimistic ZiG Tax Payments Will Shore Up Demand
New Zimbabwe
LEADING Research firm, IH Securities is optimistic that the policy directive to pay taxes in the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency will shore up the unit's demand but warned that past… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Directs Supporters to Attend Controversial Passion Java's Church Event
New Zimbabwe
THE ruling ZANU PF party has directed its supporters in Harare to attend a religious event on Thursday hosted by controversial cleric Passion Java. Read more »