July 01
South Africa: MPs to Undergo Induction
SAnews.gov.za
Following their swearing in ceremony last month, new Members of Parliament in the seventh administration are set to undergo an induction programme that will get underway tomorrow. Read more »
Malawi: NAM Elect New Office Bearers As Four Positions Went Unopposed, Promise to Rebuild, Thrive Netball Sport
Nyasa Times
The Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has officially elected new office bearers which has seen Vitumbiko Gubuduza who was the Chairperson of the Blantyre Districts Netball… Read more »
Zimbabwe: West Ham Signs Zimbabwean Teen Striker From Man City
New Zimbabwe
WARRIORS prospect David Chigwada has joined West Ham from Manchester City. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Warriors Midfielder Msendami Joins South African Side Marumo Gallants
New Zimbabwe
Warriors midfielder Daniel Msendami has finally joined South Africa's DSTV Premiership side Marumo Gallants. Read more »
Zimbabwe/Zambia: Warriors Dump Zambia Out of Cosafa Cup Tournament
New Zimbabwe
THE Warriors of Zimbabwe dumped Zambia out of the 2024 COSAFA Cup tournament after beating them 2-0 in a Group B match played on Sunday afternoon at Isaac Wolfson Stadium in South… Read more »
June 30
South Africa: Meet South Africa's New Cabinet
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has today, Sunday 30 June 2024, announced the new members of the National Executive for the seventh administration, which is inclusive of all the parties… Read more »
South Africa: Government of National Unity Bodes Well for Reducing Our Staggeringly High Youth Unemployment Rate [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The current national unemployment rate for youth aged 15-34 years stands at a staggering 45.5%. Nearly half of our largely youthful population across South Africa are not realising… Read more »
South Africa: Political Interference, Corruption and Nepotism Rife At TVET Colleges, Study Reveals
Daily Maverick
A study of TVET colleges has made several recommendations, including tightening the appointment and vetting processes of council members and capping members' fees. Read more »
South Africa: How Cops Are Dismantling the Firm's 'Gang Empire' and Developing a Mega Court Case [analysis]
Daily Maverick
What started in 2023 with the arrests of The Firm gang boss accused Ralph Stanfield and his wife Nicole Johnson has developed into a widespread police takedown with at least 17… Read more »
South Africa: Non-Profits Pull Together to Alleviate Hunger in Tornado-Ravaged KZN Community
Daily Maverick
A tornado has left hunger and desperation in its wake as institutions try to aid tornado victims on the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphin Coast. Read more »
Malawi: Include 'Blessers' in Fight Against Teen Pregnancies - MP
Nyasa Times
Member of Parliament for Nsanje South West Eurita Valeta has called for the involvement of "blessers" in the fight against teenage pregnancies. Read more »
South Africa: Why Liberation Movements Fail When They Come to Power [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Decreased support for the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa's elections on 29 May was expected. But a decline from 57% to 40% marked a turning point in the country's… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia Launches National One Health Plan [press release]
Africa CDC
The Namibian government in partnership with Africa CDC officially launched on 19 June, a five-year plan on One Health geared to address shared health threats between animals,… Read more »
Angola: IMF Program Safeguards Most Vulnerable Families
ANGOP
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken into account the adoption of measures aimed at the most vulnerable families, during the implementation of its financing program, in… Read more »
Angola: Lunda-Norte to Host Ngeya Festival's 3rd Edition
ANGOP
The north-eastern Province of Luanda-Norte will host, in 2025, the 3rd Edition of Ngeya festival, the largest cultural festival in the eastern part of the country, whose testemony… Read more »
Angola: Huíla to Host Expo Recicla to Mark 50 Years of Independence
ANGOP
The southern Province of Huíla will host, next year, the 4th edition of "Expo Recicla", as part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Angola's independence,… Read more »
Angola: Aginaldo Neto Survives Pepe Clarós' 'Sieve'
ANGOP
Point guard, Aginaldo neto, resisted the coach's "sieve" and is guaranteed to be one of the debutants of the men's National Nasketball Team, who from the 2nd to the 7th of July… Read more »
Angola: Angola Wins Gold At Africa Region 5
ANGOP
Angola Elizandro André won, this Sunday, a gold medal at the Africa Region 5 tournament, held at the Kilamba Multipurpose Pavilion, in Luanda, and qualified for the African… Read more »
South Africa: In Giyani, HIV/Aids Patients Are Giving Up Their Meds Because of Their Inability to Pay for Transport or Food [analysis]
Daily Maverick
People living with HIV in Giyani, rural Limpopo, are defaulting on life-saving medications because they do not have the money to travel to the clinic or cannot afford the healthy… Read more »
South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa - - the Right President At the Right Time? [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Ramaphosa was always destined to become President, and had he succeeded Nelson Mandela in 1999 he would have been one of our great presidents. However, 19 years later South Africa… Read more »
South Africa: KFC Under Fire After Worker Gets Warning for Not Meeting R2 Charity Donation Targets [analysis]
Daily Maverick
A union has demanded that the fast-food franchise stop degrading its staff after the incident involving the R2 Add Hope targets, a customer-based donation that goes to nonprofits. Read more »
South Africa: The Defence of Journalism and Journalists Is a Social Justice Issue [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Journalism may be as old as the hills, as the saying goes, but in the 2020s it is facing an existential crisis. If journalism is made de facto extinct, left to thrive only in small… Read more »
South Africa: Changes in Rural Social Relations During Covid-19 a Key Driver of Political Populism [analysis]
Daily Maverick
In rural areas there has been a shift towards cultural sentiment or populism post-Covid -- a return to customary practices and cultural identities has been a key feature of… Read more »
South Africa: Mpumalanga Residents Consider Rates Boycott to Protest Against Endless Water Problems
Daily Maverick
Residents of Ermelo and surrounding towns have been let down by the Msukaligwa municipality, which has largely ignored a court order to halt pollution from the local wastewater… Read more »
Angola: Banana and Cassava Fair and Conference Raises More Than 50 Million Kwanzas
ANGOP
Fifty-eight million and 92 thousand kwanzas is the amount collected during the three days of the third edition of the Banana and Cassava Fair and Conference in the province of… Read more »