June 29
South Africa: Heartbreak for Proteas As India Claim Victory in Gripping T20 World Cup Final [analysis]
Daily Maverick
South Africa suffered a seven-run loss to India in the final of the T20 World Cup on Saturday. India 176-7 (Virat Kohli 76, Anrich Nortje 2-26); South Africa 169-8 (Heinrich… Read more »
Angola: Census/2024 - Admission Test Results Will Be Published On July 3
ANGOP
The admission test results for field agents to Census/2024 will be known on Wednesday (July 3rd), from the digital platform of the National Statistics Institute (INE), according to… Read more »
Angola: Reverend Calls for Church's Active Participation in Mobilization for Census
ANGOP
The president of the Evangelical Alliance of Angola (AEA), Reverend Bernardo Cabamba, on Saturday called on the Church's active participation in the mobilization of citizens for… Read more »
Angola: Chinese Group Invests USD 12 Million in Commercial Compound
ANGOP
Chinese group Huamhua Investment on Saturday began construction of Shoping Huambo, valued at US$12 million, to be considered a large shopping compound, ANGOP learned on site. Read more »
June 28
South Africa: Government of National Unity Negotiations Stuck on Cabinet Positions
allAfrica
South Africa's lauded Government of National Unity is deadlocked as the two parties with the most votes are unable to agree on Cabinet appointments. The Cabinet was expected to be… Read more »
South Africa: DA to Continue Talks With ANC Amid Dispute Over Cabinet Posts
Daily Maverick
The DA's Federal Executive will continue negotiations with the ANC about the composition of the government of national unity despite major differences over the allocation of… Read more »
South Africa: South African President Ramaphosa Did Not Snub Nigerian President Tinubu. Ignore Out-of-Context Video From Ramaphosa's Inauguration
Africa Check
South African president Ramaphosa did not snub Nigerian president Tinubu. Ignore out-of-context video from Ramaphosa's inauguration Read more »
South Africa: Ordinary White South Africans and Apartheid - Bound to a Racist System They Helped Prop Up [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In South Africa, apartheid was a divisive political system entrenched by a white minority who regarded other ethnic groups as inferior, creating townships on the outskirts of… Read more »
South Africa: Experts Appointed to Address eThekwini Challenges - South African News Briefs - June 28, 2024
allAfrica
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Mozambique: Seven Injured Following Explosion At Matola Factory
AIM
At least seven people were injured on Thursday following an explosion at a Chinese-owned factory, in the southern Mozambican municipality of Matola. Read more »
South Africa: Nersa Approves Applications for Electricity Tariffs
SAnews.gov.za
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has completed considering the approving of all 178 licenced electricity distributors' tariff applications for the 2024/25… Read more »
Angola: Head of State Invites Alassane Ouattara to Visit Angola
ANGOP
The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, invited his counterpart from Côte d'Ivore, Alassane Ouattara, to visit Angola, on a future agenda. Read more »
South Africa: Presidency Announces Opening of Parliament Date
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the Opening of Parliament on 18 July 2024, the Presidency said on Friday. Read more »
Namibia: Helicopter Used to Register Remote Kunene Voters
New Era
The government has provided a helicopter to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to register eligible voters in the hard-to-reach remote areas of Kunene region. Read more »
Lesotho: 'Govt Threatening the IEC's Autonomy' - Maqutu
Lesotho Times
THE Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)'s Director of Elections, Mpaiphele Maqutu, says the government's attempts to move the National Security Service (NSS) into the same… Read more »
Southern Africa: My Journey With Young Change-Makers in East and Southern Africa
UNFPA
Something struck me during a virtual event I was leading last week. A young person captured in a few words the essence of why we had gathered together. Read more »
Mozambique: Senami Arrests 20 Malawian Migrants
AIM
Mozambique's National Immigration Service (SENAMI) arrested, over the last week, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, 20 Malawian citizens, and seven Burundians for… Read more »
Mozambique: Health Minister Calls for Efficient Distribution of Medicines
AIM
Mozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago has called for the creation of an efficient method for distribution of medicines and health products in order to ensure efficiency in their… Read more »
Mozambique: Announces Drug Trafficking Arrests
AIM
Mozambique's Central Office for the Fight against Organised and Transnational Crime (GCCCOT) on Friday announced an offensive against a drug trafficking ring, including Mozambican,… Read more »
South Africa: Governance Experts Appointed to Lead Intervention in Ethekwini
SAnews.gov.za
Two governance experts have been appointed to lead an intervention in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. Read more »
Namibia: Procurement Board Admits Errors in Kanyama Condom Tender
Namibian
Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) chairperson Amon Ngavetene has admitted that the board has failed to confirm whether local businessman Shapwa Kanyama owns an… Read more »
Namibia: Few Young Voters Show Up for Registration - ECN
Namibian
Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) spokesperson Mulauli Siluka announced yesterday that only 118 697 young people were registered out of 366 036 registrations in total from 3 to… Read more »
South Africa: Dry Taps, Insufficient Water Tankers and Confusion As Rand Water's Maintenance Project Hits Day 5
Daily Maverick
Less than a week into Rand Water's 37-day maintenance project, Gauteng residents face severe water shortages owing to a 'power failure' at the Zwartkopjes booster pump station.… Read more »
Angola: Angolan Head of State Awarded the Highest Ivoirian Distinction
ANGOP
The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, has been wearing the 'Grand Cross of the National Order' since Thursday night, the highest distinction to which the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Strict Measures in Place for Passport Issuance Abroad, Assures Minister Mhona
263Chat
The Government has promised rigorous procedures for issuing passports to citizens living abroad, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona confirmed during a… Read more »